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Peak Mobile Bandwidth per User to Increase Fivefold by 2018Peak period mobile bandwidth consumption per user is expected to increase fivefold over the next three years according to a recent "Mobile Broadband Bandwidth (News - Alert) Demand" study, conducted by ACG Research and sponsored by Ciena® (NYSE: CIEN). Service provider backhaul networks are plagued with growing bottlenecks due to increasing device penetration and an abundance of new entertainment services and applications, like video streaming, social networking and multi-player gaming. The study looks at peak period mobile bandwidth requirements (bits per second), rather than total data usage (bytes per month), in order to provide the bandwidth projections that are needed to help service providers plan network capacity. By forecasting users' expected bandwidth demand in comparison to service providers' current backhaul capacity, the study predicts that the typical macro cell capacity requirements will rise from 260 Mbps today to 1.5 Gbps within five years. This equates to 1,000 users streaming a movie or live sport event at 1.5 Mbps on their smartphones simultaneously. To handle this level of growth, networks need to have sufficient backhaul capacity, such as what is possible with Ciena's purpose-built platforms, to accommodate the plethora of new devices, data and applications, as well as varying - and often unpredictable - traffic patterns. An optimized, agile mobile backhaul solution supporting 10 Gbps to the macro cell tower will be essential to alleviate this projected bandwidth and ensure the expected quality of experience. Key findings:
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