Managed Networks "The Right Solution for Managing the Increasing Mobile Traffic"

Managed Networks "The Right Solution for Managing the Increasing Mobile Traffic"

Global business enhancements / operations in almost every field have lead to remarkable growth in mobile traffic all over the world. Cisco has recently released a Mobile data traffic forecast report that covers the analysis for 2010, 2011 and shows the fore castes growth till 2015, which clearly states how mobile data traffic has increased remarkably during the last 1.5 years and is expected to show exponential growth in the upcoming years. Some of the dominant trends covered by this report include the following:

Mobile networks show connection of over 3 million tablets during last 14 months, generating more than double the traffic as compared to an average Smart phone.

Extensive use of video and multimedia files for education, entertainment and training will lead to two third of the world mobile data traffic be videos by 2015.

By 2014, Mobile-Internet usage will most probably restrict or eliminate the Desktop use.

Listed above are only some of the major trends observed by market researchers. However, the key point for consideration is how the Mobile Network Operators (MN O's) will meet the rising demands of their customers? Managed networks have proven to be the most ideal solution for MN O's to be able to handle and meet the expected targets of mobile data communication. By outsourcing services like bandwidth consumption, storage and capacity management to managed network services providers; MN O's can provide the needed expansion to the users globally. Although currently quite a lot of mobile data traffic is managed through fixed networks by the dual-mode feature of devices such as Wi-Fi but still the traffic growth on mobile networks is unbelievable.

Increasing mobile data traffic is also leading to the development and launching of new mobile applications that will also be one of the main reasons for users adapting to mobile technology, as these applications are responsible for facilitating businesses and our personal lives regardless of location and devices. Some of the companies providing software as a service have also started their transition to the cloud computing by entering the trial periods offered by various managed network providers, and the companies satisfied with these trial periods are expected to add to the overall mobile data traffic by 2014. Another remarkable industry evolution is that these managed network or cloud providers are now compliant with standard security regulations like ISO 27001, HIPAA and PCI DSS, which addresses one of the biggest concern of organizations while adapting to the managed network management.