Every wondered why most of the time you get call drops, connection error while calling someone? It is due to all the Smartphone in location where you are polling for data though the apps installed on them.
Fact: In 24 hours an App set to Poll for Updates will generate 298 connection.
Apps like WhatsApp, BBM, Twitter etc, poll their server for updates very frequently, they’re called Chatty Mobile Apps, which saturate the bandwidth allocated to the location which causes other users not access the network, make calls, send SMSes etc.
The Chattiest App generates upwards 2400 Network Signaling events per hours, which is, most of the times without the users knowledge.
Learn more about the Smartphone Signaling Storm below
