Femtocells and Picocells: New Markets and Business Models for In-building Cellular

Key Coverage

• How large is the future market for femtocells?
• How much of a threat do femtocells offer to wider FMC?
• What are the major trends in in-building cellular?
• Who are the major players in in-building cellular and what are the successful strategies?
• What are the major operator strategies for in-building cellular?
• Which are the largest end-user markets?
• Will femtocells be sold as a stand-alone proposition or as a bundled offering?

Key Issues Addressed

Containing exclusive information examining Ericsson’s recent femtocells announcement, this essential market report delivers all the information you need to ensure you fully understand who the major in-building cellular players are and what successful strategies are being employed today.

Countries / Sectors / Companies Covered

• Detailed market forecasts to 2012
  Make fully informed strategic decisions and support your business planning with independent market forecasts to 2012
• In-depth trend analysis
  Identify key players, potential partners and the current and evolving roles in the service value chain, as well as determining what the major trends in in-building cellular are
• Independent case studies
  Understand the market drivers, business case and major strategy options in in-building cellular with clear market data and detailed case studies to support your recommendations and investment plans
• Expert future outlook
  This detailed assessment of this sector identifies which vendors will succeed and which technologies will prevail, as well as quantifying the opportunities and threats emerging along with in-building solutions
• Detailed company profiles
  These include the innovative vendors who are targeting the home market with a new breed of 3G femtocells and the established players targeting the Fortune 500 with corporate offerings. It also includes the operators investing in the new technologies, some of whom are new entrants targeting the corporate sector and the transport sector.

Who should read this report

Mobile, fixed and hybrid operators and service providers:

• Evaluate and quantify the opportunities and threats emerging with in-building solutions and fixed mobile substitution
• Assess the technologies enabling in-building solutions and the suppliers providing them

Network, device and software vendors:

• Evaluate the pros and cons of building a solution or OEMing from an existing player
• Monitor the competition between dual-mode handsets and femtocells using standard handsets

Consultants, analysts, regulators and venture capitalists:

• Discovered the unbiased, reasoned hard facts free from industry hype
• Ascertain the impact of in-building solutions on the regulatory environment