What we were up to in Barcelona
Following a successful visit to MWC, Chair David Orloff shares an update of conversations with a variety of organizations which […]
Following a successful visit to MWC, Chair David Orloff shares an update of conversations with a variety of organizations which […]
Industry associations consider small cell siting challenges in context of existing legislation and future 5G densification. London, UK and Bellevue, […]
Forum’s work helps operators plot path to densification for today’s 4G and future 5G networks Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, Spain […]
Meeting the network capacity needs of operators now while building a solid 5G foundation is where CommScope is focused. We will be displaying […]
Wireless network operators are acquiring new frequency bands to add to their networks in order to better support subscribers. New […]
SCF Chair David Orloff (AT&T) reflects on the build up to his first Mobile World Congress. I am very excited […]
CommScope believes there are three fundamental strategies for achieving the 5G vision: densification, virtualization and optimization. Network operators will need more cell sites, […]
Collaboration with Node-H and Arcadyan Technology Corporation Cost-effectively Addresses Indoor Cellular Deployment Challenges NASHUA, N.H. – February 9th, 2017 – […]
In the mobile world, discussion tends to focus on MNOs’ mainstream deployments geared to consumer data and voice. Yet many […]
It so often happens in the mobile world. The operators of Japan and South Korea pioneer a new network platform, […]
SCF Chair Alan Law reports back from a successful week in London at Small Cells World Summit. Once again, the […]
Small Cell Forum and Wireless Broadband Alliance collaboration defines interfaces, architecture and deployment considerations. First in-depth study includes feedback from […]
Heralds major shift in market emphasis Highlights 110 per cent annual growth in Enterprise deployments Identifies transition into urban deployment […]
Six new work programs unveiled to meet carrier demand Operator “Champions” work alongside vendors in each initiative Rome – 18 […]
By Monica Paolini, Founder and President, Senza Fili Consulting LTE unlicensed is clearly a hot topic these days – and […]
By Caroline Gabriel, Research Director, Rethink Technology Research LTE in unlicensed spectrum – killer of the free spirit of WiFi, […]
Small Cells World is always going to be a busy week for all involved in the small cell industry. At […]
Small Cells World 2015 and Small Cell Forum ad hoc plenary took place in London last week. Once again, experts came […]
London, UK, June 2015. Commercial success, innovation and real world deployments were recognized last night at the small cell industry […]
The launch of Release 5.1 – our groundbreaking analysis of the coming together of small cells and virtualization – took […]
Also announces new technology roadmap at Small Cells World Small Cells World, London, UK, 9 June 2015 – Small Cell […]
London, UK: The Small Cell Forum has announced the shortlist for the 2015 Small Cell Forum Industry Awards. Now in […]
HetNets were in focus at our recent Singapore Plenary meeting, which also saw the operator group outline key areas and […]
At our recent Singapore plenary, we held a ‘State of the Market’ workshop which involved ten ‘TED’ style presentations and […]
At Mobile World Congress in 2015 we were fortunate to have Justin Waller from the Vodafone Foundation presenting on our […]
On 20th & 21st of April, Small Cells Asia took place in Singapore. Asia is home to more small cell […]
Sue Monahan, CEO Small Cell Forum On the 20th to the 21st of April, Small Cells Asia will be taking […]
Mark Grayson on how the Forum is addressing virtualization You can watch Mark Grayson’s webinar on Network Function Virtualization here. […]
Agreement signed at 65th ETSI General Assembly to kick start virtualization collaboration London, UK, 23 March 2015. Small Cell Forum […]
Alan Law, Small Cell Forum MWC 2015 saw big strides forward in the successful commercialization of small cells, with technologies […]
Latest report for Small Cell Forum finds more than 10 million small cells deployed London UK, 18 March 2015. More […]
Small Cell Forum will meet again for our Asian plenary in Singapore 22-23 April, as usual co-located with Small Cells […]
One of the most amazing things about Instagram, the photo and video sharing social networking site, is the strength of […]
From the home, the enterprise, the street and the cafe to the remote village in the developing world and the […]
Small Cell Forum announces Release Five and sets out a clear business case for operators, businesses and communities Release Program […]
As part of our series of blogs with Small Cell Forum Members who are supporting the Small Cell Zone and […]
As part of our series of blogs with Small Cell Forum Members who are supporting the Small Cell Zone and […]
Member companies come together to help drive small cell interoperability London, UK, 19 February 2015. Small Cell Forum, in partnership […]
Sue Monahan, CEO, Small Cell Forum takes a look at what is to come for the small cells industry in 2015 […]
The importance of good cellular coverage was highlighted recently in SpiderCloud’s research of 1000 consumers. Shockingly, it found that 74% […]
By Caroline Gabriel, Research Director, Rethink Technology Research Awards season is upon us again, not just in Hollywood but in […]
As part of our work in the enterprise space, Small Cell Forum recently appeared in Housing Technology magazine talking about […]
As part of our series of blogs with Small Cell Forum Members who are supporting the Small Cell Zone and […]
The Release Program is a free service from Small Cell Forum made up of a suite of documents that anyone […]
Last week Small Cell Forum met in Dallas for our final plenary of 2014. Co-located with Avren’s Small Cells America, […]
Carole Mayhew of Avren has written a guest blog about next month’s Avren’s Small Cells Americas Summit, from 1-3 December […]
Sue Monahan, CEO, Small Cell Forum At the end of October our Chair Alan Law (our COO Richard Kennedy) and […]
National roaming is a big topic in the UK news this week, with the Government pushing operators to let customers […]
Last week a CW (Cambridge Wireless) Small Cell Sig event posed the question; “Interoperability of Small Cells and the Existing […]
Carole Mayhew of Avren has written a further guest blog about this month’s Avren’s Wi-Fi and Small Cells MENA Summit, […]
New membership options, virtualization and rural and remote use cases the focus of discussions with 44 different member companies in […]
In our latest blog, Small Cell Forum CEO Sue Monahon shares her thoughts on the recent three day plenary in […]
Rural coverage is big news in the UK at the moment with the Government keen to encourage operators to invest […]
Our last blog focused on one of two major Milan themes: virtualisation. But an equally demanding — and exciting — […]
The Milan plenary is only weeks away. We’ve been saying this a lot in recent years, but this is certainly […]
Research published by UK regulator Ofcom last week has unquestionably caught the media’s attention and seen a flurry of reports […]
London, UK, 11th August 2014. The Small Cell Forum, the independent industry and operator association that supports small cell deployment […]
Small Cell Forum members receive a 10% discount on the LTE Africa. Due to the unprecedented success of the launch […]
For anyone in the mobile industry, security will always be a concern and it is something that the small cell […]
It may come as little surprise to hear that the enthusiastic response to Release Four has been accompanied by increased […]
Small Cell Forum members receive a 10% discount on the LTE Voice Summit. With 2014 being the year to see […]
Carole Mayhew of Avren has written a guest blog to share what visitors can expect at the Wi-Fi and Small […]
27 companies join together to work towards greater interoperability and economies of scale to bring the small cell mass market […]
Who can resist Paris in July? Certainly not 65 engineers from 27 companies that came together for Plugfest 2014, working […]
The Small Cell Forum plenary in Milan is an important event for the Forum and provides us with the opportunity […]
London, UK, 7 July 2014. The Small Cell Forum, the independent industry and operator association that supports small cell deployment […]
Small cells are gaining strong traction in areas once considered too challenging to address. As the case studies paper in […]
Following a successful Small Cells World Summit, Small Cell Forum hosted an open-workshop on Friday morning on the Release Program […]
London, UK, 12th June 2014. Real-world deployments, applications and advanced planning and analytics took centre stage at last night’s Small Cell […]
Launch of Release Four also delivers evolved urban small cell architecture and learnings from early deployments. London, UK, 10 June […]
Release Three was, by any standards, a wide-ranging and important document. But we knew even then that there was much […]
London, UK: From a record number of entries, the Small Cell Forum has announced the shortlist for the 2014 Small […]
London, UK – 2nd April 2014 – The Small Cell Forum, the independent industry and operator association that supports small […]
Small Cell Forum Release Three helps operators and vendors harness the significant potential of the urban small cell market The […]
London, UK, 30th January 2014. The Small Cell Forum, the independent industry and operator association that supports small cell deployment […]
Technical barriers are overcome with 11.5 million non-residential indoor small cells to be deployed by 2018 according to Mobile Experts […]
Operators, Specialist Vendors, Major OEMs and Silicon Companies Combine to Drive Small Cell Deployments Worldwide London, UK – Wednesday 2nd […]
Buenos Aires, Singapore, London – Monday 5th August, 2013 – TeleSemana.com, the Wireless Broadband Alliance, the Small Cell Forum have […]
Vendor and operator community comes together with ETSI to verify the latest LTE standards and facilitate further deployments London, UK […]
London, UK – 6th June 2013 – The Small Cell Forum, the independent industry and operator association that supports small cell […]
Working group to drive consensus & create best practice for the deployment of scalable small cell networks Small Cell World […]
Release Two provides an “all you need to know” guide to help operators deploy enterprise small cells Small Cell World […]
Winners to be announced at Small Cell World Summit in London on June 5th London, UK – The Small Cell […]
Release programme provides “all you need to know” to help operators deploy small cells Mobile World Congress, Barcelona – The Small Cell […]
Urban and rural small cells to account for 73% of all small cell revenues Mobile World Congress, Barcelona – Informa Telecoms […]
Interest continues to grow in public-access small-cell deployments as well as integrated Wi-Fi and LTE December 4, 2012 – Informa […]
Intelligently employing small cells & Wi-Fi hotspots is integral to delivering the best possible broadband experience Wi-Fi Global Congress, San […]
Report claims milestone driven by femtocell networks hitting scale and also notes emergence of the Small Cell as a Service […]
Operator representatives now occupy Chair & Vice-Chair positions Small Cells MENA, Dubai – 9th October 2012 – The Small Cell Forum, […]
Also appoints a new CEO, new board and announces latest members London, UK – 18th September 2012 – The Small […]
London, UK – 28th June 2012 – The Small Cell Forum, the independent industry and operator association that supports small […]
AT&T & Sprint to launch public access small cells later this year while Telefónica and China Mobile move ahead with […]
Winners to be announced at Small Cell World Summit in London on June 27th London, UK – 1st June 2012 […]
Allows developers to build and test small cell enabled applications using GSMA’s OneAPI CTIA Wireless, New Orleans – 8th May […]
New Small Cell Forum report outlines public access small cell deployment best practices and challenges CTIA Wireless, New Orleans – […]
Vendors shift up a gear with the introduction of LTE small cells and integrated Wi-Fi Mobile World Congress, UK – […]
Forum providing suite of tools and resources to help developers create mobile applications that take advantage of small cells Mobile […]
Integrated networks can allow operators to economically improve capacity and the user experience in residential, enterprise and metropolitan spaces. Challenges […]
Femtocell deployments for small businesses are growing rapidly and this report demonstrates that they can also be deployed successfully in […]
Cooperation Agreement will support tailored apps for environments such as homes, offices, museums and shopping centers London, UK – The Small […]
Name change reflects the Forum’s support for enterprise, metro and rural small cells, building on the earlier success of residential […]
Seventeen vendors adopt Femto Forum LTE small cell APIs to meet demand from operators including China Mobile, Vodafone, SK Telecom […]
Numerous operators announce deployments of hundreds of thousands of 3G small cells London, UK – Informa Telecoms & Media today […]
Deployment guide aims to help the hundreds of cdma2000 operators understand how they can successfully deploy femtocell services Arlington, VA […]
Numerous operators announce deployments of hundreds of thousands of 3G small cells London, UK – Informa Telecoms & Media today issued […]
Devices offered for free in growing number of markets with competitive service offerings including the US, France, Japan and Russia. […]
Vendor community comes together at ETSI to verify the latest 3GPP femtocell standard and facilitate further deployments London, UK – […]
London, UK – 23rd June 2011 – The Femto Forum, the independent industry and operator association that supports femtocell deployment […]
Operator deployments grow 60% in last quarter to 31 including eight of the top 10 global mobile operator groups Femtocell […]
Winners to be announced at Femtocells World Summit in London on 22 June London, UK – 2 June 2011 – The […]
Femtocells improve the LTE business case while also providing the best possible user experience London, UK – The Femto Forum, […]
Specifications have already been used to develop applications for mobile operators CTIA WIRELESS, Orlando – The Femto Forum, the independent […]
2011 set to see strong growth in enterprise, urban and rural deployments Mobile World Congress, Barcelona – Informa Telecoms & […]
Femtocell vendor community comes together at ETSI to verify the Broadband Forum’s femtocell management standard and thereby facilitate widespread deployments […]
The Femtozone will feature public presentations, from leading operators, vendors, analysts and other industry bodies. The Femto Forum will also […]
Parks Associates Research Finds Improved Indoor Wireless Coverage and Fast Access to Advanced Data Services as Leading Drivers for Consumer […]
Growth driven by recent deployment announcements and major new vendor entrants London, UK – According to Informa Telecoms & Media’s […]
Major operators continue to deploy femtocells and employ new consumer propositions London, UK – According to Informa Telecoms & Media’s […]
LTE APIs enable the rapidly growing number of femtocell semiconductor manufacturers to ensure their products operate effectively in all LTE […]
Research reveals significant consumer demand for femtocells and their associated services as well as a willingness to pay London, UK – […]
Forum to open new office to assist femtocell development and roll out as well as conduct major survey into Chinese […]
London, UK – The Femto Forum, the independent industry and operator association that supports femtocell deployment worldwide, today announced the […]
Building on the success of the first plugfest the event will focus on femtocell management and is set to take […]
Survey reveals significant consumer interest in advanced femtocell services and strong impact on consumer loyalty London, UK –International […]
New white paper study details how femtocell offload allows operators to cost-effectively manage the rise in mobile data usage while […]
Commercial femtocell deployments continue to accelerate worldwide using a variety of different business models London, UK (FEMTOCELL WORLD SUMMIT) – […]
New standard will allow vendors to start creating compatible equipment for certification in early 2011 WiMAX Forum Global Congress, Amsterdam […]
Winners to be announced at Femtocells World Summit in London on June 23rd London, UK – The Femto Forum, the […]
Femtocell vendor community comes together at ETSI to verify the 3GPP femtocell standard and help drive widespread deployments London, UK […]
Detailed research demonstrates that femtocells improve the operator business case for LTE & WiMAX networks while also significantly improving the […]
Cross-organization collaboration delivers foundation for interoperability, advanced services 3GPP2, building on a collaborative partnership with the Femto Forum, has reached […]
Femto Forum to host Media Roundtable with tier-one US carriers, the femtozone and “Femto Super Session” at International CTIA Wireless […]
Growing number of tier-one operators across the world deploy femtocell technology Barcelona, Spain (Mobile World Congress) – According to new […]
Research shows that an operator is able to realize an overall return of 10 times on their femtocell investment in […]
Femtocells help operators extend the benefits of lower frequencies by cost effectively plugging coverage gaps and augmenting capacity without introducing […]
The femtozone will feature public presentations, from leading operators, vendors, analysts and other industry bodies, as well as public demos […]
With international carriers rolling out femto technology globally, and a new ABI survey charting significant consumer interest in the US, […]
Femtocells have been deployed by 8 operators across North America, Asia and Europe. Advanced trials are in place globally with […]
London, UK – The Femto Forum, the independent industry association that supports femtocell deployment worldwide, today announced that it has […]
London, UK – The Femto Forum, the independent industry association that supports femtocell deployment worldwide, today announced the winners of […]
Special Interest Group will Work to Standardise Interfaces and Support Developers London UK – The Femto Forum, the independent industry […]
World’s largest showcase of femtocell-based mobile applications open free of charge to press, analysts, operators, developers and Femtocell World Summit […]
Two bodies cooperate to optimize WiMAX femtocell specifications and ensure full potential of the technology Amsterdam – The Femto Forum, […]
Femtocells could provide the best possible LTE user experience, support new services, offer alternative rollout models and provide a critical […]
Winners to be announced at Femtocells World Summit in London London, UK – The Femto Forum, the independent industry association […]
New results show femtocell business case is both positive and robust to varying operator situations, and can even work on […]
Three-way cooperation between 3GPP, Femto Forum and Broadband Forum creates new standard in record time enabling operators to deploy standards-based […]
Femtocells can improve the expected lifetime value of a customer and decrease CapEx requirements London, UK – The Femto Forum, […]
Membership hits 100 including 17 of the world’s top 20 operators covering more than 2.3 billion subscribers London, UK – […]
The FemtoZone will serve as the MWC’s central information point on femtocell markets and technologies featuring public presentations from industry […]
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