Femtocell Vendor Matrix

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Femtocell Vendor Matrix

ABI Research evaluates vendors on the basis of Innovation and Implementation by selecting multiple criteria related to product/company characteristics that serve as proxies for the vendors' performance in these two areas. Upon evaluation, vendors are assigned numerical scores that are aggregated and analyzed to provide overall rankings of each vendor on the Innovation and Implementation axes. Specific to the evaluation of Femtocells the criteria used include:

Implementation

Ecosystem Partnerships for End-to-End Solution
Market and RFP Activity
Ability to Scale and Commoditize Quickly
Carrier Relationships
Overall Financial and Organizational Health

Innovation

Cost
Macro Network Interference Techniques
Standards Compliant Network Interface
Scaleability
Plug and Play
Solution Maturity
Service Security
Hand In/Out
Intelligent Architectures
Integrated Wi-Fi
Multimode Cellular Support
IMS Upgrade Path
Integrated IPTV Set-Top-Box
Future Proof Upgrade path
Integrated DSl Gateway/Router

Femtocell Vendor Matrix Top 10 Listing:

Rankings

After individual scores are established for Innovation and Implementation using the above criteria, an overall company score is established using the Root Mean Square (RMS) method:

The resulting overall scores are then ranked and used for percentile comparisons.

The RMS method, in comparison with a straight summation or average of individual innovation and implementation values, rewards companies for standout performance.

For example, using this method a company with an innovation score of 9 and an implementation score of 1 would score considerably higher than a company with a score of 5 in both areas, despite the mean score being the same. ABI Research believes this is appropriate as the goal of these matrices is to highlight those companies that stand out from the others.

Report Code: VM-FEMT

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