The document summarizes several trends expected in the mobile telecom industry in 2013 based on research from various sources: 1) Machine-to-machine communication (M2M) is expected to significantly increase, with the number of M2M connections growing from 2.4 billion in 2012 to an estimated 18 billion in 2022. 2) Peer-to-peer mobile messaging services are predicted to overtake SMS messaging on smartphones as internet-based messaging becomes more widely used and data plans become more affordable and ubiquitous. 3) SMS providers will seek new ways to extend the lifespan of SMS by targeting enterprise communication needs including banking, healthcare, education, advertising and government where SMS is still needed to reach the