About SMS

Short Message Service (SMS) is a communications protocol allowing the interchange of short text messages between mobile telephone devices. The SMS technology has facilitated the development and growth of text messaging. The connection between the phenomenon of text messaging and the underlying technology is so great that in parts of the world the term "SMS" is used colloquially as a synonym for a text message from another person or the act of sending a text message.

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SMS as used on modern handsets was originally defined as part of the GSM series of standards in 1985 as a means of sending messages of up to 160 characters, to and from GSM mobile handsets. Since then, support for the service has expanded to include alternative mobile standards such as ANSI CDMA networks and Digital AMPS, as well as satellite and landline networks. Most SMS messages are mobile-to-mobile text messages, though the standard supports other types of broadcast messaging as well.

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  1. SMS was one of the most popular mobile application with an overwhelming 92 percent respondents using it.
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  2. SMS Continues to Confound Expectations

    Explore Article SEO Press Release Distribution (Jul 12 2010)

    ...Recent study research has revealed that the vast mobile messaging industry worldwide represented by SMS, currently generating revenues in excess of USD 150 billion, and set to continue growing to more th... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   SMS   Multimedia Messaging Service

  3. SMS continues to confound expectations as worldwide messaging revenues set to exceed US$233 billion by 2014 - Business Intelligence Middle East - bi-me.com - News, analysis, reports

    Explore Article Business Intelligence Middle East (Jul 12 2010)

    ...Recent study research has revealed that the vast mobile messaging industry worldwide represented by SMS, currently generating revenues in excess of US$150 billion, and set to continue growing to more tha... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   SMS   Multimedia Messaging Service

  4. SMS Continues to Confound Expectations as Worldwide Messaging Revenues set to exceed USD 233 billion

    Explore Article Free Press Release Distribution (Jul 9 2010)

    SMS Continues to Confound Expectations as Worldwide Messaging Revenues set to exceed USD 233 billion. M... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   SMS   Multimedia Messaging Service

  5. SMS case study – Ford Canada

    Explore Article Mobile Marketer (Jul 8 2010)

    SMS case study – Ford Canada See how Ford Canada used SMS to build a mobile and email opt-in database for future marketing campaigns. Name and city and state... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   SMS   Mobile Marketer

  6. Messaging or tennis? | Wireless Week

    Explore Article Wireless Week (Jun 30 2010)

    ... coverage and quality are patchy or non-existent, and where most consumers have very basic devices, SMS takes centre-stage. The technology is being used as a platform to deliver a wide range of applicati... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   iPhone   T-Mobile   Facebook

  7. Younger Germans prefer mobile purchasing via Sms, Im, Mms

    Explore Article 160Characters Association (Jun 24 2010)

    ...earch into the use of mobile phones to make purchases suggests that while the mobile web dominates, SMS has its place too with 49 percent of Germans preferring SMS, IM or MMS as their method of buying mobile content. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   SMS   Multimedia Messaging Service

  8. Reality Check: SMS is dead … long live SMS - RCR Wireless News

    Explore Article Mobile Technology (Jun 22 2010)

    Reality Check: SMS is dead … long live SMS - RCR Wireless News Only a few years ago SMS was considered by many as a declining technology that was destined to be replaced by more sophistic... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Technology   SMS   Apple

  9. Reality Check: Blazing the trail to long-term messaging success - RCR Wireless News

    Explore Article Mobile Technology (Jun 15 2010)

    Reality Check: Blazing the trail to long-term messaging success - RCR Wireless News ...same period with 119 billion photos and videos sent in 2009. Without question, the pervasiveness of SMS and MMS represents tremendous revenue opportunity for operators. But long-term success will only co... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Twitter   SMS   Multimedia Messaging Service

  10. What the iPhone OS4 Will Do for Mobile Messaging

    Explore Article Mobile Messaging 2.0 (Jun 11 2010)

    What the iPhone OS4 Will Do for Mobile Messaging ...r to benefit from revenue opportunity. This certainly proves that traditional mobile messaging like SMS is integral to the adoption of applications, which is a concept we’ve been talking about for a whil... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   iPhone   SMS

  11. SMS – Increasing Level of Customer Service in Bank & Financial Industry | Mobile Media Bits

    Explore Article Mobile Media Bits (Jun 1 2010)

    ...ng used in financial industries like banking and insurance. High convenience and right reach out of SMS gained the love and preference of financial industry. Other than to inform customer on latest arriv... (Read Full Article)

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  12. An Inconceivable Truth: MMS is a Global Success at 30B dollars

    Explore Article Communities Dominate Brands (Jun 1 2010)

    ... usage of MMS is trivially small, at the magnitude of one or two percent of the level of traffic on SMS text messaging. I hear you. These are all valid points of view. There is plenty of evidence to supp... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   iPhone   Twitter   ZTE

  13. Everything you ever wanted to know about mobile, but were afraid to ask

    Explore Article Communities Dominate Brands (May 28 2010)

    ...hone and apps, about the internet on phones, about media and advertising on mobile, about email and SMS text messaging, etc. I will address these issues from the basics, with the facts, and exposing som... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   iPhone   AT&T   T-Mobile

  14. Coca-Cola's vitaminwater turns to SMS for branding

    Explore Article Mobile Marketer (May 20 2010)

    Coca-Cola's vitaminwater turns to SMS for branding ...aign, which featured Kobe Bryant of the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers. The campaign ran through May 13. “SMS was the ideal way to let people quickly and easily participate in the sweepstakes,” said Scott Froh... (Read Full Article)

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  15. SMS: The gateway to mobile advertising - FierceWireless

    Explore Article FierceWireless (May 20 2010)

    SMS: The gateway to mobile advertising - FierceWireless The theory that SMS usage would decline with the advent of more sophisticated messaging technologies associated with sm... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Technology   Alcatel-Lucent   ABI Research

  16. MyScreen Mobile new mobile advertising service with mobile brand Claro in Brazil and 20% CTR

    Explore Article gomonews.com (May 18 2010)

    ...pecial offers and discounts. What is the launch offer? To get users motivated Claro will offer free SMS to anyone that registers. Claro users can earn points for participating in the launch and win point... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Technology   SMS   América Móvil

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