NETGEAR WPNT834 Supplementary Manual page 10

Mobile Phones & Devices
With the advent of the Femtocell, Mobile Phone Service Providers are in a position
to extend high speed services to consumers' handsets. The Femtocell is a small,
fast 3G wireless base station placed inside customers' residences or businesses.
Femtocells are similar to WiFi Hot Spots, however, they use licensed RF spectra
to deliver multi-megabit per second data rates to wireless devices versus the
unlicensed spectra that WiFi occupies.
When consumers are within reach of a Femtocell, they achieve very fast data rates
that approach HSI throughput. Femtocells, when widely deployed, blanket a wider
area than 3G wireless as they relieve traffic from the outdoor Macro Cells. This
allows service providers to deliver improved wireless coverage from these "3G Hot
Spots." When used for data with PCs, Femtocells deliver service seamlessly across
both the WAN and LAN. This creates a significantly higher level of ease-of-use for
consumers. When entering or leaving 3G/4G Hot Spots, there is no WiFi setup
necessary or switching between WiFi and 3G radios. Femtocells eliminate the
need for dual mode 3G/WiFi handsets, saving service providers and consumers
additional costs.
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