Rumor: ip.access wins femtocell deal with AT&T
According to a report from ThinkPanmure, AT&T has inked a $500 million deal with ip.access for 7 million femtocells, which it plans to sell to its subscribers for about $100. The firm says the deal was fiercely fought with companies such as Motorola, Alcatel-Lucent, Nokia Siemens Networks and Airvana heavily contending for the contract.
Further, ThinkPanmure believes such a win could push Cisco to look at ip.access as an acquisition target.
"We believe Cisco is looking to increase its profile in wireless, and that ip.access is likely next in this strategy as Cisco's femtocell play. We believe that if this were to happen, it would be integrated into the Linksys organization," said the firm.
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By Anonymous | Posted 6:41am | April 29, 2008
That means they are selling them at $71 - not possible today unless they are making a huge loss