The Bandwidth Solution
In anticipation of the significant bandwidth demands being placed on wireless networks by smartphones, netbooks, tablets and the like, we have been developing advanced solutions that address the emerging network congestion issues, the industry’s biggest challenge going forward.
With the popularity of smartphones and the proliferation of multimedia applications, virtually all industry observers are predicting exponential growth in data traffic. We have seen analyst estimates range widely from a 10x to a 66x increase of wireless data traffic by 2014 – vastly surpassing the requirements for voice calling and text messaging. Regulators and operators around the world are scrambling to mitigate the imminent bandwidth deficit by trying to allocate more wireless spectrum and to create new ways to manage that precious resource. But simply adding more spectrum is only part of the solution. Spectrum is a limited resource, deployments could take years to implement, and, even with the new air interface technologies, the systems won’t be sustainable in the long run.
For several years already, InterDigital has been developing a range of holistic solutions to address the wireless bandwidth crunch and network congestion. We are focused on three comprehensive areas of bandwidth innovations: spectrum optimization, cross-network connectivity and mobility, and intelligent data delivery techniques. In simpler terms, you can think of it as bigger pipes, more pipes, and better pipes.
