Goals

Key Objectives

BeFEMTO is targeting measurable technical objectives that strongly indicate the ambitious research motivation.

Ensuring minimum capacity to each user irrespective of its location, network loading, mobility, targeting at least 8 b/s/Hz/cell of system spectral efficiency.
A maximum averaged transmit power of less than 10 mW for indoor femto nodes.
Support infrastructure and spectrum sharing.
Enabling new services for home, enterprise and mobile (transportation) environments.
New and novel use of femto technology in outdoor environments.

The expected impacts of BeFEMTO will be diverse and immense:

It will develop advanced radio access technology that will lead to a highly efficient and unprecedented use of the radio spectrum.
Combining this with the capital cost savings through smooth convergence of fixed and mobile broadband services and the operational cost savings through advanced self-management and -optimisation techniques, BeFEMTO will significantly increase the cost efficiency of the access infrastructure (cost/bit).
Providing support for new deployment scenarios like networked femtocells for shopping malls and mobile femtos for public transport, BeFEMTO will expand the market opportunities for femto technologies and facilitate the entrance of new type of services.
BeFEMTO technology will accelerate the uptake of next generation mobile broadband for expected 60% of all cellular systems traffic and support the desirable roll-out of broadband access across Europe.
It will actively contribute to global standards, create European IPR and promote the harmonization of European regulation related to femtocell markets, reinforcing European leadership in mobile and wireless broadband systems.