Network Neutrality Survey Finds Fast Lane Support

An annual LTE survey conducted by Israeli mobile Internet optimization and monetization company Flash Networks at the most recent LTE World Summit found that 69 percent of operators and 74 percent of subscriber respondents believe that “mobile operators should be allowed to offer a fast lane connection to premium content providers.”

Flash Networks found that although only 63 percent of mobile operators hold themselves responsible for an unsatisfactory quality of experience, 84 percent of subscribers believe that operators are responsible for network stalls and buffers. On the other hand, 80 percent of operators optimize or plan to optimize video and data to adapt to network conditions. “These responses,” according to Flash Networks, “suggest that while operators are reluctant to admit responsibility, they recognize that video quality is vital to customer satisfaction.”