Multimedia messaging service which is commonly known as MMS is a method of sending and receiving additional data other than text. It might include pictures, videos, sound clips etc. MMS can be called simply as an upgraded version of SMS.
The communication process of MMS happens through a Multimedia message service center (MMSC) just as SMSC in SMS. MMSC takes care of message transfers and all the other work such as relevant content translation.
In MMSC environment it takes care of HLRs to find the user locations in sending messages and for location based services that they provide. Once the MMSC gets the messages it sends it to the particular user whos location is known from the HLR information.
One of the main additional functions in MMSC is the convertion of data. This has to be carried out when a mobile node, that is a mobile phone doesn't support receiving sent data. Simply if phone does not support high quality images, resolution is reduced and sent or if the phone doesn't support multimedia messaging at all, a link is sent as an SMS to the user to access the content online.
As for the statistics in the recent history, MMS is widely spread among users with a sharp incline from 2005 to 2009. But still there are some barries for this service. The main barrier being the expense, unfamiliarity, lack of capable devices ets also adds to the list.
In the future as very low cost mobile phones coming in to the market and increasing awareness among people about the technology, MMS would be an real good oppertunity for someone whos keeping eye on the mobile messaging industry.
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