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Mobile Messaging Technologies and Services provides an in-depth description of existing and forthcoming messaging services and underlying technologies. The Short Message Service (SMS) has been a tremendous success in the messaging roadmap and the recently introduced Enhanced Messaging Service (EMS), an application-level extension of SMS, is expected to offer a smooth transition to the forthcoming Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS).

Identified as the most important service for 3GPP, MMS provides the potential for the realization of future-proof services by meeting the requirements of various business models as the Internet and the mobile telecommunications environment merges. Person-to-person messaging constitutes the principal reason for the introduction of MMS to the market and it will also provide the opportunity to carry out user trials in the machine-to-person scenarios.

In this context, value-added service providers will take advantage of MMS to promote multimedia contents to a wide range of mobile devices (location-based services, mobile commerce, online photo albums, etc.). The provision of MMS value-added services will undoubtedly offer appealing business opportunities for content providers and service developers.
* Explains and illustrates existing services including the Short Message Service (SMS) and the Enhanced Messaging Service (EMS)

* Offers a complete description of the forthcoming Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)

* Illustrates the most common examples of messaging applications usage and covers advanced topics for operators involved in the deployment and configuration of mobile messaging systems

* Describes the processes involved in standardizing telecommunications services and technologies (3GPP, WAP Forum, IETF and W3C)
This volume represents a stimulating practical reference book for operators, content providers, manufacturers and developers of messaging applications and will also appeal to researchers and students.