The exciting future of mobile messaging

The invention of mobile phones has dramatically changed the way that human beings interact. Although the history of the mobile phone dates back to the 1920’s the first truly independent mobile phone was launched in Sweden, weighing in at a whopping 40kgs! True, we did in the 80’s refer to our much smaller phones as ‘bricks’ but today the mobile phone is sleek, compact and very, very sexy with all that it can do for us.

Originally the mobile was used mainly for voice calls but that humble little application, known in Australia as text messaging, has revolutionised the way that we interact with other people, in the workplace, with organisations and machines. The date of the sending of the first SMS (Short Message Service) message is disputed, but dates back to the early 1990’s. And in only two decades, this form of communication has become a firm favourite, across all ages and nationalities.

For the first few years text messaging remained in the realm of person-to-person messaging but now the mobile phone, using text messaging technology, can be used to interact with directly servers on the Internet. We use text messaging to communicate with our friends, bosses and our social networks. The myriad of mobile applications that have been created on top of SMS technology is astounding and every day mobile developers are creating more options and more freedom for mobile phone users.

People use their mobile phones and text messaging technology to enter competitions, to conduct their banking, to buy mobile tickets, to purchase both virtual and real-world goods. Text messaging is used for fraud alerts, booking confirmations, as a marketing medium and more. As the financial industry begins to take an even closer interest in the potential of mobile phone applications, this humble tool will become our wallet, our doctor, our security guard and one of our most precious belongings. It is rumoured that more people would go back for their mobile phone than their wallet! The phone with its myriad of potential mobile applications will in the future become our entry card into concerts and sporting events and our mobile ticket for buses, aeroplanes and proof of reservation for restaurants or purchases. Already we use it to browse the Internet and to receive our emails through ‘email-to-SMS’ applications programming interfaces (API’s).

Nobody can imagine the world without mobile phones and the industry that has sprung up around it; besides the manufacturers of cellular phones, the mobile application developers, the industry specialists for mobile marketing campaigns and others, there are also the SMS Gateway providers that facilitate the transfer of data between mobile devices and servers. They ensure that mission critical messages are sent securely and in real-time, they track messages sent to ensure they reach their destination and allow you to reach anybody, anytime and anywhere in the world where mobile coverage exists.

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