Telecom operator TOT reported that had great success with femtocells as an alternative to reestablishing telecommunication services in disaster areas and immediately providing mobile services to affected people.
TOT is one of more than 20 major global telecom operators that will report back on femtocell trials and deployments at the annual Femtocells World Summit in London from 21-23 June, organized by Avren Events in exclusive partnership with the Femto Forum.
For TOT, a femtocell is seen as a quick and flexible interim solution to deploy in-building solutions due to their simple installation. As recently as April this year, floods in Thailand affected two million people and forced more than 40,000 to flee their homes.
TOT said femtocell’s quick and flexible installation allows the carrier to use them in many different ways. Femtocells are also expected to evolve for multi-spectrum and support multi-technology such as GSM, 3G and Wi-Fi.