December
2009
3 Takes Fresh Traffic Management Measures
Mobile broadband company 3 has taken the warning by experts seriously and has decided to make sure that increasing user load does not interfere with quality of services delivered to the users.
3 has decided to start with the already overburdened areas. It is planning to slow down the use of applications that consume too much data. The network provider is trying to make sure that everyone bears equal burnt of the burden. To do so, it is imposing a system in which it will not allow a small section of subscribers to use all available data space by running some data-intense application, while others have difficultly doing basic tasks over the internet.
Thus, connections using data-intense application will lose speeds to ensure the equitable distribution of bandwidth. However, under an existing system, one can pay extra in order to be able to work with speed. While the system proposed by 3 does not give an option to avoid slowing down by paying more, experts believe that it is a good idea and will help in the management of mobile internet user data traffic.
The flat system of pricing that is followed in fixed line broadband may not be viable for mobile broadband, especially for the providers. Thus, mobile broadband networks have to push customers towards new pricing policies, which will not only ensure profit for the companies but also significantly lower the congestion in the network, thereby improving quality of service.
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