Mobile broadband has CAGR of 234% in 2011
Thursday, February 23rd, 2012 Karen Ambrose Hickey, EditorFierceBroadbandWireless reported on the incredible increase in mobile broadband, in addition to the investment growth for equipment for moving users to LTE technology.
In the article, , Allot Communications reported mobile broadband usage skyrocketing 83% in 2H11, with video increasing 88%. Global mobile broadband traffic had a CAGR of 234% during 2011.
Although enterprise mobile workers might not be doing a lot of video streaming, users are competing with this bandwidth usage as they us these wireless networks for business.
In addition, the WBA announced that a new generation of Wi-Fi hotspots is coming, allowing smartphone and tablet users to seamlessly jump networks, without dealing with annoying splash screens. These “complex roaming agreements” will help carriers give access to their users no matter where they go.
Tags: 3G network, 3G offload, wi-fi access
