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Femtocells: optimism tempered by deployment hurdles
The report described femtocells as small access points using a broadband connection to improve indoor coverage and carry mobile traffic. It also warned that the business model and standards were unsettled, and identified interference, scaling, management and consumer cost as obstacles.
Details in the 2008 account
HSDPA and potential low-cost voice uses were mentioned as drivers, but the adoption and pricing outlook was explicitly a forecast.