reporting that based on Gartner Dataquest research, SMS message traffic will peak at around 168 million messages in 2003 with mobile messaging revenue moving to $22.3 billion USD in 2006 from $13.4 billion USD last year. The high growth comes mainly from the current expectations that MMS will be larger than SMS as mentioned by Per Lindblad, head of Ericsson's MMS unit, to Reuters. Lindblad added that MMS stood a much better chance of emulating the runaway success of SMS than WAP. Industry analysts only expect a significant impact from MMS around 2003, when MMS-capable handsets appear in the mid- to-lower price range.">

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Home / Cell phones SMS, MMS are moneymakers By Oliver Thylmann, Tuesday 4 June 2002 Reuters is reporting that based on Gartner Dataquest research, SMS message traffic will peak at around 168 million messages in 2003 with mobile messaging revenue moving to $22.3 billion USD in 2006 from $13.4 billion USD last year. The high growth comes mainly from the current expectations that MMS will be larger than SMS as mentioned by Per Lindblad, head of Ericsson's MMS unit, to Reuters. Lindblad added that MMS stood a much better chance of emulating the runaway success of SMS than WAP. Industry analysts only expect a significant impact from MMS around 2003, when MMS-capable handsets appear in the mid- to-lower price range.     SUBSCRIBE RSS   |   YouTube   |   Facebook   |   Twitter SMARTPHONES HOTTEST   TOP-RATED   COMING SOON TOP STORIES Droid 3 by Motorola Review   Top 5 Big Screen Phones   Top 5 4G Phones - Summer 2011 Hottest Upcoming Phones   Top 10 T-Mobile Phones   Top 10 Verizon Wireless Phones NEW REVIEWS Motorola Droid 3 T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide Samsung Gravity Smart Motorola Xprt HTC HD7S Samsung Exhibit 4G HTC EVO 3D Pantech Crossover HTC Sensation 4G RESOURCES EXPERT GUIDES   PRODUCT GUIDE   SIDE-BY-SIDE MOBILITY HEADLINES Android 4 Breaks New Ground (Part 6)   Android 4 Breaks New Ground (Part 5)   Android 4 Breaks New Ground (Part 4)   Android 4 Breaks New Ground (Part 3)   Android 4 Breaks New Ground (Part 2) Android 4 Breaks New Ground (Part 1) iPhone 4S Gets Official Release Date iPhone 5 Predicted As Sprint Exclusive Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 Offers Super AMOLED Plus Magic MOBILITY EDITION Check out infoSync Mobility, where you'll find in-depth coverage from the mobile world.   PHOTOGRAPHY EDITION Check out infoSync Photography, where you'll find in-depth coverage from the photo world.   GADGETS EDITION Check out infoSync Gadgets, where you'll find in-depth coverage from the world of gadgets.   DIGITAL HOME EDITION Check out infoSync Digital Home, where you'll find in-depth coverage from the CE world.

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