INAUGURATION THREATENS TO SWAMP MOBILE NETWORKS IN WASHINGTON

摘要

The CTIA warned of dropped calls Inauguration Day for some of the 4 million people expected in Washington. The industry is bracing for 搑ecord traffic?during the Inauguration and 搕here will likely be some delays,?said CTIA President Steve Largent. To reduce the load on the network, the associated suggested using text messages in place of calls and holding off on sending photos. Major U.S. wireless carriers said they've spent millions to prepare. Carriers have assigned additional technicians to monitor their networks and work with all the government agencies involved in inauguration events, Largent said. Carriers have taken all available steps to improve capacity, including adding new radio channels, providing additional portable sites, and adding backhaul capacity and connections with the public switched telephone network to ensure maximum capacity, he said. But 搕here is only so much they can do with the spectrum and sites available to prepare for what could be an unprecedented occasion,?he added.