One of the Wireless Internet technologies is Multimedia Messaging (MMS). MMS is an application that uses a data call to a wireless device that delivers a message capable of incorporating any of the following in an organized and choreographed presentation:

•   Pictures

•   Data

•   Text

•   Audio

•   Video

•   Voice

Whereas SMS messaging typically uses a digital control channel, MMS is one of the first applications that make use of the carrier’s higher speed data capabilities available in 2.5 and 3G systems. MMS takes the advantage of combinations of media to allow users to communicate with more detail, emotion, and efficiency. It’s important to understand how wireless mobility adds value to multimedia by allowing the timely exchange of information.

MMS is used to communicate in ways that even a digital voice call can’t achieve. Though many of us have tried to explain the sights and sounds around us while on a simple voice call we can agree that the effect is poor at best. Just as SMS will be the first nonvoice communications most of us encounter,

MMS is one of the first 3G communications we use in a wireless fashion.