Verizon and Sprint launch MMS interoperability
Verizon Wireless and Sprint started sharing MMS message on Saturday. Initial MMS adoption has been slower than expected do to the lack of interoperability (users across carriers can not trade messages, unlike with SMS – Short Message Service / text messaging). Earlier this month T-Mobile USA, Sprint and Cingular all announced joint-interoperability initiative.
According to Verizon Wireless, nation-wide compatibility will likely happen this summer.
MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) is a new standard that allows mobile phone users to send short messages associated with media content (images, audio clips, and ultimately video clips) to other mobile users or to/from any regular email address.
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