Introduction to Femtocell

Femtocell is a licensed indoor coverage solution served by a residential licensed access point known as FAP or Home node B. Femtocell promises to address the cost and coverage issues of mobile networks and increase cellular network capacity by rising above the impact of wall attenuation on macrocell deployment. The Femto Forum defines femtocell as a low cost access point leveraged on mature mobile technology that operates on a licensed spectrum and utilizes broadband (IP) as backhaul. This chapter gives an overview of the femtocell technology and architecture, standard and business models.