User traffic on mobile broadband networks is growing exponentially and with the rise in the popularity of 3G smart phones and mobile broadband, the situation is getting even worse. Analysts have warned service providers of the existing situation even as mobile broadband networks are already reeling under the strain of heavy usage. According to telecoms research firm Informa Telecoms and Media, the problem will aggravate further as mobile data traffic can grow 25-fold by 2012.

Informa analyst Dimitris Mavrakis said that in developed countries like the USA and the UK, networks are already reaching saturation levels and bottlenecks have become a common problem in data-centric places like London and New York. According to him, if remedial actions are not taken soon, user experience may be significantly affected.

Mavrakis added that network providers who are facing the challenge of meeting the growing demand for data services can choose one of the following measures – ignore the problem, install network optimization products, or upgrade base station equipment.

Experts are of the view that the actual solution to the problem can be provided by LTE, which is the next generation mobile broadband technology. However, LTE can be fully implemented only by 2011 or 2012, although early rollouts will be possible by 2010. As a short-term solution, the technology that can help reduce the strain of traffic is HSPA+, which is a stepping-stone between the present HSPA and the future LTE technology.

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