Wireless Networks Adjusted Quickly to Handle Pandemic 'Stress Test,' Says CTIA

Wireless networks held up well during the pandemic, CTIA reported Tuesday. It's “the ultimate stress test for wireless networks,” CTIA said. Voice traffic increased 20-40% on wireless networks and data nearly 20% after the pandemic started, the group said. Traffic patterns changed "overnight" and hot spot use surged, CTIA said. “U.S. wireless networks did what they were designed to do: handle these dramatic shifts and increases in use with relative ease.”