New Messaging Standards

sUnShInE · 11-01-2004, 10:32 AM

According to the Associated Press, a new standard for multimedia messaging has been adopted by the wireless industry, allowing customers from different wireless companies to exchange photos, video, and audio just like e-mail.

While the standard has been adopted it will take some time for companies to change and integrate everything. Until then, multimedia services will remain more like the current status of instant messaging, where users of services from AOL, Yahoo! and MSN still cannot chat directly.

The lack of interoperability has been a huge stumbling block for wireless carriers and their capabilities. For example, most cell phones today have cameras, but users wouldn't or couldn't share their pictures because their friends and family do not use the same wireless service. At a base-level short messaging service, or SMS, enabled a common standard of interoperability.

The establishment of a new multimedia message standard will encourage the exchange of photos and other multimedia content no matter what wireless company or technology a customer may be using. This will drive wider use of the technology and could lead to expanded multimedia services from wireless providers.

Cingular will be using a company call Mobile 365. VeriSign also announced an inter-carrier multimedia messaging service that wireless companies can take advantage of.

TadW · 11-01-2004, 01:17 PM

Did you know that SMS was a by-product of GSM cell phone technology? The phone carriers had never thought of actually making money out of it. And nowadays they charge you horrendous amounts of money for using this service.

Now I am curious how their price model will look like for the new standardized messaging system.

Alexander Turcic · 11-01-2004, 06:01 PM

If you are using T-Mobile in the US, you can already exchange SMS messages with folks from Europe using European carriers.

sUnShInE · 11-01-2004, 07:48 PM

I use TMo and I think I pay 5 cents per, plus I have 300 free per month. (or is that txt? hmm)

But I have a smartphone, so I can email ppl from my phone so I rarely use it.

Alex: I'll SMS ya later.

11-01-2004, 10:32 AM	#1
sUnShInE Drama Queen Posts: 784 Karma: 11712 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: United States Device: Palm Tungsten T\|T3	New Messaging Standards According to the Associated Press, a new standard for multimedia messaging has been adopted by the wireless industry, allowing customers from different wireless companies to exchange photos, video, and audio just like e-mail. While the standard has been adopted it will take some time for companies to change and integrate everything. Until then, multimedia services will remain more like the current status of instant messaging, where users of services from AOL, Yahoo! and MSN still cannot chat directly. The lack of interoperability has been a huge stumbling block for wireless carriers and their capabilities. For example, most cell phones today have cameras, but users wouldn't or couldn't share their pictures because their friends and family do not use the same wireless service. At a base-level short messaging service, or SMS, enabled a common standard of interoperability. The establishment of a new multimedia message standard will encourage the exchange of photos and other multimedia content no matter what wireless company or technology a customer may be using. This will drive wider use of the technology and could lead to expanded multimedia services from wireless providers. Cingular will be using a company call Mobile 365. VeriSign also announced an inter-carrier multimedia messaging service that wireless companies can take advantage of.

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11-01-2004, 01:17 PM	#2
TadW Uebermensch Posts: 2,583 Karma: 1094606 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Italy Device: Kindle	Did you know that SMS was a by-product of GSM cell phone technology? The phone carriers had never thought of actually making money out of it. And nowadays they charge you horrendous amounts of money for using this service. Now I am curious how their price model will look like for the new standardized messaging system.

11-01-2004, 06:01 PM	#3
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,171 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	If you are using T-Mobile in the US, you can already exchange SMS messages with folks from Europe using European carriers.

11-01-2004, 07:48 PM	#4
sUnShInE Drama Queen Posts: 784 Karma: 11712 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: United States Device: Palm Tungsten T\|T3	I use TMo and I think I pay 5 cents per, plus I have 300 free per month. (or is that txt? hmm) But I have a smartphone, so I can email ppl from my phone so I rarely use it. Alex: I'll SMS ya later.

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