Crowds Challenge HetNet Capabilities

July 24, 2013

The use of HetNets to coordinate different wireless technologies may help meet the “instant demand” created by crowds at sporting events.

Jack Browne

Wireless service providers are learning that the large crowds at public sporting events can push the capabilities of their networks when everyone in those crowds wants cellular communications and wireless Internet service. Fortunately, a report prepared by Mobile Sports Report (MSR), “"Connected Event Dilemma," studies the special requirements of these situations. The report dissects why conventional cellular communications infrastructure cannot handle the added demands of these short-term crowds at sporting events and provides suggestions, such as the use of technologies like Wi-Fi and HetNets, that can be applied as possible solutions.

About the Author

Jack Browne | Technical Contributor

Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.