Study: US Mobile Carriers To Be Unprofitable By 2013, Thanks to iPhone and Android

US mobile operators like Verizon and AT&T are not capable of surviving the iPhone age and unless they transform their networks and business models, they would become an endangered race within the next three years, according to a new study conducted by Tellabs.

US mobile operators like Verizon and AT&T are not capable of surviving the iPhone age and unless they transform their networks and business models, they would become an endangered race within the next three years, according to a new study conducted by Tellabs.

The explosion of mobile internet usage, thanks to astounding success of iPhone and Android devices, has put increased pressure on mobile networks. Operators are currently coping with this increased data usage by adding additional capacity or by throttling data hogs.

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