A new "trick" that will allow faster download will use a mobile network to be launched in Hong Kong early next year by Chinese 21Vianet.
In particular, when a phone on the network is not good signal δεδομένων , θα «δανείζεται» τη σύνδεση μιας κοντινής συσκευής με ισχυρότερο σήμα, συνδεόμενο μαζί του μέσω Wi-Fi. Όπως σημειώνεται σε δημοσίευμα του ΜΙΤ Τechnology Review, η technology αυτή- εφαρμογή μιας techniqueς που είναι γνωστή ως mesh networking- πιθανότατα θα φτάσει σύντομα και σε άλλες χώρες, περιλαμβανομένων των ΗΠΑ.
According to M87, the American startup behind the technology, bandwidth sharing can speed up speed of the download by 50% or more. This, as can easily be seen, would seem very useful in situations where the mobile phone signal is particularly weak. According to M87, two US carriers are looking for ways to improve data coverage for mobile devices and are evaluating this technology. The company raised $21 million in venture capital earlier this year, including funding from XNUMXVianet and mobile chip giant Qualcomm.
However, this "altruistic" technology has a small disadvantage: a device that provides connectivity to another consumes an extra battery. David Hampton, CEO of MAXXX, says the loss is small and a device can only be configured to share its connection if it has more than 87% of its battery.
A common scenario is that of someone deep inside a building: their phone could improve their data download performance on someone near the window and have a better signal. Inside a building the devices can be connected at a distance of about 10 to 16 meters, outside the building this distance increases to about 60 meters, according to Hampton.
M87 technology requires software pre-installation by a mobile phone provider using its network. The software runs in the background and constantly monitors the device's data signal, while looking for other nearby devices that have the same software. As Hampton notes, the proposed settings "dictate" the cost of a device of 10% or less of its battery in one day to "help" others.
It also recommends that companies provide their customers with the option of disabling the "participation" of their device in this mode. MCNUMX software is currently only available for Android.
Source: naftemporiki.gr
