Biz-lib: New report: SMS to hit 1,000 Billion Messages in 2005.LONDON -- New research from www.biz-lib.com (http://www.biz-lib.com/ZPO80343.html) predicts that global mobile subscribers will grow from 1.5 billion in 2004 to cross the 2 billion mark by the end of 2005, achieving 3.5 billion plus by 2010. On a regional level, the new biz-lib report shows that the high-growth Asian markets will account for half of the total subscriber base, with China and India leading the way. In 2005 the texting phenomenon looks certain to achieve global SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. volumes exceeding 1,000 billion messages. In the space of just a few years, mobile messaging has become an immense global industry generating over USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. $55 billion in 2005, the largest portion of this revenue comes from simple SMS, worth an estimated USD $35 billion in 2005. "Mobile Texting Futures 2005-2010" notes that the growth of MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) An enhanced transmission service that enables graphics, video clips and sound files to be transmitted via cellphones. Developed as part of the 3GPP project, MMS phones are generally backward compatible with SMS and EMS. messaging has been sluggish since its launch in 2002. Network interoperability, format standardisation, steep handset prices and inefficiencies in handset technology have plagued growth in MMS usage volumes. The uptake of MMS has been higher in advanced markets, such as Western Europe Western Europe The countries of western Europe, especially those that are allied with the United States and Canada in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (established 1949 and usually known as NATO). and Korea, but has continued to disappoint dis·ap·point v. dis·ap·point·ed, dis·ap·point·ing, dis·ap·points v.tr. 1. To fail to satisfy the hope, desire, or expectation of. 2. mobile operators, and now mobile IM and mobile e-mail are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. their place in global messaging markets too. "Mobile Texting Futures 2005-2010" takes an in-depth look at global mobile messaging markets and provides a thorough understanding of why SMS has been such a global success, why MMS has failed to deliver on its promises and where newer messaging technologies fit into the bigger picture. For more information visit http://www.biz-lib.com/ZPO80343.html For more information visit http://www.businessinfo.ws/archive/BIAABNRA.htm |
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