Mobile data use is on the rise and in a big way. The data requirement for the US alone is expected to rise by 1800% in the year 2012. Now I think its mainly caused by the massive use of the iPhone, as they tend to use more data than android devices. I don't know the cause of this but its a little off topic.
Before the introduction of the iPhone and Android devices the need for data on mobile devices was able to run on the similar back plane that phone companies did testing and maintenance with. This is mainly because devices were getting smaller and smaller as people wanted to fit their mobile phones into their pockets or smaller so the devices did not need high bandwidth. Only IT staff or mobile sales forces required the larger blackberry and windows mobile devices. Once Apple released its first iPhone that had the ability to be slimmer, more resilient to damage, a good quality touch screen, and a need for higher bandwidth. This started the climb back into larger screens to the point that now we have large 10.1 inch tablets that are run off a touch screen for its HID. The larger devices with more apps will drive the need for massive amounts of data.
Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, & T-Mobile have realized that they could be in a tight spot. They are selling smart phones like crazy and are activating more deices than they can support. AT&T was the company to handle the iPhone first and their data network has shown the most stress. With dropped calls and loss of data connections, they made a bold move to try and purchase T-Mobile. The plan was to take the T-Mobile network and use it solely for data. This would have worked, except the federal government stopped the sale.
The bottom line is the expanding mobile technology may not have a network to run on except you home's wi-fi.
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