Gordon Mansfield, AT&T Mobility's (NYSE: T) AVP of small-cell solutions, has chaired the Small Cell Forum since September 2012. The London-based group now has more than 150 members, including 68 operators representing more than 3 billion mobile subscribers, or more than 46 percent of the global total. He recently spoke with FierceWirelessTech about the overall small-cell market and the development of indoor and outdoor small cells.
Specifically, Mansfield addressed multi-mode small cells and where they sit in terms of development: "The products are entering carriers' labs now," he said. "Previously there were prototypes of multi-standards [devices] in labs, but currently commercial products are in the labs for multiple carriers. We're at that state where people are in final testing of those products and getting ready for market."
For more of Mansfield's comments, check out this Hot Seat interview.