A report published by ThinkPanmure is saying that AT&T has plans to sell about seven million femtocells. The femtocells will come from ip.access Ltd., who manufacturers femtocell and picocell technology. The report says that AT&T has signed $500 million contract with ip.access, which will provide AT&T with the femtocells over the next five years. continued »

Latest rumor out of AT&T is that the carrier has signed a deal with UK-based femtocell manufacturer ip.access for up to seven million of the company's individual cellular base stations.  The agreement is apparently worth up to $500m in hardware, spread over five years, according to research and banking firm ThinkPanmure.  AT&T intend to sell the femtocells to individuals and ... continued »

Verizon has announced plans to deploy network-boosting femtocells to customers this year, in an attempt to reduce coverage blackspots and avoid having to install extra or higher-powered traditional base stations.  Femtocells, which usually resemble WiFi routers, act as a network bridge between a small area of cellphone coverage and a user's broadband, with voice and data traffic carried by the ... continued »