SAN DIEGO, Dec. 23, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Mobile users are sending text (SMS) messages with greater frequency, according to a poll solicited by SMS.ac, Inc. (www.sms.ac/corporate). The wireless communications company plays host to the largest mobile community in the world, with millions of users located throughout 220 countries. Each day, SMS.ac polls its users on issues dealing with the wireless space. Today's poll can be viewed at www.sms.ac.
Approximately 65% of 53,176 respondents to a 24-hour December survey said that they are sending more SMS than three months ago. And this wireless trend is manifesting itself in the U.S., as well as internationally. SMS.ac chairman and chief executive officer Michael Pousti says that the number of domestic registrations is up about 23% from two months ago, while the number of daily messages sent by SMS.ac members in the U.S. rose from 1.8 to 2.4 messages during the same period of time.
"Text messaging is clearly on the rise in the U.S.," said Pousti. "And while text use continues to rise internationally, MMS is emerging as the technology that will eventually become the industry standard for the distribution of most wireless data. The SMS.ac polling mechanism is an invaluable tool that keeps us closely connected to mobile user preferences around the world."
With regard to the emergence of multimedia messaging (MMS), 2.5% of approximately 53-thousand SMS.ac members that participated in a recent poll said that they are already using an MMS-enabled mobile phone. And there is more good news for phone manufacturers. Nearly 64 percent of 54,165 respondents to a poll said they planned to purchase a new mobile phone within the next six months.
SMS.ac's proprietary MMSbox is a technology platform that was designed for the interoperable delivery of text and multimedia messages to virtually any enabled device. For more information on SMS.ac's core technology, visit www.sms.ac/mmsbox.
SMS.ac (www.sms.ac) is host to the largest mobile community in the world, with more than 6 million users in 220 countries registering to use the company's wireless products and services from December 2001 through June 2002. To learn more about SMS.ac and to discover how its brandable text and multimedia-capable technology can be integrated into your company's existing infrastructure, visit http://www.sms.ac and contact bizdev@sms.ac.
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About SMS.ac, Inc.
SMS.ac is host to the largest wireless community in the world. With more than 6 million members registered in its first six months (milestone achieved in June 2002), SMS.ac is a truly global mobile community that has connectivity to more than 400 networks, in over 170 countries. Through its core MMSbox(TM) technologies, SMS.ac, Inc. enables worldwide wireless interaction between network operators, technology standards, the Internet, businesses, consumers and application/content developers. The result is interaction not previously possible amongst a critical mass of developers, consumers and businesses -- igniting the widespread adoption and use of wireless data.
SMS.ac drives revenues through technology licensing, subscriptions, sponsorships and shared revenue opportunities. SMS.ac's consumer site (www.sms.ac) is an example of the brandable web interfaces to MMSbox(TM) technologies available for licensing. SMS.ac and MMSbox are trademarks of SMS.ac, Incorporated. Other trademarks or service marks referenced herein are the property of their respective owners. To view the SMS.ac corporate Website, visit www.sms.ac/corporate.