NEC & Kineto Propose Approach for Rapid Femtocell Standardization

NEC Corporation (NEC) and Kineto Wireless announced they made a proposal to the 3GPP standards body that would enable the mobile industry to quickly standardize the "Iu-over-IP"-based femtocell architecture .

The proposal is based on extending the existing 3GPP UMA/GAN (Generic Access Network) standard. The companies believe this proposal represents the most viable option for the 3GPP to reach a completed femtocell standard this year.

“The mobile operator community has made it clear that a fully defined Iu-over-IP interface standard must be in place for the femtocell market to achieve mass market success,” said Anil Kohli, Director - Global Femto Competence Centre for NEC Europe Ltd.

It is well understood in the femtocell industry that a formal standard is required before the market can achieve mass market success. The joint NEC and Kineto proposal relates to rapid standardization of the ‘Iu-over-IP’-based femtocell architecture, which enables operators to leverage the Iu-CS/PS interfaces into their existing mobile core network.

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