High volume of indoor mobile data use highlights need for femtocells
9th March 2010 10:12:07
The high volume of mobile data use which takes place in indoor environments means that network operators are right to look more closely at femtocell technology, an expert has highlighted.
EE Times has reported the Barclay analyst Jeff Kvall as saying that people using data services within buildings are responsible for around 95 per cent of overall mobile data use.
"It's worth it for carriers to put in the effort to work through challenges with femtocells," Mr Kvaal told the news provider.
Commenting in the same EE Times piece, another analyst at Barclays, Andrew Gardiner, noted that many problems relating to network congestion are likely to require "time rather than money to solve them".
Earlier this month, figures from the European Interactive Advertising Association emphasised the large popularity of mobile internet services in Europe.
The organisation claimed that 71 million mobile users across the continent are making use of mobile internet on a weekly basis.
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