Googirama on: SMS seen as growth engine for mobile industry

Ha! Good enough for me.

Last week I was doing some biz analysis for a web company and my mind get gong back to SMS – SMS – SMS. I almost felt foolish thinking of it, despite always harping about how it still has plenty room to grow.

Well, CTIA is not a shabby establishment. And they agree.

Link: SMS seen as growth engine for mobile industry – Googirama: Mobile Blogging Tools Technology Commentary.

Recent research from  CTIA predicts SMS growth from 900 billion in 2005 to over 1.5 trillion by 2008. Not only will this force price cuts but companies who enable more related services especially in the areas of advertising, entertainment and business communication stand to benefit most. SMS as alerting tools for potential credit fraud and mobile blogging services for personal/dating sites are just some areas expected to experience heavy growth.

Face it: it’s the only ‘data service’ making decent money.