Following on the heels of Sprint and Verizon, AT&T is set to launch its own femtocell - 3G MicroCell - giving its customers (who pay for a 3G MicroCell plan) unlimited minutes while connected to any MicroCell at home, business, or otherwise. MicroCell is essentially a personal miniature cell tower that connects to AT&T’s network via [...]
Following on the heels of Sprint and Verizon, AT&T is set to launch its own femtocell - 3G MicroCell - giving its customers (who pay for a 3G MicroCell plan) unlimited minutes while connected to any MicroCell at home, business, or otherwise.
MicroCell is essentially a personal miniature cell tower that connects to AT&T’s network via your existing broadband connection in order to boost and expand weak network coverage. It has an advertised range of up to 5000 square feet, works with any AT&T 3G device, provides a secure connection, allows for seamless call hand-over (i.e. uninterrupted transition from MicroCell to AT&T cellular network), and can handle up to 4 simultaneous voice or data users at a given time.
As usual, we don’t have any pricing or release information, yet.
[via PhoneNews]
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