May 03, 2010

Carriers Can't Handle Ballooning Smartphone Traffic Alone

VentureBeat.com - It’s a familiar feeling for many of us. Your excitement over your new iPhone rapidly turns to anger as you battle to connect to the internet over the AT&T network. It’s like buying a shiny new sports car and getting stuck in rush hour traffic when you pull off the lot — you’re left feeling disappointed and frustrated.

AT&T’s uncapped data plans sound like a great idea. After all, everyone loves an all-you-can-eat buffet. But in this case there are too many patrons and not enough food. AT&T’s data traffic has increased by 5000% over the past three years.

And if you haven’t heard – the wait for the iPad 3G is over, so the AT&T network is in for a world of hurt.

How can any carrier hope to keep up with this increase in demand? more...