Cell Phone Congestion

Very interesting and telling - crisis preparation, what a concept!

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/12/16/inauguration.phones/index.html

Apparently a capacity crisis has been predicted for the Presidential inauguration.

The cellular phone systems around the National Mall will be overloaded if the expected record crowds show up, according to a spokesman for CTIA -- The Wireless Association, a nonprofit organization that represents wireless carriers.

It is easy to see when the growth in traffic is expected. I suppose the same crisis would arise if normal traffic loads in heavy traffic areas were to have the present capacity reduced dramatically. The plan for the temporary cell sites proposed to alleviate the congestion would probably serve well as the basis for a wireless disaster recovery plan.