Femtocell - Femtostep to the Holy Grail

Explore the world of femtocells in this TROOPERS11 conference talk. Delve into the history of telecommunications and UMTS architecture before focusing on femtocell technology, its advantages, and implementation. Learn about femtocell hardware, security measures, and recovery procedures. Discover how to detect and potentially circumvent femtocell detection methods. Examine the Femtostep architecture, its location capabilities, and privacy implications. Investigate possible attacks on femtocell systems and draw key conclusions about this emerging technology in mobile networks.

Introduction
Telecommunications History
UMTS Architecture
Microcells
Active Cell
What is Femtocell
Other Advantages
How to get femtocell
How they detect femtocell
How to circumvent these methods
Femtocell Hardware
Security
Recovery Procedure
Parameters
Development
Web Interface
Demo
Femtostep Architecture
Femtostep Location
Femtostep Privacy
Possible Attacks
Conclusion
Key intersections