Flat-rate plans may leave carriers gasping for bandwidth

Iria · Apr 14, 2008, 06:24 AM

The proliferation of unlimited cell phone plans, be they voice, SMS, or data, will result in much greater demands on the infrastructure of the cellular phone companies, according to a new report by market research firm ABI Research. That might not sound like rocket science to you or me, but it's something that the industry is going to have to take seriously, as it means beefing up their backhaul capacity in order to keep up with demand.
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Source: Ars Technica

Apr 14, 2008, 06:24 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Flat-rate plans may leave carriers gasping for bandwidth The proliferation of unlimited cell phone plans, be they voice, SMS, or data, will result in much greater demands on the infrastructure of the cellular phone companies, according to a new report by market research firm ABI Research. That might not sound like rocket science to you or me, but it's something that the industry is going to have to take seriously, as it means beefing up their backhaul capacity in order to keep up with demand. ____________ Source: Ars Technica