Friday’s release of the new iPhone 4S, with its more sophisticated phone camera, faster processor and iCloud access, has Apple fans licking their chops in anticipation of the boosted services. This latest addition to the iPhone family is likely, however, to have the service providers that support the new handset holding their collective breath with its promise of even more traffic to their already groaning wireless networks. Such was the sentiment among some telecommunication industry experts on Friday at The State of Telecom 2011 forum at Columbia University in New York City.
Global mobile data traffic growth is expected to increase over the next five years by a 92 percent compound annual growth rate, thanks to video files and, to a lesser extent, mobile gaming, Robert Pepper, Cisco’s vice president of global technology policy, said at the meeting. Video and gaming are two areas in which the iPhone 4S is expected to excel.
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Author: Larry Greenemeier
