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UK Monthly SMS Usage Nearing 2 Billion
The UK's Mobile Data Association (MDA) has announced that the total number of chargeable person-to-person SMS's sent across the four UK GSM networks reached 1.8 billion during October 2003. October's figure is the highest monthly total reported since the MDA began collating data on behalf of the UK network operators in 1998.
The UK daily average figure for October stands at 58.5 million, compared to 50 million in October 2002 and 38 million in October 2001. The cumulative figure for 2003 has already overtaken the 2002 total, which was 16 billion. October's figures takes the cumulative total for 2003 to 16.8 billion, against a 12 month MDA forecast for the year of 20 billion, allowing for seasonal trends.
Below are the top texting days for 2002/3
1. 7th June 2002 - England v Argentina, World Cup group match - 58 million messages sent
2. 15th June 2002 - In the second round of the World Cup, 49 million messages were sent in the UK on the day that England played Denmark
3. 21st June 2002 - During the England v Brazil World Cup Quarter final, 50 million text messages were sent throughout the UK
4. August 2002 - A-Level results - 53 million text messages were sent throughout the UK on 15th August 2002.
5. August 2002 - GCSE results - 52 million text messages were sent throughout the UK on 22nd August 2002
6. New Year's Eve 2003- On New Year's Eve 2003, the number of text messages sent in one day topped one hundred million for the first time
7. 14th February 2003- 78 million text messages were sent by Britons on Valentine's Day 2003, 6 times more than traditional cards and a 37% increase on text figures for 2002
8. 17th March 2003 - 65.7 million messages were sent exchanging St Patrick's Day greetings
9. May 2003 - 65 million text messages were sent on the last day of this season's Premiership.
10. August 14th 2003 - 67 million text messages were sent on the day that A-level results were announced"
Posted to the site on 26th November 2003