The Femto Forum, the independent industry association that supports femtocell deployment worldwide, has revealed that it will be hosting a Femtozone at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona from 15-18 February. The Femtozone will serve as a one-stop-shop for all visitors interested in learning about the latest developments in the femtocell industry. The event takes place as the femtocell market experiences growth around the world, with 10 operators now offering services across three continents and further deployments expected shortly.
The Femtozone (hall 1, stand G19) will feature a daily schedule of public presentations from operators, vendors, analysts and other industry bodies on the major opportunities and challenges facing the femtocell market. This will include an exclusive presentation from independent analysts, Signals Research Group, which has conducted extensive research into the operator business case, using real world statistics from the Femto Forums operator members.
Other presentations will cover a variety of topics that impact operators, device vendors, component suppliers and femtocell application developers. The Femtozone will also showcase a wide variety of femtocell products and feature public demonstrations of devices and applications in action.
With the technical and business challenges overcome, 2010 is set to be the year when femtocells start to become a mass market consumer technology, says Professor Simon Saunders, Chairman of The Femto Forum. Services are now live across three continents and operators are beginning to heavily promote their offerings. Mobile World Congress is going to be the key event where operators and vendors come together to share the lessons learnt in the first deployments and work together to take femtocells to the masses. The Femtozone is the perfect venue for show attendees to learn about, discuss and contribute to this exciting technology.
Theres more information on the Femtozone here.