Across the pond, Telefonica O2′s Chief Operating Officer Vivek Dev has stated that the iPhone is presently generating “unheard-of levels of mobile Internet usage.” The traffic is reportedly high enough to strain O2′s network, something that may become worse as the company switches to flat data fees (voice and SMS plans went under recent revisions).
As a partial means of aiding the situation, O2 has announced a partnership with NEC and Ubiquisys that should allow for the release of femtocell devices by early 2009. Femtocells extend and improve the coverage of 3G broadband signals within indoor areas. Such a release might help to redirect some data traffic onto DSL lines, where O2 has excess capacity.
Though not currently a 3G device, a 3G version of the iPhone is expected by the end of 2008.
[Via MacNN]
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