I had the privilege of speaking with two Cisco executives in the last few weeks about the company’s small cell strategy. I found Cisco’s vision compelling and true to its strengths. The first conversation I had was with Jared Headley, Cisco’s senior director of Small Cell Solutions, about the company’s acquisition of Ubiquisys Networks.
The statement about the acquisition says it well:
Ubiquisys' indoor small-cell expertise and focus on intelligent software for licensed 3G and LTE spectrum, coupled with Cisco's mobility portfolio and Wi-Fi expertise, will enable a comprehensive small-cell solution for service providers that supports the transition to next-generation radio access networks. Together, Ubiquisys and Cisco will offer a differentiated connected experience to the end-user by providing service providers with a comprehensive solution that extends an intelligence layer across the mobile network.
In discussing the synergies, Jared and I considered the pain points that carriers are facing right now -- namely the density of locations and buildings such as stadiums, terminals and other large facilities in crowded municipalities. Managing the obstacles of backhaul, footprint and power are what Cisco sees as a problem they can help solve.
Jared pointed out that Ubiquisys supports a dozen carriers today and soon will quadruple its carrier deployments.
While Verizon Wireless is set to complete its LTE network in 2014, the issues of small cells are tactical. Small cell deployments are not about overall coverage, it’s about covering areas where the density problem presents itself, particularly in this next phase..Read More >>>.
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