The Future of SMS

What is the future of SMS? The phenomenal (if unexpected) success of SMS is well documented and now a widely used form of communication both in the business world, as well as for personal use.

A very large part of the revenues cell phone companies are enjoying today can be attributed to SMS. At the same time, people are not necessarily in love with their service providers and it is important that these companies take steps in the future to initiate client trust and respect.

Besides being a veritable cash cow for cell phone providers, here is some food for thought. A bit of a revolution has evolved with SMS in terms of how people interact and communicate with each other. The future will see service providers and phone manufacturers inventing new ways to create a greater variety of SMS services.

The introduction of MMS (Multi-Media Messaging Services) already allows the consumer to add photos, video and sound to text messages. This could prove to be even bigger for businesses than a simple text message. MMS would offer more variety in advertising options as well as being more interactive for the customer.

SMS should also be more cost effective in the future, as providers compete with one another for the biggest slice of the text messaging market.

The biggest users of SMS, the current teen-20 something generation, will already have good texting skills and will pass their knowledge on to the next generation.

More and more businesses are using text messaging today as an effective way of interacting with their customers. The growth of this application as a business tool will allow profits to be made from business and industry. Once SMS applications are more customized to meet the needs of the business community, (and they are evolving every day) there is a large chance of an SMS business explosion as between 2000 and 2002 with the consumer.

Text messaging has increased three-fold in the past couple of years, and the future of SMS is looking very healthy, by all accounts.

• What is Text Messaging (SMS)?
  
  What is Multi-Tapping?
  
  Commonly Used SMS Abbreviations.
  
  
• Types of Cellular Carriers
  
  
• Choosing A Service Provider.
  
  Is it Possible to Send a Text Message to a Landline?
  
  
• Text Messaging (SMS) for Small Business.
  
  
• What Type of Businesses Can Use SMS Advertising?
  
  
• Using SMS Software for Multiple Messages.
  
  
• The Use of SMS In Different Industries.
  
  
• Legalities