Small Cells | Microcell, Picocell and Femtocell
Credit | Jeswin on Freepik Small cells are low-powered cellular radio access points used for voice, video, and data transmission, designed to provide network coverage to smaller areas. These transmission points called “nodes” are placed close to end users, located in both indoors and outdoors, and operated in a licensed, shared, or unlicensed spectrum. Small cells are a form of infrastructure for handling very dense voice, video, and data traffic demands because they provide capacity, which allows for faster, more reliable wireless service. Small cells installed outdoors on city infrastructure like street lights, utility poles, and light poles will often already have power infrastructure in-place. While small cells deployed indoors can source power from the building in which they provide service. In outdoor settings, wireless microwave connections can also be used for the purposes of small cell back-haul, the method used to transport voice, video, and data traffic from a s...