The SMS New Wave Revolution The CDMA and GSM cell phone market USA extending to every state including AT&T Florida (ftl unlocked cell phones), Verizon Carolinas, T Mobile Texas and Nextel New York to name but a few, has been swamped by the SMS worldwide craze and its close cousins MMS, e-mailing and Instant Messaging. It has astounded all the pundits in GSM cell phone companies like Samsung and LG North America. In effect, SMS text messaging is categorized as non-voice communication through mobile phones and our focus in particular is the US cellular arena, which is no exception to this topic. By most standards SMS is a very mature industry and by rights should have peaked or started to fall off the top of the 3G cell phone application graph. This is far from the case according to a leading research group Portio. Even with the advent of AT&T locked iPhone, T Mobile unlocked Blackberry Strorm, Verizon unlocked Nokia N96 and Nextel getting substantial attention of late the SMS text messaging craze has been quietly going about its business; nor has it been thrown off its stride by the new US Google Phone taking up so much attention with its open source technology as a benefit to unlocked cell phones in US cities like Atlanta, Cleveland and Chicago. Ensquared, a leader and AT&T unlocked cell phone affiliate, has focused specifically on the SMS topic and shows you also how cheap SMS, 3g unlocked cell phones for travel is becoming an important advent in this space. It is estimated that the current volume of SMS business at around $129 billion in 2008 will balloon to $225 billion within 4 years – making up much more than 50% of non-voice revenues accruing to service providers word-wide. In the US companies like ATT GSM unlocked cell phones and companies like Sprint CDMA locked devices are going to be the big beneficiaries of these wireless Internet services – thus bucking all recessionary obstacles. The important thing to understand is that other trends also feed the SMS arena by adding more customers overall. For example, with AT&T prepaid go phones, Verizon recharge prepaid mobile and other US links of cellular prepaid like Sprint – all of whom are muscling into the national market for prepaid services - the SMS volume is being boosted by large states like Texas and New York prepaid phone subscribers, and everywhere else throughout the States. Very simply SMS meets all the customers criteria as a cheap way of communicating across every cell phone standard whether GSM or CDMA postpaid or prepaid, internationally or locally. Florida unlocked mobile owners are typical national enthusiasts but are only the tip of the USA ice berg. While SMS did not take off like wild fire in the USA initially that is simply no longer the case. US has overtaken Europe, the prime initiators, who have fallen back to 50% of the average USA subscriber. Here are some other astounding facts that focus on Asia: The average Chinese subscriber uses SMS over 100 times monthly but this is nothing compared to Filipinos who SMS over 700 times per month. It is one thing to reflect impact in $ terms but when this all boils down to physical units the statistics are simply astounding. Actual SMS text messages expected to be sent in 2013 will number over 5 trillion. It really begs the question: What is the future of calling given this SMS craze that does not seem to end? Now an important focal issue: With the new USA smartphones like AT&T iphone, T Mobile unlocked Blackberry Storm and Nextel unlocked Nokia N97, all providers are surely looking at GSM unlocked phones as a primary integrated option for SMS text messaging, instant messaging and MMS. The wireless Internet in the US cellular environment has ensured that touchtone phones, high speed networks and traditional business methods in US cities throughout the country will keep mobile e-mail communication close to the front of the pack. It is estimated by Portio that unlocked and locked cell phone owners constantly using e-mail facilities will number close to one billion by 2013. Instant Messaging and MMS This is the up and coming whiz kid of the non verbal options but still is affected by non-universal operability at present. However, these issues will be overcome and we can look forward to unlocked cell phones USA and other countries also getting to around 1 billion IM communications in 4 years time generating revenues of $12 billion for the traditional USA names like AT&T, Verizon and their international counterparts like Vodaphone. A very close cousin to SMS is the advent of MMS, which initiated in 2004 and is growing – surprisingly in leaps and bounds. MMS is indeed the same as SMS except it can also transmit sound, images and video. Clearly, with the avalanche of camera phones like the new T Mobile Nokia N97 hitting the market MMS gets a 3G (and next year a 4G) steroid injection that boosts its popularity. Who can argue that 75 billion MMS messages in 2009 is not something to be noticed or reckoned with and in fact it is believed that on a worldwide basis MMS trends exceed SMS by 3/1 in growth terms. Here are some interesting facts:
USA SMS in the future and wireless Internet Security Company collaborations like unlocked Nokia Verizon, unlocked LG AT&T and unlocked Samsung T Mobile together with other big providers are innovating an array of personalized services around the non-verbal communications paradigm. These include out-of-office, auto forward and all kinds of back-up services that make MMS, SMS and IM all easier to use and record. This in turn will generate increased advertising around this space - in turn bringing in even more users. The big negative when something this large and this rampant takes hold is security of communication, and the big C - Congestion. It is an expanding opportunity for viruses, fraud and all the other devious practices that have hit the computer industry for years. Ensquared show how USA Digital kids buy prepaid GSM cheap unlocked phones to save money and are some of the most prolific users of SMS text messaging and other forms of non-verbal communication. USA companies do not appear to be leading this important focus in elevating the applications in the SMS field. A company called Telsis claims to be way down the experience curve and is able to provide seriously advanced options and roll-out products to providers. Their goal is to offer solutions providing lower risk and increasing capacity to take in the growing SMS volume; most important, mandates can be filled in days and not in months or years. They are working on the premise that users want to do more with SMS type communications – not less, and are not at all satisfied to stay as they are. They have therefore constructed ways to build, implement and then maintain and control state-of-the-art SMS services to get providers more revenues. In the end it all boils down to SMS technology using a router and an ever expanding SMS APP shop combined with cutting edge consultancy service options. It will enable AT&T unlocked or locked iPhone, Verizon Nokia 5800 and others to merge SMS applications across many dimensions, edit them and provide them seamlessly to US unlocked GSM 3G cell phone customers. Telis will also ensure that everything remains secure on all fronts. There really are other dimensions in the non verbal arena that leave a lot of room for expansion. SMS, MMS and e-mail can be taken to the next level no doubt. Firstly, whether providers like it or not SMS capabilities stand in front when choosing a service – so they have no choice but to offer more. Just cutting price won’t do it any longer. Innovation is the name of the game to improve online communicating and make things far more convenient; interacting with personal blogs, Face book and other socializing networks is inevitable with these this methodology. Therefore, companies like Telis will feature in development of SMS type4 communications in USA in the future. Ensquared is a leader in USA GSM unlocked cell phones offering a range of services in Florida and other States.
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