BEIJING, Jan. 4 (Xinhuanet) -- UK mobile operator O2 has been having problems with the huge amount of data being schlepped around the network by iPhones, according to media reports Monday.
According to O2 CEO Ronan Dunne, the performance of the O2 network had been disappointing since this summer and that the company was trying to cope with the increasing number of mobile apps running on devices such as the iPhone.
He also noted that the company is working with Apple, RIM, and other handset manufacturers to learn more about which applications are causing the heavy demands on O2 network.
Meanwhile, O2's parent company, Telefonica, is making moves that could place further demands on the network. Telefonica purchased mobile VoIP company Jajah to add to O2's portfolio of services, and VoIP services are notorious devourers of bandwidth.
In U.S., Verizon can smirk about AT&T's network issues, but O2's problems point out that no mobile operator is immune from the bandwidth-eating apps that are popular on the iPhone platform.
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