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MMS - Multimedia Messaging Service

MMS
What is MMS?

Mobile Messaging is evolving beyond SMS text messaging with the introduction of MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service)

MMS delivers a total communication experience, allowing personalised multimedia content such as images, audio, text, video and combinations of these.

Capture and share your experiences when and wherever they happen.......

Imagine relaxing on a sun drenched beach and being able to send a picture to your work colleagues.

Not sure about that dress? Get a second opinion by sending a picture of it to a friend.

The opportunities are endless!

So what exactly is MMS and how does it work? What benefits will it have for the user?

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3G Terminals MMS Terminals

We asked a number of leading wireless manufacturers to showcase their images of how the third Generation phone, handset, terminals or device of the near future might look.

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MMS FAQMMS Frequently Asked Questions

GSM Technology is continually evolving. Having made great leaps forward in the past 10 years, it is facing an even greater evolution in the years ahead. Here are just a few questions raised on MMS.
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Media ArticleArticle: MMS poised for lift-off
[May.04]


Today, the number of text messages sent worldwide is incalculable but is certainly in the tens of billions. More significantly for operators, SMS traffic now provides.....

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Netsize Guide 2005 Netsize Guide 2005 now available!
[Feb 05]

"The GSMA is pleased to announce the launch of the Netsize Guide 2005 giving detailed market reports covering 29 countries and 103 mobile operators with the latest mobile penetration rates, Operator ARPU comparisons, Messaging statistics, consumer content purchase trends, handset market reviews, average pricing trends and much more."....

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What is 3GSM?Article: Setting the Record Straight! [May.04]

Is W-CDMA the same as UMTS? Or is UMTS part of GSM? Presumably W-CDMA is a member of the CDMA family? No? Well, which one means the same as 3G?

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The 2004 Olympic Games - The 'WOW' FactorArticle: Olympic Game Plan
[May.04]


In addition to its normal annual intake of around 12.5 million tourists, Greece is anticipating that some 2 million people will visit the country in 2004 to attend the 2004 Olympic Games – the 28th Olympiad held since the modern Games were revived in 1896....

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SMS is the mobile success story of the last decade. Today, the number of text messages sent worldwide is incalculable but is certainly in the tens of billions. More significantly for operators, SMS traffic now provides anything from 15 to 25 per cent of their revenues.

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MMS Inter-working Guidelines
(688kb PDF)

MMS Inter-working Tests (450kb PDF)



Actual & planned launches by the end of 2004. Click the image to enlarge.



The GSM Association (GSMA) is a global trade association that represents the interests of more than 620 GSM mobile operators.
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*3GSM represents third generation services delivered on an evolved core GSM network. 3GSM services are delivered at a technical level on third generation standards developed by 3GPP, which utilise air interfaces for W-CDMA and, in some specified markets, EDGE.

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