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Well he said a picocell which is around an order of magnitude greater range. I am not sure that range is the most important thing as towers become more and mor

• jessriedel 14y ago
  >Well he said a picocell which is around an order of magnitude greater range [than a WiFi access point]. Ahh, yea, this is the key point. For those who aren't in the know: "A picocell is a small cellular basestation typically covering a small area, such as in-building (offices, shopping malls, train stations, stock exchanges, etc.), or more recently in-aircraft. In cellular networks, picocells are typically used to extend coverage to indoor areas where outdoor signals do not reach well, or to add network capacity in areas with very dense phone usage, such as train stations. Picocells provide coverage and capacity in areas difficult or expensive to reach using the more traditional Macrocell approach." [wikipedia] > I am not sure that range is the most important thing as towers become more and more congested I am pretty sure we are moving to smaller and smaller ranges. Not where I live in New Mexico :)