Mobile network Evolution to Multimedia Messaging

Abstract

With Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) it will be possible to combine the conventional short messages with richer content types: photograph, images, voice clips and eventually also video clips. MMS is a key application within the wireless messaging business, and one of the enablers of the Mobile Information Society in which an increasing part of all personal information transmission will take place wirelessly. MMS builds on the user experience of using SMS (Short Message Service). The popularity of SMS and the emergence of an instant culture suggest there is already significant demand for personal communication enchanced by visual content. Success is dependant on investing in the right technology, creating the right applications, and starting with a Multimedia Messaging strategy now.