As we predicted on this blog in April, the major carriers are moving to metered plans:
http://gigaom.com/2010/06/02/att-shuts-down-the-mobile-broadband-buffet/
Accelerating demand for wireless broadband service will drive more providers towards some form of metering or congestion-based pricing. Network Aggregation is the ideal technology to exploit these market conditions. Aggregation enables end-users to optimize their carrier mix in real time based on their reliability and cost preferences, for example, or capitalize on carrier competition. What’s coming after metered plans? A spot market of course!
