SCF Contributors Qualcomm Technologies, Radisys, Reliance Jio, Picocom, Microchip and Airspan Define Specification to Help Operators Deploy Disaggregated 5G Small […]
Secure, reliable cellular connectivity now seen as a critical utility – but many businesses and property owners unaware of all […]
New members from three continents include: Celling5G, ETRI, Interdigital, Sercomm, Sterlite Technologies Ltd, and Zeetta Networks London, UK 25 August […]
First-of-a-kind release, informed and supported by unique industry research, provides architecture preferences for various deployment scenarios and concise definitions of […]
Small Cell Forum’s 2021 work program drives digital transformation across connected communities, smart cities and buildings, Industry 4.0 and IoT […]
Virtual ceremony recognizes and celebrates buoyant market as industry transitions to the 5G era London, UK 2 July 2020 – […]
New analysis outlines significant market opportunities and details work required to realize the potential of combined small cell/edge solutions London, […]
Detailed Market Research and Business Modelling Shows Spectrum, Technology and Cost Benefits Offered by Small Cells in LTE and 5G […]
Update to 5G PHY API for small cell silicon & stack vendors, widely adopted in 3G and 4G Efficient support […]
White paper captures 10 years’ experience of commercializing SON in over 18 million small cell deployments Details implementation recommendations for […]
Small Cell Forum has announced that its 12th annual awards are now open for entries. Honoring commercial achievement and technical […]
Ground-breaking Precision Planning White Paper Highlights New Capabilities for Network Densification LONDON, UK and BELLEVUE, Wash. – October 30, 2019 […]
New members, including Colt, Dense Air and Radysis join to strengthen Forum’s new work programs and continue their critical work […]
Forum to continue leadership in developing 5G Open Small Cell RAN, enable new stakeholders and opportunities in evolving mobile ecosystem, […]
Technical paper provides a comprehensive study of 5G business models and focuses on challenges and opportunities, including the emergence of […]
5G FAPI Release provides common APIs to support interoperability between 5G small cell hardware components and software layers enabling interoperability […]
Small Cells World Summit 2019 will focus on 5G-Era densification strategies and technologies London, UK 4th April 2019 – Small […]
Open RAN is a critical goal of 5G for many operators, and the Forum’s 5G FAPI will play a significant […]
Collaborative partnership will focus on initiatives related to network densification and adoption of OnGoTM-certified solutions London, UK & Sunnyvale, CA. […]
New categories to shine light on entrants driving developments in technologies crucial to future 5G networks London, UK 31 January […]
Cellular industry must avoid pitfalls of proprietary solutions as it seeks to define the open RAN London, UK & Santa […]
Operator small cell deployments set to surge with 92% annual growth in North America and 74% in South-East Asia as […]
Forum and Taiwanese Government Association inked MOU and showcased use cases at Taipei event London, UK – 16th October 2018 […]
Requirement gathering events shine light on urgent need for densification and a unified platform London, UK – 11th October 2018 – Small […]
Streamlined Small Cell Citing Policies Vital for 5G Success 5G Americas and Small Cell Forum Industry Associations offer solutions on […]
Event will bring together ecosystem aiming to ensure enhanced connectivity from network densification is not confined to urban canyons London, […]
Two thirds of healthcare workers say that poor cellular coverage negatively impacts their daily jobs London, UK – 6th June […]
Enterprise connectivity recognised as annual awards shine light on growing market Small Cells World Summit, London – 23rd May 2018 […]
SCF welcomes call for more urgency on dense networks to ensure IoT-ready 5G for Europe LONDON, 27 February 2018 – […]
Market Status Report forecasts greater densification, growth in urban and enterprise sectors, and accelerating 5G small cell rollout London, UK […]
LONDON, 12 February 2018 – Small Cell Forum (SCF), the telecoms organization driving universal cellular coverage, today announced that the […]
New non-residential small cell deployments set to grow at compound annual rate of 36% from 2015 to 2025, with Enterprise […]
Organizations highlight importance of connectivity for municipalities, reiterate pledge to co-operate to expedite deployment of small cells to increase cellular […]
Momentum continues to grow for SCF’s work in enabling the digitized enterprise, densification and lighting the path to 5G. London, […]
Small Cell Forum and Indian Telecoms Ecosystem to Gather Requirements to Accelerate Network Densification in the Region London, UK & […]
London, UK & Arlington, Va. – 13th September 2017 – Small Cell Forum (SCF), the telecoms organization driving universal cellular […]
SCF’s fifth LTE Plugfest event focused on private evolved packet cores – a key enabling technology for enterprise small cell […]
Small Cell Forum Awards 2017 Recognise Commercial Success as Technology Goes Mainstream Small cell pioneers and new players recognised at […]
Industry organization celebrates its leadership role in changing the shape of mobile networks and outlines how operators can successfully densify […]
Enterprise Advisory Council Draws Membership from Across Enterprise Spectrum to Promote and Drive Delivery of High-Quality, Ubiquitous Cellular Coverage […]
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 […]
SCF publishes materials focused on connectivity for the hospitality sector as the Marriott International and Grange Hotel Chains join as […]
Industry associations identify technology’s immediate value to enterprise and operators and provide guidance on cell siting and streamlining process for […]
Operator and Vendor Body Announces Release 8, aimed at helping industry expedite widespread deployment of virtualized network services Dallas, Texas […]
Industry body lobbies for globally consistent and supportive regulation for small cells London – October 19th 2016 – Small Cell […]
Members including AT&T, Cisco, Ericsson, Huawei and Vodafone collaborate to lay foundations for next generation networks, targeting industry harmonization London, […]
New members, including Samsung, Corning and ZTE to join Forum’s new work programs including the deployment of hyperdense networks and […]
New Chair to lead work programs focused on laying the practical foundations for 5G including the deployment of hyperdense networks […]
London Tuesday 5 July 2016 – A multivendor, virtualized and future-proof HetNet – this is the vision that mobile operators […]
30 June 2016: At Mobile World Congress Shanghai this week, a specially convened mobile operator round table summit meeting will […]
Release 7 provides the essential tools to deploy and manage a multi-x network to meet today’s data challenges – and […]
Commercial benefits also shine as market matures London, May 12, 2016: Independent companies took centre stage in London last night […]
Publishes blueprint of architectural framework for fully integrated multi-vendor, multi-technology HetNets Defines characteristics, components, and technology requirements Releases first comprehensive […]
Exclusive event includes special focus on HetNet and SON configurations Tests enable interoperability and drive effective small cell ecosystem Integration […]
London and Barcelona, 23 February, 2016: Small Cell Forum today revealed the results of independent research which point to a […]
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 […]
Huawei and Reliance Jio join board New regional operator groups created for Asia and North America London 20 October 2015: […]
Outlines issues and options to 3GPP’s RAN workshop 22 September 2015 – London: At a 3GPP 5G workshop in Phoenix, […]
Six new work programs unveiled to meet carrier demand Operator “Champions” work alongside vendors in each initiative Rome – 18 […]
Sue Monahan highlighted as one of the “up-and-coming” power brokers Rome, September 10, 2015. Sue Monahan, appointed just last year […]
Rome Small Cell Forum Plenary to include Small Cells Champions Day: an open day for leaders and influencers within the […]
Agreement to focus on small cells for 5G technology requirements and vision. London and Bellevue, WA, 2015. The Small Cell […]
London, UK, June 2015. Commercial success, innovation and real world deployments were recognized last night at the small cell industry […]
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 […]
Agreement signed at 65th ETSI General Assembly to kick start virtualization collaboration London, UK, 23 March 2015. Small Cell Forum […]
Latest report for Small Cell Forum finds more than 10 million small cells deployed London UK, 18 March 2015. More […]
Small Cell Forum announces Release Five and sets out a clear business case for operators, businesses and communities Release Program […]
Member companies come together to help drive small cell interoperability London, UK, 19 February 2015. Small Cell Forum, in partnership […]
New membership options, virtualization and rural and remote use cases the focus of discussions with 44 different member companies in […]
London, UK, 11th August 2014. The Small Cell Forum, the independent industry and operator association that supports small cell deployment […]
27 companies join together to work towards greater interoperability and economies of scale to bring the small cell mass market […]
London, UK, 7 July 2014. The Small Cell Forum, the independent industry and operator association that supports small cell deployment […]
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 […]
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, […]
