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AT&T Had Apple Tweak iPhone to Reduce Network Strain

Mar 31, 2010, 7:50 AM by Eric M. Zeman

The Wall Street Journal reports that AT&T sent two of its wireless networking experts to Apple during 2009 to find a way to reduce the iPhone's strain on AT&T's network. The two companies worked together and Apple invented new technologies that changed the way the iPhone connects with AT&T's cell towers. Based on continued meetings between the two companies, the iPhone now puts less stress on the network when seeking cell towers and checking for text messages. In addition to these changes within the iPhone itself, AT&T has taken measures to improve the network itself. It is still tweaking cell tower configurations, adding cell tower backhaul capacity, and adding cell sites as part of a 100-day improvement plan.

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It's not the phone	scorpio	Mar 31, 2010, 4:31 PM
Re: It's not the phone by SPCSVZWJeff Mar 31, 2010, 9:21 PM Re: It's not the phone by Jayshmay Mar 31, 2010, 10:39 PM Re: It's not the phone by muchdrama Apr 1, 2010, 12:24 AM Re: It's not the phone by scorpio Apr 1, 2010, 9:30 AM Re: It's not the phone by Desolationblade Apr 2, 2010, 12:21 AM Re: It's not the phone by scorpio Apr 2, 2010, 1:47 AM (more replies...) Re: It's not the phone by TechWorld Observer Apr 5, 2010, 2:36 PM
I'd like to see how Verizon handles the iPhone	justfinethanku	Mar 31, 2010, 9:07 AM
Re: I'd like to see how Verizon handles the iPhone by JeffdaBeat Mar 31, 2010, 9:15 AM Re: I'd like to see how Verizon handles the iPhone by justfinethanku Mar 31, 2010, 9:22 AM Re: I'd like to see how Verizon handles the iPhone by raulr Mar 31, 2010, 9:45 AM Re: I'd like to see how Verizon handles the iPhone by terryjohnson16 Mar 31, 2010, 10:04 AM Re: I'd like to see how Verizon handles the iPhone by JeffdaBeat Mar 31, 2010, 10:11 AM Re: I'd like to see how Verizon handles the iPhone by jhr2112 Mar 31, 2010, 9:57 AM Re: I'd like to see how Verizon handles the iPhone by JeffdaBeat Mar 31, 2010, 10:17 AM (more replies...) Re: I'd like to see how Verizon handles the iPhone by Calamity D Mar 31, 2010, 10:27 AM (more replies...) Re: So would I by CellStudent Mar 31, 2010, 10:53 AM Re: Backhaul will not be an issue by CellStudent Mar 31, 2010, 11:10 AM Re: I'd like to see how Verizon handles the iPhone by fahrende Mar 31, 2010, 11:18 AM Re: I'd like to see how Verizon handles the iPhone by Menno Mar 31, 2010, 1:25 PM Re: I'd like to see how Verizon handles the iPhone by fahrende Mar 31, 2010, 2:55 PM Re: I'd like to see how Verizon handles the iPhone by Menno Mar 31, 2010, 3:02 PM (more replies...) Re: I'd like to see how Verizon handles the iPhone by Jayshmay Mar 31, 2010, 9:05 PM Re: I'd like to see how Verizon handles the iPhone by Menno Mar 31, 2010, 9:17 PM Re: I'd like to see how Verizon handles the iPhone by Jayshmay Apr 1, 2010, 2:12 AM Re: I'd like to see how Verizon handles the iPhone by Jayshmay Apr 2, 2010, 9:59 AM Re: I'd like to see how Verizon handles the iPhone by scorpio Mar 31, 2010, 4:27 PM Mobile Network Traffic by bluecoyote Mar 31, 2010, 5:28 PM Re: Mobile Network Traffic by scorpio Mar 31, 2010, 5:55 PM Re: Mobile Network Traffic by justfinethanku Mar 31, 2010, 6:55 PM (more replies...) Me too! by muchdrama Apr 1, 2010, 12:22 AM
That's funny...	CellStudent	Mar 31, 2010, 10:52 AM
LMAO by bluecoyote Mar 31, 2010, 3:20 PM Re: LMAO by CellStudent Mar 31, 2010, 9:42 PM Re: LMAO by Jayshmay Mar 31, 2010, 10:28 PM
gasp Apple INVENTED new technologies?!?!?!?	retrocool	Mar 31, 2010, 11:53 AM
Re: gasp Apple INVENTED new technologies?!?!?!? by Menno Mar 31, 2010, 1:22 PM Re: gasp Apple INVENTED new technologies?!?!?!? by Slammer Mar 31, 2010, 2:36 PM Re: gasp Apple INVENTED new technologies?!?!?!? by Jayshmay Mar 31, 2010, 4:59 PM Re: gasp Apple INVENTED new technologies?!?!?!? by Jayshmay Mar 31, 2010, 2:50 PM Re: gasp Apple INVENTED new technologies?!?!?!? by Menno Mar 31, 2010, 3:01 PM Re: gasp Apple INVENTED new technologies?!?!?!? by flagrantmisuse Mar 31, 2010, 4:05 PM (more replies...) Re: gasp Apple INVENTED new technologies?!?!?!? by bluecoyote Mar 31, 2010, 3:13 PM Re: gasp Apple INVENTED new technologies?!?!?!? by Menno Mar 31, 2010, 4:15 PM Re: gasp Apple INVENTED new technologies?!?!?!? by Jayshmay Mar 31, 2010, 5:05 PM (more replies...)
100 day improvement plan...	waldorfsalad	Mar 31, 2010, 5:21 PM

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