Scaling Storage Capability for Subscriber Data Across Multiple Devices and Device Types in a Mobile Data Network

1. A method executed by at least one processor for managing subscriber data in a mobile data network, the method comprising: identifying a plurality of data chunks that comprise subscriber data for a subscriber of the mobile data network; identifying a plurality of devices in the mobile data network that each can receive at least one of the data chunks; distributing the plurality of data chunks to the identified plurality of devices; monitoring data chunks used by the subscriber; writing the data chunks used by the subscriber to a historical log; analyzing the historical log to determine trends in the usage of the data chunks by the subscriber to determine predicted data, a predicted location, and a predicted time; and moving the predicted data to the predicted location to be available at the predicted time, wherein the predicted data comprises at least one of the data chunks.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the identified plurality of devices comprises a plurality of mobile devices used by different subscribers of the mobile data network.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the identified plurality of devices comprises network storage in the mobile data network.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the identified plurality of devices comprises storage coupled to the mobile data network, wherein the storage can be made available to store at least a portion of the subscriber data for a fee.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein each of the plurality of data chunks comprises a sub-portion of a larger file that comprises the subscriber data.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein each of the plurality of data chunks comprises: a device address that makes the data chunk addressable as a physical device in the mobile data network; and a data portion corresponding to at least a portion of the subscriber data for the subscriber.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein each data chunk further comprises a status that comprises a key and a description of the data chunk.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the status further comprises owner of the data chunk.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the status further comprises users who requested the data chunk.

10. A method executed by at least one processor for accessing subscriber data in a mobile data network, the method comprising: providing a plurality of data chunks corresponding to a subscriber of the mobile data network, wherein each of the plurality of data chunks comprises a sub-portion of a larger file that comprises the subscriber data, each data chunk comprising: a device address that makes the data chunk addressable as a physical device in the mobile data network; a data portion corresponding to the subscriber data for the subscriber; a communication mechanism that includes a communication interface for receiving requests for the data portion using the device address and for delivering the data portion of the data chunk; and a status that comprises: a key; a description of the data chunk; owner of the data chunk; at least one requester of the data chunk; and a time to live for the data chunk; providing a subscriber database that includes an entry for the subscriber that includes information relating to physical devices used by the subscriber to access the mobile data network; determining an unused device address for the subscriber from the subscriber database; writing the unused device address to the device address of the data chunk; writing to an entry in the subscriber database corresponding to the subscriber the device address of the data chunk as one of the physical devices used by the subscriber; identifying a first plurality of physical devices in the mobile data network that each can receive at least one of the data chunks, wherein the first plurality of physical devices comprises: a plurality of mobile devices used by different subscribers of the mobile data network; network storage in the mobile data network; and storage coupled to the mobile data network, wherein the storage can be made available to store at least a portion of the subscriber data for a fee; determining the subscriber is willing to pay the fee; distributing the plurality of data chunks to the first plurality of physical devices; monitoring data chunks used by the subscriber; writing the data chunks used by the subscriber to a historical log; analyzing the historical log to determine trends in the usage of the data chunks by the subscriber to determine predicted data, a predicted location, and a predicted time; and moving the predicted data to the predicted location to be available at the predicted time, wherein the predicted data comprises at least one of the data chunks.