Colt, NEC conduct trials of small cells

News Wireless Europe 18 OCT 2012
Colt, NEC conduct trials of small cells
Colt Technology Services in collaboration with NEC is conducting live trials of small cells using Femto-as-a-Service (FaaS) with European mobile operator, using a multi-operator Small Cell (Femto) Gateway. Bringing together NEC's gateway and Colt's hosting and connectivity, the FaaS service allows European mobile operator to launch Small Cells in their networks, allowing them to offload data traffic and improve the capacity of their macro network. Using NEC's portfolio of Small Cells, the FaaS offer covers connectivity for all Small Cell segments, including residential, enterprise, public access and outdoors.

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Mobile

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NEC,  Colt

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Europe

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Devices, Hosting - cloud - data centres, Company, Cooperations & alliances, Network equipment, Wholesale, Client

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