Comments on: E-mail traffic doubles after London bomb blasts

Traffic skyrockets as concerned e-mailers send messages to friends and colleagues asking "Are you OK?"

A way to handle sudden rises...

I think the mobile phone companies need to find a way to handle the rise in usage when emergency situations happen. Asking people to not use a phone is not the answer. These people NEED to call their family and friends during such incidents.

[Andrew J Glina]

How?

It is a nice thought, but it just isn't possible. Even ignoring the fact that it is not profitable to be ready at all times for a once every five years surge, it simply isn't possible with the avaliable technology. There is not enough bandwidth to handle millions deciding to call at once within a single cell.

A way to handle sudden rises...

I think the mobile phone companies need to find a way to handle the rise in usage when emergency situations happen. Asking people to not use a phone is not the answer. These people NEED to call their family and friends during such incidents.

[Andrew J Glina]

How?

It is a nice thought, but it just isn't possible. Even ignoring the fact that it is not profitable to be ready at all times for a once every five years surge, it simply isn't possible with the avaliable technology. There is not enough bandwidth to handle millions deciding to call at once within a single cell.