Nokia Siemens Networks is reported to be in talks with several Taiwan based manufacturers over plans for the joint production of
femtocell base stations. The company is trying to drive the price down from the current average of US$250 per unit to around US$100, which would make it a lot easier for operators to start offering them as consumer products for Fixed-Mobile services in the home.
The Taiwan based DigiTimes, citing sources at Nokia Siemens Taiwan said that the company is already cooperating with a number of companies including Thomson, Airvana, Ubiquisys, Radioframe and Netgear.
Mike Wang, General Manager for Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau told the paper that they are now in talks with other network-equipment makers, including Gemtek Technology and Accton Technology.
At the begining of the year, Nokia Siemens Networks signed an agreement with Ubiquisys to cooperate in the marketing and sales of
3G femtocells to mobile operators. The company had prior marketing deals with RadioFrame Networks, Thomson and Airvana.
Source: DigiTimes
