Jammed mobile networks leave people in chaos

NEW DELHI: Mobile networks in the national capital on Saturday failed to handle the traffic when people caught up in the serial blasts tried to reach out to family and friends.
    
Though network operators Reliance Communications and Vodafone said they had capacity to handle the surge in calls, almost all - both cellular as well as WLL lines - were jammed in the immediate aftermath of the bomb explosions.
    
Hundreds of mobile users found themselves in complete mess as they were unable to make calls and their SMSes getting delayed.
    
A spokesperson from a leading telecom firm when contacted said, "In this kind of situations when everyone tries to contact others frantically, the congestion in the network is likely to go up."
    
To limit congestion, network operators urged those using their mobiles to keep calls as short as possible or use SMS to communicate.
    
Six explosions rocked Delhi today that claimed at least 18 lives and left 70 injured.