When mobile phones were only used when people were away from their desks, coverage inside office buildings wasn't a big issue. Now that more professionals are using mobile phones as their primary communications device, ensuring that their phones are usable regardless of location is a major concern for IT managers. A new class of technology that provides tiny coverage areas--pico cells and femtocells--will become a must-have for many organizations in the second half of the decade. Planning now for your own cell sites will help you take advantage of dramatically improved interior coverage in the future.
For more on planning for small enterprise cells:
- read the article at NetworkWorld