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The History of SMS
1. The first text message sent was on 3rd
December 1992 to Richard Jarvis from
Vodaphone, it said 'Merry Christmas'
Initially, networks in the UK only allowed customers
to send messages to other users on the same
network, this restriction was lifted in 1999.
SMS inventor Matti Makkanon never patented
the idea, he hasn't made penny!
The UK led the texting revolution, sending a
billion texts a month by Feb 2001
The Eurovision Song Contest pioneered
voting by text in 2002.
“The razor-toothed piranhas of the genera Serrasalmus and
Pygocentrus are the most ferocious freshwater fish in the world.
In reality, they seldom attack a human.” That’s the official world
record speed text. Norway’s Sonja Kristiansen, the current holder,
keyed it in in 37.28 seconds.
Around 193,000 SMS are sent per second.
3, DECEMBER
1992
Predictive text was introduced in 1995
1995
1999
Feb, 2001
2002
The
History
Of
SMS
Billion
ONE
MONTH
SMS Sent
Matti Makkanon
193,000/sec
37.28 Seconds
60
30
555
1050
1545
2040
2535
B U L K S M S M E S S A G I N G
'Merry
Christmas'
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