Qualcomm calls for integrating existing networks with femtocells
Any customer of AT&T knows that the
wireless giant has pushed its wireless networks to the limits. The
iPhone and its group of prolific users of bandwidth consume as much,
and at times more bandwidth than AT&T can provide.
This
fact is evidenced by the high number of dropped calls and the poor
availability of 3G connectivity from AT&T in many areas. Apple
considers 30%
dropped calls on the AT&T network in NYC normal for example,
and in rural areas, the amount of dropped calls is often higher than
that.
Mobile data service provider Qualcomm announced last
week that speed increases for mobile data services would require
more densely built networks. Qualcomm specifically points to
tightly integrating Femtocell networks with existing hardware at the
provider level.
Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs said, "We are
getting to the point in the lab (where) we have done what we know how
to do to optimize any given radio wave." He continued saying,
"That's [femto network integration] how we're going to get these
big increases. We think we can get eight to 10 times improvement in
user experience by building up a dense network and managing the
interference between the macro network and these femto
networks."
Qualcomm's Irwin Jacobs said that wireless
operators need to realize that femto network integration "does
indeed expand our available spectrum (and) allows us to give many
more services and therefore will be good for our business."
Reuters reports that Qualcomm's Paul Jacobs also said that he
supports the right for wireless operators to manage data traffic, but
providers should not be deciding what types of services are
allowed on their networks.
He said, "We are on the side
of, yes, you have to be able to do something to manage your network,
but it's not the right thing to go in and say one service or another
is OK."
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