Mobile apps adding to network pressure
2nd March 2010 11:06:47
Smartphone applications can add to the pressure that is already being placed on mobile networks, a commentator has pointed out.
Writing in an opinion piece for ThinkFemtocell.com, David Chambers has highlighted the issues that can arise if applications keep opening new data sessions.
The expert commented: "I heard of one misbehaving app that was designed to open a new PDP context (data session) for each new page called up."
As a result, Mr Chambers believes that applications can heighten the problems that mobile network operators are already having to face due to large-scale data usage.
Meanwhile, in his ThinkFemtocell.com article, the writer has also highlighted the role that femtocells can play in dealing with smartphone demand.
The smartphone market has recently seen a large amount of growth, with Gartner recently confirming that 53.8 million such devices were bought by end users in the final three-month period of last year.
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