Why Taiwan Is Conducting Its First Ever Mobile Network Throttling Exercise Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) recently conducted a mobile network throttling exercise, simulating severe congestion by reducing 4G and 5G bandwidth for 30 minutes.
The test left millions without access to their smartphones. The affected areas were central and northern Taiwan, home to approximately 17 million people, or 73% of the island's population.
This significant portion of the population was expected to be impacted by the throttling exercise. Critics argue that the experiment was unnecessary, given the potential consequences for daily life.