Ericsson, along with China Mobile and Hong Kong's SmarTone have demonstrated carrier interoperability of Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS), using an Ericsson T68i handset. The inter-operator demonstration was presented in Guangzhou, China. The demonstration fully displayed the capabilities of various MMS applications including Inter-operator MMS functionality.
"MMS presages a revolution in mobile communications. While data services are seen as an important growth factor in the global mobile industry, there have been no real compelling consumer applications until now. MMS technology and applications represent a vital first step on the road to realising the full potential of data centric services. SmarTone's first MMS application will be our PictureMail service, allowing customers to capture important moments and to share them instantly with whomever they choose," says Mr Douglas Li, Chief Executive Officer of SmarTone.
Interesting that China Mobile conducted the tests with Hong Kong's SmarTone, when you consider that it is running an MVNO in Hong Kong over the competitor CSL network.'"
Posted to the site on 15th May 2002
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