For a whole generation of mobile network planners, repeaters offered quick, cheap coverage inside buildings.
Unfortunately, they also drain capacity from the macro network, distort the cell and can create havoc with interference, handover and manageability.
Now, network planners, tired of throwing money at in-building coverage problems, have discovered a better way: nanoGSM picocells from ip.access.
nanoGSM lets you deploy some of the world’s smallest base stations. Stick one on a wall with three screws. Use cheap IP for backhaul. And you’re delivering high-quality voice and high-speed data while actually adding capacity to the macro network instead of draining it away.
Enterprises with nanoGSM installed don’t churn. They get the best possible coverage where they need it most, with luxury capacity including EDGE and GPRS for data apps.
Repeaters have had their day. Welcome to the era of picocells.
| Repeaters | nanoGSM |
| Only extends coverage, no additional capacity (feeds off macro network) | Adds both coverage and capacity, with ability to improve data rates |
| Complex and time-consuming to install | Extremely quick and easy to install |
| Distorts macro cell, causing interference and handover issues, and creating radio planning problems | Seamless integration into the macro network - Network Listen™ simplifies radio planning on site |
| Difficult to manage, with no automated fault reporting | Fault and performance monitoring and full O&M support |
| Does not provide knowledge of the end user's location, so additional services are not possible | Location awareness creates the possibility to offer in-building bespoke tariffs and other location based services |
| Cheap repeaters amplify competitors’ signals | Generates operator-specific signal |
