It's no secret that mobile operators has little idea what apps their mobile data networks are actually carrying. Alcatel-Lucent, however, claims its 9900 Wireless Network Guardian (WNG) device discover this in real time. It's the myths that this black box has exploded that are the most interesting. When a mobile data network slows down or falls over, there's always a great deal of finger pointing. Contrary to popular belief, according to A-L's Mike Schabel, peer-to-peer networks are actually quite efficient in their consumption of network resources.