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Articles tagged with: Mms
Global Consumer Expenditure On Operator Messaging To Peak In 2012
Global consumer expenditure on operator messaging services, which includes SMS and mms, has peaked in 2012 and will begin to decline. According to Strategy Analytics, consumers will increase their spending on SMS and mms by just 2.5% this year. more
Mobile Messaging Traffic to Nearly Double over Next Five Years, Driven by IM
A new report from analyst firm Juniper Research forecasts that global mobile messaging traffic will reach 28.2 trillion annually by 2017, nearly double the 14.7 trillion messages which will be sent this year, 2012. more
Newspaper Leads Fight Against SMS Patent Troll
A patent troll in the USA is facing the first serious challenge to his patent portfolio after the New York Times newspaper decided to fight a license fee demand instead of just paying up as many other companies had done. more
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Mobile operators should co-operate on messaging, says Ovum
Mobile carriers in many markets around the world are struggling to combat the negative impact mobile instant messaging services (MIMS) are having on SMS revenues, says Ovum. more
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iPhone and Samsung Users View MMS More Than Other U.S. Mobile Consumers
The Apple iPhone continues to lead mobile video messaging usage, increasing from 7.4 percent to 23.6 percent since August 2011, however the use of Samsung devices is quickly gaining ground, increasing from 2.9 percent to 21.9 percent over the same period. more
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Sudan offers the lowest national SMS rates in the Arab World
New research from the Arab Advisors Group reveals that 50 out of the 52 Arab cellular operators provide mms service. The SMS service, which is provided by all mobile operators in the region, is priced quite differently across the region. more
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Mexico has the largest SMS market in Latin America and the Caribbean
Mexico has the largest SMS market in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to a study by Acision. With 57% of value added services (VAS) sales in Mexico generated from SMS and mms alone, this totals US$601 million in sales over the third quarter of 2011, and year on year growth of 32%. more
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SMS is still the king of messaging with speed, reach and reliability cited as reasons
New research launched by Acision, has revealed that SMS is still the most prevalent messaging service in the US today when compared to other messaging services such as 'Over the Top' (OTT) Instant Messaging (IM) (OTT/IM) services. more
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MMS Will Still Generate over $180 Billion During 2012-2016
mms, launched after the initial success of SMS to deliver multimedia content, has until recently been the second greatest revenue generating non-voice service, after SMS. According to Portio Research, in 2011, nearly US$31 billion of the worldwide mobile messaging market's US$202 billion came from mms. more
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Forecasting the Growth of OTT Messaging Apps - OTT vs. SMS
Within the last year, there has been a huge shift in mobile messaging markets. One of the biggest themes being discussed in the US$202 billion mobile messaging industry is this issue of 'the end of SMS' and the booming rise of Over-the-Top (OTT) messaging services (or 'next generation' messaging services). But is the 'SMS doom' scenario accurate, and -- in reality -- is the feared cannibalisation actually happening? more
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