Alcatel-Lucent, Telefónica to deploy femtocells technology to help 3G mobile broadband access in Germany

Alcatel-Lucent and Telefónica have announced the deployment of femtocell technology in Germany. The new technology to boost 3G mobile broadband access and quality for Telefónica customers.

Femtocell technology deployment will increase the capacity of its wireless 3G network coverage into home-offices, campus areas, shopping malls and hot-spot areas where the traditional macro cell deployment is limited today.

"Alcatel-Lucent's ‘plug-and-play' femtocell solution for Telefónica in Germany includes femtocell gateways and modems that can be installed in enterprises and -- in general -- outdoor locations in high density areas," the company mention in the statement.

" In particular, with mobile phones increasingly being used by office employees instead of traditional deskbound landlines, the introduction of femtocells in places of work will help Telefónica maintain service quality and connectivity for office workers and those in other indoor environments, "it said.

Telefónica is marketing the modems as "Signal Box by O2". It is about the size of a typical Wi-Fi base station, and gets linked with a cable to any Internet connection and a power supply.

The small design and powerful wireless capabilities will help Telefónica in Germany extend their network coverage in areas where buildings' walls can degrade the quality of a mobile signal, or in areas too far from a traditional macro cell tower.

Business customers of Telefónica will benefit from seamless wireless communications inside offices, where macro cell coverage often is not sufficient.

This agreement builds on the global agreement made in 2012 and will be instrumental in support of the recent external link business offering announced in May 2013.