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Who's Big in Small Cells?

May 07, 2012 | Michelle Donegan |

Table 1: Public Access Small Cells

Company Product Name Air Interface Support Power Output Target Use Case Commercial Availability
Airspan AirSynergy WiMAX (802.16d and 802.16e), LTE; TD-LTE planned for Q4 2012; integrated Wi-Fi also planned 2 Watts Outdoor, urban and rural Commercially deployed with WiMax operators; LTE product shipped to customers
Airvana LTE Femtocell LTE, CDMA2000, UMTS, Wi-Fi 250 milliwatts Indoor, enterprise and public spaces Mid-2013
Alcatel-Lucent lightRadio* 9363 Metro Cell Indoor V2 WCDMA, HSPA 250 milliwatts Indoor Commerically deployed
lightRadio 9364 Metro Cell Outdoor V2 WCDMA, HSPA 250 milliwatts Outdoor Commercially deployed
lightRadio 9764 Metro Cell Outdoor W-CDMA 1W WCDMA, HSPA, Wi-Fi 1 Watt Outdoor, urban hotspots Summer 2012
lightRadio 9768 Metro Radio Outdoor LTE 500 milliwatts Outdoor, urban hotspots; indoor (stadiums, event centers, subway stations) Summer 2012
lightRadio 9764 Metro Cell Outdoor LTE (2x5W) LTE, Wi-Fi 10 Watts Outdoor, urban hotspots or rural Summer 2012
lightRadio 9764 Metro Cell Outdoor LTE (2x1W) LTE, Wi-Fi 2 Watts Outdoor, urban hotspots Summer 2012
ip.access nanoGSM BTS GSM, GPRS, EDGE 200 milliwatts Indoor, enterprise Commercially deployed in more than 60 networks
S-class nano3G, S8 HSPA+, Wi-Fi optional 20 milliwatts Indoor, small enterprise Commercially available now
S-class nano3G, S16 HSPA+, Wi-Fi optional 100 milliwatts Indoor, small enterprise Q3 2012
E-class nano3G, E16/24 HSPA+ 250 milliwatts Indoor, medium/large enterprise and public spaces; outdoor version also available Commercially available now
E-class nano3G, E100 HSPA+, LTE, Wi-Fi optional 250 milliwatts Indoor, medium/large enterprise and public spaces; outdoor version also available Q1 2013
R14, rural product GSM, GPRS, EDGE Up to 4 Watts Outdoor, rural Q2 2012
Ericsson Micro RBS (mRBS) GSM, WCDMA, HSPA, LTE and Wi-Fi 5 Watts Outdoor and indoor, high-capacity hotspot areas Q4 2012
Pico RBS (pRBS) WCDMA, HSPA, LTE and Wi-Fi��(802.11n Wi-Fi simultaneously with 3GPP) 1 Watt Indoor, high-capacity hotspots Q4 2012
Huawei AtomCell UMTS, HSPA+, LTE, Wi-Fi, CDMA 4 Watts or 8 Watts Indoor and outdoor, hotspots H1 2013
NEC NEC FPA1624 Standalone HPSA+ or LTE; integrated HSPA+/WiFi; or integrated HSPA+/LTE 100 milliwatts -250 milliwatts Indoor, hotspots Standalone HSPA+ version commercially available; standalone LTE version available end 2012
NEC FMA1630 Standalone HPSA+ or LTE; integrated HSPA+/WiFi; or integrated HSPA+/LTE 1 Watt - 4 Watts Outdoor hotspots, urban and rural Standalone HSPA+ version commercially available; standalone LTE version available end 2012
Nokia Siemens Networks Flexi Zone HSPA+, LTE, Wi-Fi 2 Watts Indoor and outdoor, hotspots for capacity Beginning 2013
Flexi Lite HSPA in 2.1GHz spectrum (initially); other versions for HSPA and LTE will follow 10 Watts Indoor and outdoor hotspots for capacity; urban or rural areas for coverage Q3 2012
3G Femto (enterprise) HSPA in 2.1GHz spectrum 100 milliwatts Indoor coverage for enterprises Commercially available now and deployed in Europe and North America
Powerwave LTE Picocell LTE, Wi-Fi 4 Watts Outdoor, urban hot spots; indoor (stadiums, event centers, subway stations) Commercially available now
Public Wireless Monterey UMTS small cell UMTS, HSPA 4 Watts Outdoor, rural and urban Q3 2012
Laguna CDMA small cell CDMA 1x/EVDO 4 Watts Outdoor, rural and urban Q3 2012
Venice multi-RAN small cell LTE; LTE and UMTS, HSPA 10 Watts Outdoor, rural, suburban, urban or dense urban, shared RAN Q4 2012 for LTE version; Q2 2013 for LTE and UMTS, HSPA version
Ruckus Wireless SmartCell 8800 HSPA, HSPA+, LTE and Wi-Fi 1 Watt - 2 Watts Outdoor, urban H2 2012
Ubiquisys G5 Enterprise UMTS HSPA, Wi-Fi optional 100 milliwatts - 250 milliwatts Indoor, small/medium enterprise and larger buildings Commercially deployed
G7 Indoor Hotspot UMTS HSPA, LTE optional, Wi-Fi optional 250 milliwatts Indoor, public spaces Commercially deployed
G7+ Smart Cell UMTS HSPA, LTE optional, Wi-Fi optional 250 milliwatts Public hotspot Q3 2012
G9 Outdoor Rural UMTS HSPA 250 milliwatts - 1 Watt Rural and remote areas Commercially deployed
ZTE ZXSDR metro cell LTE; HPSA+ and Wi-Fi optional 2 Watts and 10 Watts Indoor or outdoor, including rural Q3 2012
Source: Company information.
*lightRadio is the brand for Alcatel-Lucent's small cell portfolio of products, but only the 9760 series will use the vendor's cube technology.

— Michelle Donegan, European Editor, Light Reading Mobile



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