Mobile firms gear up for New Year text-fest

Telecom companies around the world are boosting capacity in preparation for millions of extra text messages on New Year's Eve reports ZDNet.

"And the mobile telecommunications industry will be closely watching the number of MMS and other higher-value messages sent on New Years Eve, as it will be an indicator of how successfully the technology has been accepted".

A related article in Kyodo via Unwired.cc, reports that NTT DoCoMo and other major cell phone service providers are considering limiting their services for about two hours from the start of New Year's Day if the need arises. to prevent the huge amount of expected traffic in New Year's messages from disrupting their service networks".

emily | 1:11 PM | News, Buzz |
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