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Small Cell Forum
Small Cell Forum develops the technical and commercial enablers to accelerate small cell adoption and drive wide-scale densification.
Small Cells
Broad roll-out of small cells will make high-grade mobile connectivity accessible and affordable for industries, enterprises and for rural and urban communities. That, in turn, will drive new business opportunities for a widening ecosystem of service providers.
Those service providers are central to our work program. Our operator members establish the requirements that drive the activities and outputs of our technical groups.
We have driven the standardization of key elements of small cell technology including Iuh, FAPI, nFAPI, SON, services APIs, TR-069 evolution and the enhancement of the X2 interface. These specifications enable an open, multivendor platform and lower barriers to densification for all stakeholders.
Today our members are driving solutions that include
- 5G APIs to support open RAN architectures, including MAC/PHY interfaces within small cells;
- virtualization of the small cell layer;
- enablers of multi-operator neutral host platforms, which will help accelerate deployment;
- key technologies to support small cell integration into edge computing and IoT architectures.
Those service providers are central to our work program. Our operator members establish the requirements that drive the activities and outputs of our technical groups.
Who we are
SCF is a global membership organization committed to supporting agile, low-cost mobile infrastructure through small cells. Our mission is to make mobile cellular connectivity an accessible resource for organizations of all sizes, and to support digital transformation of industry, enterprise and communities.
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