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Vivendi-owned SFR is now offering femtocells in France, touting them as “SFR Home 3G” that improve indoor network coverage. The devices are made by Ubiquisys and are selling for 199 EUR. Users can connect any ADSL connection to femtocell, not just their SFR broadband connection, to make the device work.
SFR, which is the France’s 2nd largest operator after Orange, is also the second carrier in Europe to launch the service. Last summer, Vodafone started offering femtocells through its UK business.
I’m not sure about femtocells’ prospects. I do agree with a common opinion that extending the coverage is the job for the carriers and they shouldn’t charge users for an additional device…
[Via: GSMA]
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
