However, Le Moigne is sceptical of many of the revenue generation solutions being touted at 3GSM in Cannes by rivals, such as the enhanced versions of SMS like Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS). I see the handset makers and the carriers pushing...
Like short messaging service (SMS), MMS messages are composed on the phone and sent directly to the receiving phone. MMS usage will take considerable time to build up, and simple SMS will account for the bulk of mobile-to-mobile messages for...
Speaking at the SMS 02 show at Olympia, Mike Grenville, CEO and founder of SMS and mobile messaging association 160 Characters, told silicon.com: "With MMS and 3G the operators are spending too much money and the technology and services aren't...
Inter-carrier operability is seen as vital to the success of multimedia messaging (MMS), which carriers hope will become as popular as SMS. Consumers are confused by the branding of MMS, as mobiles are advertised as being able to send pictures via...
The operators will counter the above with figures showing MMS messaging through Christmas and the New Year exceeding expectations and, if it continues in said vein, there will be more MMS messages sent by Easter than all the SMS messages since...
With more and more people sending MMS messages, often with sound and picture files, these crunch periods on networks are likely to be far more severe on future New Years Eves as the level of data being transferred skyrockets.