NEC Small Cell Delivers Clear Benefits to Operators and End users
End users benefit from…
- 3G at its very best - a superior 3G mobile service experience for voice and data
- A personal, secure, reliable 3G mobile broadband network at home or at the office
- Easy installation in just minutes (Plug & Play)
- Improved battery life
Operators benefit from…
- Localized network capacity and coverage when and where required
- Improved macro network quality thanks to offloading traffic
- Enhanced customer retention and new customer acquisition through observed coverage and performance
- No truck-roll or installation costs; send self-install access points by mail
- New revenue generating services
- Unique connected home options
NEC Small Cell Enable 'Hyperlocal' Services
- Operators create new revenue sources by using Small Cell presence information to tailor new value-added, experiences for end users according to their Femto location, habits and preferences.
- Hyperlocal Femto applications and services integrate NEC's Small Cell presence information into a variety of applications and service platforms.
Femto as a Service (FaaS)
NEC's Femto as a Service offers mobile operators a cost effective, faster and more financially flexible way to launch a Small Cell network. The FaaS offer from NEC successfully overcomes the barrier that many mobile operators face in starting their own Small Cell service by eliminating the need for a dedicated Femto Gateway in the operator core.
Femto as a Service
- CAPEX savings
- OPEX business model
- Fully managed service across both enterprise and residential markets
- Data offload in key metropolitan markets through Metro Femto
- Economies of scale for mobile network operator groups
Benefits of FaaS for the Mobile Operator
- Designed to generate cost-effective value from Femtocell technology and reduce the time to market
- Enhanced security: guaranteed IPsec traffic beyond the Femtocell
- Regulatory standards: FaaS is a black box for Legal Intercept
- Enhanced connectivity/interconnectivity: offers an optional full traffic offload from your backhaul network
- Reduced investment risk thanks to NEC involvement
- Attractive commercial model: initial fee + monthly fee per Femto access point (FAP) (includes infrastructure and all services)
- Operator responsibility: Femtocell distribution, connectivity to the core network