MIFI could trigger mobile WAN overload
With trends like app stores, MiFi services and the growing popularity of data air cards and 3G dongles, there's going to be a whole lot of traffic on these networks pretty soon. MiFi services handily allow multiple devices connected locally by Wi-Fi to share a single mobile WAN Internet connection. That way, they don't all need an air card and monthly data plan. The shared mobile connection, though, is at least an order of magnitude slower than each Wi-Fi connection. So this approach could cause an occasional wireless packet pileup.
Also, as you know, app stores are the "in" thing. Most mobile handset makers now have one and Verizon Wireless has announced one, too. Another is coming from Qualcomm Internet Services with its Plaza Retail app store later this year to support not only the company's own BREW mobile operating system but several others as well. Enterprises and landline operators have long had sophisticated tools to help them see what traffic is on their networks, then prioritize packets and apply other policy-based actions to them. They have also had the luxury of adding more network capacity and processing power as needed.
However, wireless spectrum is a finite resource, and each mobile operator is limited to an even smaller amount, which they license. So it would seem that mobile network management in true 3G/4G networks, where all traffic, including voice, is IP-based, will become quite important.
However, wireless spectrum is a finite resource, and each mobile operator is limited to an even smaller amount, which they license. So it would seem that mobile network management in true 3G/4G networks, where all traffic, including voice, is IP-based, will become quite important.
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