Scaling Mobile Network Capacity Aggressively with QuickC.

The global demand for mobile data is proliferating. In the last five years, the volume of data carried by mobile networks around the world has increased eighteen-fold, from 0.4 exabytes/month in 2011 to 7.2 exabytes/month in 2016 [1]. With mobile video and apps increasing in popularity, richer forms of content like augmented and virtual reality taking the world by storm, and mobile Internet of Things devices like smart wearables and connected cars set to pervade our daily lives, this proliferation in demand is projected to continue at least through the next decade if not beyond. How will mobile access networks scale their capacity to meet this proliferating demand.