An integrated access network infrastructure combining femtocells to existing cabled networks

Wireless technology is a fast, flexible and easy-to-deploy solution to provide broadband access. In this context, the adoption of Femtocell Access Points, operating in the licensed cellular bands and typically designed to be used in SOHO, will improve the radio coverage and the building penetration of the existing mobile networks, based on macrocells. In the present paper an innovative approach to access the end user, relying on infrastructural integration of femtocellular technology with existing cabled networks, is proposed. This peculiar solution is further strengthened by the growing interest towards the possible deployment of mobile technologies in both the last portion of the UHF band V and the GSM frequency band, resulting from the re-farming process.