Sprint Offers Airave Femtocell Service
Sprint is offering a new service in select areas of Denver and Indianapolis that delivers customers unlimited mobile minutes while at home. Dubbed Airave, the new femtocell-based system uses your home broadband connection to extend cellular coverage and offer unlimited calling for an additional $15 per month ($30 for multi-cell families).
According to Sprint, the service is going to be extended throughout the two launch areas and into Nashville this year, with extended commercial deployment sometime in 2008 (though a Sprint rep would not be more specific).
The service allows users to transfer calls seamlessly between the Airave and traditional cellular network -- but not vice versa, according to the product FAQ. Coverage area for the device is said to be about 5,000 square feet, and the service will work with any Sprint phone. The unit itself (made by Samsung) costs $50.
Expect to keep hearing about femtocells. The low-cost, low-power devices are being explored by multiple vendors including AT&T, who issued an RFP this past summer for a similar service they're apparently planning.
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