This study analyzes the opportunity for femtocell-enabled consumer services in Western Europe. In particular, it forecasts the market for consumer services delivered over femtocells and discusses key developments and challenges.

The information provided is essential reading for MNOs, femtocell vendors, network equipment manufacturers, and network integrators, and any other organization that is interested in playing an active role in the femtocell-enabled consumer services space.

"The main benefits for MNOs include improving indoor coverage and throughput, reducing operational cost and capital expenditures to some extent, and consequently allowing extensive service packages and better pricing to be offered to consumers. Users will also be able to gain from having a femtocell at home, namely by taking advantage of an enhanced delivery of mobile services, and a more attractively priced and more extensive offer of mobile and non-mobile service packages," said Joao da Silva, senior research analyst, IDC.