Sunday, February 7, 2010

The FCC Warns: Apple’s iPad may cause Network Congestion

The FCC Broadband Blog has a post on Apple’s iPad influence on the demand for wireless data bandwidth.

With the iPad pointing to even greater demand for mobile broadband on the horizon, we must ensure that network congestion doesn’t choke off a service that consumers clearly find so appealing or frustrate mobile broadband’s ability to keep us competitive in the global broadband economy.

AT&T, Apple's service partner, will provide the 3G data service to iPad owners in the US. The service plans' details were already announced, including an unlimited plan for $30/Month.

Will AT&T be able to accommodate the extra load ? Just a month ago, AT&T stopped selling iPhones to NYC area residents with no proper explanation. On September 2009, a NYT article said “Customers Angered as iPhones Overload AT&T”

Does the FCC expect AT&T to upgrade its network in 60 days to meet the new demand?

If not - Will it allow the operator to deploy a more intelligent architecture to manage its broadband service?
Will such architecture be considered by the FCC as “reasonable network management”?

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