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1. Introducing Release Three… the future of small cells
Posted by Kellie Wong
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Building an urban small cell future from the ground up
The arrival of Small Cell Forum’s Release Three: Urban Foundations is significant. This latest output of
ten new and seven revised documents builds on the important work of earlier releases and introduces
impressive and wide-ranging new material.
As contributors to this process we are delighted with the result. The aim of this latest addition to the
Release Program is to help operators and vendors harness the significant potential of the urban small
cell market —and that is precisely what Release Three: Urban Foundations does.
Beginning with an in-depth examination of the market drivers that will take small cells into the public
arena, Release Three then offers a comprehensive assessment of the business case. Both the market
drivers and business case papers are supported by survey material outlining operator hopes and
concerns about the rollout of urban small cells — hopes and concerns that are addressed in this release.
Because this is a technology play as much as a market one. No fewer than eight more new papers have
been developed for Release Three to address the technical challenges and opportunities of the urban
small cell market. These papers offer operators and vendors a comprehensive guide to ways in which
this new landscape can be addressed in terms of backhaul, self-organizing networks, network
architecture, deployment, regulation and value-added services.
Importantly, given the strong presence of Wi-Fi in the urban space, Release Three also includes a
comprehensive new paper that addresses Wi-Fi integration. This is clearly an exciting development and
one that could help to bring together the strengths of Wi-Fi and small cells for the benefit of all parties.
But that’s not all. Earlier releases focused on the established market for residential small cells (Release
One) and the growing market for enterprise small cells (Release Two). Much of this earlier material has
strong relevance to urban markets as well. A continuing process of review and re-evaluation has ensured
that this material has been updated and adapted as the small cell landscape itself changes and evolves.
Release Three: Urban Foundations is well named. From the fundamentals of market drivers and the
business case all the way to backhaul and self-organizing networks this release is building an urban small
cell future from the ground up. We recommend you visithttp://tinyurl.com/R3SCF and find out how.
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