10 Wireless Predictions for 2011

Louis Rhéaume submits:
According to Juniper Research, here are 10 top wireless predictions for 2011, followed by my comments.
1. Surging mobile data traffic will continue to test 3G network capacity - As they predicted at the end of last year, 2010 was the year in which the surge in mobile data traffic, driven by the consumer smartphone boom, began to place the 3G networks under severe strain. A number of network operators have responded by introducing tiered data pricing - a trend which will undoubtedly increase - but as smartphone adoption continues apace, network capacity will be sorely tested in 2011. Tiered pricing (and the use of WiFi as capacity relief) may serve to alleviate the problem to a certain extent. But until we see mass deployments of LTE networks (and, equally important, devices that are LTE-capable), then operators face a nervous period of attempting to manage the transition.

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