Traffic[edit]

Since the world is operating quickly to 3G and 4G networks, mobile traffic through video is heading high. It is expected that by the end of 2018, the
global traffic will reach an annual rate of 190 exabytes/year. This is the result of people shifting to smartphones. It is predicted by 2018, mobile traffic
will reach by 10 billion connections with 94% traffic comes from smartphones, laptops and tablets. Also 69% of mobile traffic will be from videos since
we have high definition screens available in smart phones and 176.9 wearable devices to be at use. Apparently, 4G will be dominating the traffic by
51% of total mobile data by 2018.[27]

By government agencies[edit]
Law enforcement[edit]
Main article: Lawful interception

Law enforcement have used mobile phone evidence in a number of different ways. Evidence about the physical location of an individual at a given time
can be obtained by triangulating the individual's cellphone between several cellphone towers. This triangulation technique can be used to show that an
individual's cellphone was at a certain location at a certain time. The concerns over terrorism and terrorist use of technology prompted an inquiry by
the British House of Commons Home Affairs Select Committee into the use of evidence from mobile phone devices, prompting leading mobile
telephone forensic specialists to identify forensic techniques available in this area.[28] NIST have published guidelines and procedures for the
preservation, acquisition, examination, analysis, and reporting of digital information present on mobile phones can be found under the NIST Publication
SP800-101.[29]

In the UK in 2000 it was claimed that recordings of mobile phone conversations made on the day of the Omagh bombing were crucial to the police
investigation. In particular, calls made on two mobile phones which were tracked from south of the Irish border to Omagh and back on the day of the
bombing, were considered of vital importance.[30]

Further example of criminal investigations using mobile phones is the initial location and ultimate identification of the terrorists of the 2004 Madrid train
bombings. In the attacks, mobile phones had been used to detonate the bombs. However, one of the bombs failed to detonate, and the SIM card in the
corresponding mobile phone gave the first serious lead about the terrorists to investigators. By tracking the whereabouts of the SIM card and
correlating other mobile phones that had been registered in those areas, police were able to locate the terrorists.[31]

Disaster response[edit]

The Finnish government decided in 2005 that the fastest way to warn citizens of disasters was the mobile phone network. In Japan, mobile phone
companies provide immediate notification of earthquakes and other natural disasters to their customers free of charge.[32] In the event of an
emergency, disaster response crews can locate trapped or injured people using the signals from their mobile phones. An interactive menu accessible
through the phone's Internet browser notifies the company if the user is safe or in distress.[citation needed] In Finland rescue services suggest hikers carry
mobile phones in case of emergency even when deep in the forests beyond cellular coverage, as the radio signal of a cellphone attempting to connect
to a base station can be detected by overflying rescue aircraft with special detection gear. Also, users in the United States can sign up through their
provider for free text messages when an AMBER Alert goes out for a missing person in their area.

However, most mobile phone networks operate close to capacity during normal times, and spikes in call volumes caused by widespread emergencies
often overload the system just when it is needed the most. Examples reported in the media where this has occurred include the September 11, 2001
attacks, the 2003 Northeast blackouts, the 2005 London Tube bombings, Hurricane Katrina, the 2006 Kiholo Bay earthquake, and the 2007 Minnesota
bridge collapse.

Under FCC regulations, all mobile telephones must be capable of dialing emergency telephone numbers, regardless of the presence of a SIM card or
the payment status of the account.

Impact on society[edit]
Human health[edit]
Main article: Mobile phone radiation and health

Since the introduction of mobile phones, concerns (both scientific and public) have been raised about the potential health impacts from regular use.
[33]
But by 2008, American mobile phones transmitted and received more text messages than phone calls.[34] Numerous studies have reported no
significant relationship between mobile phone use and health, but t