what is a femto base station ?

A base station (or basestation) is a wireless transceiver at a fixed location (e.g. atop a telephone pole) which is part of a wireless communications network, e.g. the cell phone network. Typically, the base station connects to any cell phones in its area and relays the calls to the wired network.

A femto base station is a smaller, personal base station which might cover a home or building and connect via a DSL Internet connection.
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