Femtocells should end bad cell phone reception

There is a new home technology on the block, known as femtocells, and if the hype is to be believed, it will end signal problems forever. The BBC reports.

"The paperback sized-boxes are essentially a compact, personal mobile phone base stations that plugs straight in to your internet connection.

Make a phone call on your mobile, and instead of routing the call through the network of base stations and masts that cover most of the country, it sends the call over the internet using your broadband connection.

Until now, they have been the preserve of big business, but sometime in the next two years they could come bundled with your mobile phone contract. "

emily | 10:12 AM | Technology |
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