Global SMS Traffic Hits 43 Billion During New Year
by Darla Mack
According to an article on vnunet, research revealed that during New Year’s Eve sms traffic increased by 30 percent as compared to last year.
It’s not surprising that the holidays are the time of the year that people get their fingers moving to the tune of sending their greetings to friends and loved ones. Whats surprising is that the increase mostly came from the emerging markets.
While the Philippines holds its title for text messaging capital of the world, other areas such as India increased their traffic level.
Steven van Zanen, head of messaging futures at Acision, said: “SMS represents a significant slice of mobile operator revenues, and events like New Year’s Eve demonstrate how critical it is to ensure a reliable and speedy service.
“One operator’s infrastructure operated under peaks of 19,000 messages per second without congestion or delay.
“The New Year figures are eagerly anticipated each year and this year’s record traffic levels again do not disappoint.”
