T-Mobile 4G LTE CellSpot

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T-Mobile 4G LTE CellSpot
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T-Mobile 4G LTE CellSpot V2
Manufacturer Askey Computer Corp. (subsidiary of Asus), Nokia and T-Mobile USA
Type Femtocell
Availability2015
Introductory priceFree in combination with subscription
System on a chip Qualcomm FSM99xx series with Qualcomm Hexagon-based modem
Connectivity LTE and UMTS
Power12V, 2A
Website www.t-mobile.com/support/coverage/4g-lte-cellspot

The T-Mobile 4G LTE CellSpot is a femtocell released by T-Mobile US in 2015. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

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Developments

In 2016, Qualcomm announced a collaboration with T-Mobile and Nokia for the development of femtocells. [15]

Versions

The original version [16] and version 2 [17] [18] have been released.

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References

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  2. ↑ Barrett, Brian. "T-Mobile Will Put a Tiny LTE "Tower" in Your House". Wired . ISSN   1059-1028 . Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  3. ↑ Fung, Brian. "T-Mobile wants to turn your house into a cell tower. Here's why you should think twice". The Washington Post .
  4. ↑ Ngo, Dong. "T-Mobile Personal CellSpot review". CNET .
  5. ↑ Baig, Edward C. "T-Mobile offers free LTE mini-tower to boost indoor cell coverage". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
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  7. ↑ Hamblen, Matt (2015-11-03). "T-Mobile offers users free 4G LTE CellSpot to boost indoor cellular coverage". Computerworld. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
  8. ↑ "Installing T-Mobile's Personal CellSpot Router: Step by Step". eWEEK. 2014-09-30. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
  9. ↑ "Why T-Mobile wants to give you a wireless router for free". Engadget. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
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  11. ↑ Brodkin, Jon (2015-11-02). "T-Mobile's network extender lets anyone use your Internet bandwidth". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
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  13. ↑ Goldman, David (2015-11-24). "36 coolest gadgets of 2015". CNNMoney. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
  14. ↑ Eddy, Nathan (2015-11-03). "T-Mobile 4G LTE CellSpot Designed For Homes, Small Business". InformationWeek. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
  15. ↑ "Qualcomm Technologies joins forces with T-Mobile and Nokia to bring small cells home with T-Mobile's 4G LTE CellSpot". Qualcomm.com .
  16. ↑ "4G LTE CellSpot overview". Archived from the original on 2017-09-25.
  17. ↑ "4G LTE CellSpot V2". Archived from the original on 2017-11-25.
  18. ↑ "T-Mobile quietly launches LTE CellSpot V2 and Signal Booster Duo". Android Police. 22 November 2017.


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