CPC H04W 4/08 (2013.01) [H04W 4/029 (2018.02); H04W 24/08 (2013.01); H04W 40/18 (2013.01); H04W 40/20 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
1. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:
receive information relating to data consumption characteristics of a plurality of user devices, wherein the data consumption characteristics include user device location data, content type data, and content schedule data;
predict, based on the received information, at least one data consumption area at a first point in time of at least a subset of the plurality of user devices;
determine one of a plurality of data transmission modes based on the received information and the predicted at least one data consumption area, wherein the data transmission modes include multicast transmission, unicast transmission, anycast transmission, and broadcast transmission; and
instruct at least one communication network element to provide data transmission at the first point in time to the subset of user devices according to the determined data transmission mode.
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