AT&T Will Spend $2 Billion on network improvements
From AT&T’s investor briefing:

“In the fourth quarter, AT&T posted a net gain in total wireless subscribers of 2.7 million, the second-highest quarterly net add total in the company’s history…Full-year wireless net adds totaled 7.3 million, equaling the company’s best-ever annual total, to reach 85.1 million subscribers in service.”

“AT&T also has begun an aggressive deployment of HSPA (High Speed Packet Access) 7.2 technology. HSPA 7.2 software was deployed nationwide in Jan. 2010, ahead of schedule…By the end of 2010, AT&T anticipates that the majority of its mobile data traffic will be carried over the expanded fiber-based HSPA 7.2 and LTE-capable backhaul.”

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Question: With iPad, iPhone, Kindle, etc. all running on this network, will it be enough?

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gdt gdt
1/29/2010 edit
The Wall
A short answer to your question: No.

Carriers like AT&T will need to consider "network sharing" in certain areas to handle the deluge of traffic.  If administered corretcly, network sharing can reduce costs.  However, network sharing can also be used as a  competitive busines tool.
PJLouis PJLouis
2/1/2010
So, do we need a network data traffic exchange system?    Should this be defined / driven by the FCC?
gdt gdt
2/1/2010
Yes and I need to think about how much FCC involvement we want to see.  
PJLouis PJLouis
2/1/2010