Filter
Top Products
White Paper T290i/T290c
13 October 2004
particular, MMS is projected to fuel the growth of
related market segments by as much as forty per
-
cent.
Using the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) as
bearer technology and powered by the high-speed
transmission technologies such as GPRS, Multime
-
dia Messaging allows users to send and receive
messages that look like PowerPoint-style presenta
-
tions. The messages may include any combination
of text, graphics, photographic images, speech
and music clips. MMS eventually will serve as the
default mode of messaging on all terminals, making
total content exchange second nature. From utility
to sheer fun, it offers benefits at every level and to
every kind of user.
MMS objects
Although MMS is a direct descendant of SMS, the
difference in content is dramatic. The size of an
average SMS message is about 140 bytes, while
the maximum size of an MMS message is limited
only by the memory. That is why the key word to
describe MMS content is rich. Complete with
words, sounds and images, MMS content is
endowed with the user’s ideas, feelings and per
-
sonality. And whether the messages are full or only
notifications is insignificant.
An MMS message can contain one or more of the
following:
Text
As with SMS and EMS, an MMS message can con-
sist of normal text. The length of the text is unlim-
ited, and it is possible to format the text. The main
difference between an EMS and MMS message is
that in an MMS message, text can be accompanied
not only by simple pixel images or melodies but by
photographic images, graphics, audio clips and in
the future, video sequences.
Templates
The T290i/T290c comes with a number of MMS
pre-defined templates, for example templates for
birthday cards, meeting requests, etc.
Audio
MMS provides the ability to send and receive full
sound (iMelody, MIDI and AMR) messages. Not
only can users share a favorite song or ring signal
with a friend, they can also use the mobile phone to
record sound and send it along with a message.
Because sound includes speech as well as music,
this extra dimension of an MMS message makes
for enhanced immediacy of expression and com
-
munication. Rather than sending a downloaded
birthday jingle in EMS, for example, a user can
send a clip of his or her own personal rendition of
“Happy Birthday”.
The T290i/T290c will contain several polyphonic
ring signals. Users can share ring signals, and
download them from the Web.
Pictures and themes
By using a snap-on camera accessory, users can
take a snapshot and immediately send it to a recip
-
ient. The ability to send pictures is one of the most
exciting attributes of MMS, as it allows users to
share meaningful moments with friends, family and
colleagues.
Figure 2. An MMS message can contain images,
music, audio and graphics.