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Wireless data roaming scores big at World Cup

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CIOL Bureau
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NEW DELHI, INDIA: FIFA World Cup 2010 saw not only vuvuzelas all around creating sound traffic and excitement but also huge wireless data roaming traffic during the games as well.

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Aicent recorded massive network data roaming surges as visiting soccer fans at the World Cup shared pictures, videos and messages with friends back home. As one of the largest exchange service providers to enable inter-network roaming, Aicent Inc. recorded huge surges in network traffic during the competition, as much as 300 percent over the weeks just prior.

According to figures released by the South African Department of Home Affairs, 682,317 foreigners entered into the country during FIFA World Cup 2010 to watch 32 countries compete in the 19th FIFA World Cup tournament.

As they attended games and enjoyed the festivities they sent home pictures, videos and messages using email and messaging services, all over wireless data networks.

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Aicent observed that traffic correlated directly with the number of matches taking place on a specific day; the more matches in a day, the higher traffic would spike.

The day with the highest volume of data traffic was Wednesday, June 23, the day that Nigeria and South Korea played to a tie, Argentina defeated Greece, England defeated Slovenia, and the United States defeated Algeria.

The day with the next highest volume was Tuesday, June 15, when three matches between Italy and Paraguay, New Zealand and Slovakia, and Cote d'Ivoire and Portugal all ended in ties.

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