It looks as though AT&T Mobility has developed a small cell solution to the wireless industry’s spectrum shortage — a data capacity problem that will affect customers of every carrier. AT&T’s is not the only solution — there will be others as well — but it is an important one. The wireless industry has been dealing with this ever since the explosion of smartphones several years ago. The system is increasingly stressed with many customers using so much wireless data. The problem is spectrum. It’s limited.
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Small Cells Could Solve AT&T's Data Problem
Posted by: Jeff Kagan February 7, 2013 05:00 AMIt looks as though AT&T Mobility has developed a small cell solution to the wireless industry’s spectrum shortage — a data capacity problem that will affect customers of every carrier. AT&T’s is not the only solution — there will be others as well — but it is an important one. The wireless industry has been dealing with this ever since the explosion of smartphones several years ago. The system is increasingly stressed with many customers using so much wireless data. The problem is spectrum. It’s limited.