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Femtocells and Distributed Antenna Systems

Complementary or Competitive?

Research Report

Pages
12
Deliverables
Released
3Q 2009
Product Code
RR-1600-10
Price
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Femtocells and picocells are beginning to be seen as an additional tool in the operator’s kit when it comes to providing indoor cellular coverage. With DAS systems making up the majority of the deployments for commercial in-building coverage, the question remains whether femtocells and picocells have a role to play. The most obvious application for a femtocell or picocell is as a standalone unit providing coverage out of the box, or being deployed in a grid to cover a larger area within a building. However there are cases where femtocells and picocells could be deployed as feeds into a DAS system.

This Research Report examines the various deployment options for femtocells and picocells in conjunction or in competition with DAS, and provides market forecasts for these cases. The focus of this research is to explore the advantages and issues around using femtocells in a non-distributed architecture in a non-residential or commercial setting.

Table of Contents


Section 1.
Market Update
1.1. Distributed Antenna Systems
1.1.1. Passive DAS
1.1.2. Active DAS
1.1.3. Hybrid DAS
1.2. Repeaters
1.3. Picocells and Femtocells
1.3.1. Operator Choice - Picocells or Femtocells?
1.4. Comparative Analysis

Section 2.
Deployments Options
2.1. Femtocells/Picocells as DAS Fill-Ins
2.2. Femtocells/Picocells as Standalone Solutions
2.3. Femtocells/Picocells as a DAS Feed
2.3.1. Distributed versus Closet Femtocells - Advantages
2.3.2. Distributed versus Closet Femtocells - Open Issues
2.3.3. Market Activity

Section 3.
Market Forecasts




2 Tables
  • Comparative Analysis of Active DAS, Passive DAS, Repeaters, Picocells, Femtocells
  • Femtocell/Picocell and Repeater Shipments - Distributed vs DAS Feed (000s)
1 Charts
  • Femtocell/Picocell and Repeater Shipments - Distributed vs DAS Feed