<http://www.theregister.com/2007/07/20/google_likes_femtocells/>

Search giant Google has joined investors pouring $25m into femtocell
technology company Ubiquisys, endorsing the technology that aims to
put tiny little 3G cell sites into every home.

Last week, Vodafone's request for proposal (basically asking for a
quote) for femtocell hardware became public, a significant indication
that it's serious about deploying the technology in at least some of
its operating territories.

This follows the recent announcement that Netgear would be
incorporating femtocell technology into some of its ADSL routers.

Femtocells are more useful than just delivering cellular coverage.
They have the potential to replace Wi-Fi in most homes, as well as
delivering data content without using cellular infrastructure - if
network operators can understand and exploit their potential.

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See also <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Femtocell>

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