The research brings to light previously unknown vulnerabilities in some models of femtocells, devices that mobile network operators use to bring wireless service to low-coverage zones.

Femtocell devices designed to boost indoor 3G network coverage could actually create coverage blackspots, according to Telstra's chief technology officer Dr Hugh Bradlow.

Because femtocell devices are tied to wireless carriers using licensed spectrum, you have to wait for your mobile provider to offer femtocell service.

Femtocells can help boost your cell phone signal by acting as a mini cellular tower for your home. Unfortunately for wireless customers, they can also make you vulnerable to hackers, according to ...

Femtocells by several manufacturers, including these made by Airvana, were shown at the CTIA wireless show in Las Vegas this spring. The devices help improve indoor cell phone coverage, in ...

Besides the "femtocell" sounding like a robotic sex toy or an individually wrapped feminine hygiene product, in technological terms it is a router-like device which converts a portion of your ...

It’s called a femtocell, and it’s a little device the size of a Wi-Fi router that has become something of a media darling: make your own little cell phone network in your home! Easy ...

Of course, Nowicki is thinking far ahead into the future, at which point virtually all devices will have an IP address. The potential of femtocells will doubtlessly raise some concerns among users ...

Second, because femtocells “live” on customers' premises, their management processes must be built around worst-case scenarios of device availability. Unlike traditional base stations, femtocells ...

Today, we've got Verizon on our minds. First, we have news of a wireline VoIP service from Verizon Wireless that includes a device called the Verizon Hub. Second, there is word that Verizon ...

Ubiquisys, a company known for its femtocell devices which extend 3G cellular networks using existing Internet connections, announced today that it has raised another $5 million in funding.

Developed by Ubiquisys, the world's first attocell--a personal femtocell--will let mobile users make and receive calls abroad as if they were in their own country.