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Everyone and their mama is using SMS these days thus we were not surprised to learn that ABI Research predicts more than 7 trillion SMS messages will be sent worldwide in 2011, from nearly 4.2 billion mobile subscriptions.
The research company distincts between four types of messaging: SMS, MMS, mobile email and Instant Messaging. While SMS is used by pretty much every mobile phone user out there, MMS by few (when compared to SMS) – email and instant messaging are increasingly getting traction among the mainstream consumers. As a matter of fact, some companies like Nokia are developing email software for folks in emerging markets who will most likely access their email primarily from a mobile phone rather than computer.
ABI Research goes further arguing that the future of mobile messaging will increasingly be in unified toolkits that mash up and converge text and multimedia messages, IM chats, emails and voicemails. Couldn’t agree more.
Additional information on ABI’s report titled “Mobile Messaging Services” is available from their website.
About The Author
Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
