Cisco Goes Small (Cell)
One of Cisco's biggest MWC-related launches was something small: a Small Cell Gateway based on its Cisco ASR 5000 Series Mobile Multimedia Core Router. The goal is to allow service providers easier management of subscriber information while integrating 2G/3G/4G LTE and femtocell networks with Wi-Fi networks, but the 60,000-foot news is Cisco's embrace of a technology that's been trying to find mainstream footing for years.
Small cells are getting a lot of play at MWC this year, it appears, with Alcatel-Lucent among several other companies to go live with a small cell offering at the show.
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