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With smartphone penetration scaling up, a forecasted large-scale uptake of the Internet of Things, and the increasing proliferation of mobile phones, the UAE is gearing up for a hyper-connected future. This, according to Comba Telecom Systems Holdings Limited, an international leading cordless solutions company, will significantly scale up the country's need for affordable, high-capacity and smooth in-building cordless facilities.

" When you think of the quantity of time the UAE's population spends in indoor public hotspots every day-- structures such as office towers, shopping centers, hotels and dining establishments-- the requirement for efficient indoor protection ends up being non-negotiable. Unfortunately, many commercial indoor locations still depend on greatly congested macro networks to provide protection to their visitors, typically resulting in bad speeds, dropped calls and unhappy users," explains Eldynero Santos, general manger for the Middle East region at Comba.

Contribute to this the UAE's installing traveler traffic-- Dubai alone is set to draw over 25 million visitors throughout the Expo's six-month run in addition to the forecasted annual worldwide visitor traffic of 20 million by 2020-- and it's clear that the region's network providers have their work cut out for them.

" In-building wireless solutions capably offload traffic in high-density indoor hotspots such as high-rise towers, crowded shopping malls and stretching arenas-- essentially, the areas where spectrum scarcity is felt the most," notes Santos.

Comba Telecom will therefore highlight solutions for developing efficient indoor networks for LTE and future technologies at the upcoming edition of LTE

MENA. This will include the advantages of embracing intricate Hetrogeneous Networks-- more frequently called HetNets-- for indoor coverage and the shift to digital dispersed antenna systems and 'smarter' small cells.

" DAS and small cell solutions are extremely effective in providing multi-protocol 2G, 3G or LTE cellular coverage in many commercial indoor areas. DAS options, in particular, permit maximum scalability without the need for replacing existing fiber and antenna systems, thus allowing the system to quickly accommodate growing capability and protection demands," notes Kwan Fui Hiew, senior supervisor of the technical marketing options department at Comba.

He even more adds: "Today's market is driven by the user's need to have an anywhere-anytime connection or, rather, an always-on connection. As users we desire voice and information protection provided to us instantly and in the most smooth manner possible-- this is exactly what the region's mobile operators need to attain."

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