A microcell is a cell in a mobile phone network served by a low power cellular base station (tower), covering a limited area such as a mall, a hotel, or a transportation hub.  A microcell is usually larger than a picocell, though the distinction is not always clear.  Microcell’s use power control to limit the radius of its coverage area; typically the range of a microcell is less than a mile wide.  A micro cellular network is a radio network comprising of microcells.

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1. Gary says:

   January 7, 2011 at 10:58 am

   My company will be opening a new cell phone store aprox. 4 miles from the closest cell site. What type of repeater would we need to get signal that far away. We are looking to have coverage for about a 1/8 mile radius. Is this possible?

   Thank you,
   Gary