NEC of Japan are system integrators, who combine several vendor's products into a complete offering, called the Home Gateway Solution. They use the Ubiquisys Zonegate femtocell and Kineto Wireless controller. At least six operator trials have been signed up, and friendly user trials are expected in Q2 2008.

They have also incorporated the Netgear home hub DVG834GH (which includes Ubiquisys 3G femtocell) into their portfolio. This provides ADSL2+ modem, WiFi, VoIP port and 3G femtocell in a single box.

NEC proposes to develop femtocell products for both the SIP and UMA architectures, but stated a strong preference for UMA.

NEC is partnering with Kineto Wireless and resells their UNC (UMA Network Controller). 

O2 announced trial of their 3G solution with up to 500 users of O2 Telefonica in the UK to take place during summer of 2008, with a view to commercial launch in early 2009.

They also partner with Tatara for a SIP based solution. Based on a SIP/IP femtocell architecture approach, the Tatara Subscriber Gateway and the Tatara Convergence Server are integrated into the NEC HGSS (Home Gateway Server System) to provide critical functionality such as authentication, security, voice and messaging convergence, supplementary service capabilities. However, we believe that most trials are focussed on the standard UMA approach.

NEC branded Ubiquisys space model femtocell

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