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To: axial who wrote (37644)3/10/2012 5:30:03 AM
From: axial of 42726
 
Tiny Transmitters Could Help Avert Data Throttling

A cluster of the devices can replace the transmitters atop a typical cell tower.

[A year later, apparently still in testing]



'"These smaller cells could possibly meet the data demands that we are facing with smart-phone applications," says Narayan Mandayam, an electrical engineering professor at the Winlab, the wireless research lab at Rutgers University. "We have to do something other than what we are doing now. The carriers are already operating at a point where they are not able to meet their demands."

The small-cell technology also answers practical problems. The traditional way of adding cellular network capacity is to do so-called cell-splitting. For example, if a given region is covered by 10 macro cells, carriers might aim to erect 10 more towers and then divide the area into 20 macro cells. But this can require costly real-estate investments and zoning battles. And from a technical perspective, it creates more radio interference at cell boundaries. By contrast, Alcatel-Lucent has engineered the light radio cube to coexist with the macro cell without interference.

The proliferation of smart phones has rapidly put the industry on crisis footing. Lately, the carriers have begun implementing data throttling. AT&T has just instituted a change to its throttling policies, now saying customers with unlimited data plans in its 3G network will face throttling only if they download three gigabytes in one month.'

technologyreview.com 

Jim
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