Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Femtocells World Summit in London

Femtocell firms show off applications in Femtocells World Summit in London.

Ever wonder what you can do with a femtocell besides get better cellular coverage in your home?

ip.access showed off its Facebook virtual fridge notes app, which essentially uses the presence information available on the femto to deliver messages.

Motorola made a VoIP call over an EV-DO network in the U.S. using a SIP softphone and its CDMA femto embedded in a digital picture frame.

Sagem Télécommunications SA showed how a user can control her TV remotely from her cellphone when a femto is connected to a digital set-top box (STB).

Ubiquisys demo'd an app that automatically downloads a user's latest podcast to his mobile phone as soon as he gets home.

Airvana - The femto was programmed to send a text message to you, the parent, when your daughter arrived home from school, as well as when her boyfriend showed up at the house with their three friends.

Alcatel-Lucent, Vodafone UK 's commercial femto supplier, showed several presence demos.

Huawei Technologies showed off a push service for when cellphones enter the femtocell's range.

Thomson showed how femtocells can be integrated into the home network.

Source: 3G.co.uk

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