The femtocell basestations would enable carriers to compete with voice-over-WiFi, just now rolling out, and UMA (unlicensed mobile access.) For instance, the femtocells, with a final range still to be decided but with a possible reach of a couple of miles, could be utilized by subscribers to communicate wirelessly through the base stations located in their home or offices.
Would the U.S. be a candidate for the technology?
Nortel is also working with picoChip on other WiMAX products. Sprint Nextel is also reported to be testing the technology with Samsung.
A subset of WiMAX, WiBro was approved last year at an IEEE 802.16e meeting as an international standard. The technology will enable cell phone and PDA users to carry out such advanced tasks as video conferencing while traveling at high speeds in cars. The WiBro base stations are slated to offer an aggregate data throughput of 30 to 50 Mbps.
Already positioned in the vanguard of WiMAX, picoChip delivers a range of reference designs for UMTS and well as WiMAX/WiBro including 802.16d an 802.16e.
Subsea cable alternatives can provide a level of comfort for those concerned about disruptions. Realistically, they will continue to play a small, but critical role in the short term.
Maintaining existing network infrastructures often incurs huge technical debt before newer technologies are adopted over time.
Amid ongoing regional uncertainties, telecom infrastructure in the Middle East has expand to include terrestrial low-latency network infrastructure, which offers resilience and agility in navigating political complexities without relying solely on undersea networks.
