Meet the AT&T MicroCell - Telecom News Analysis

AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) has posted a Web page unveiling its new 3G "MicroCell" home basestation, saying that the box is currently available for sale in "select markets."

The "soft launch," first reported by Unstrung last week, means that AT&T is the first U.S. carrier to launch a 3G femtocell, beating Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S), which had said it would be first. Sprint and Verizon Wireless both have 2G femtocells available. (See Look for AT&T's Femto 'Soft Launch' Soon and Sprint: We'll Beat AT&T to 3G Femto.)...