The total text messages sent from around the world reaches 178.8 billion. This is according to VerySign, a leading provider of Internet infrastructure services. The figure is equivalent to 26 messages per person on the planet.

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Mobile Phones

Short Message Services (SMS) is the technology used to send and receive text messages to and from mobile phones. It is a means of sending messages up to 160 characters including spaces using a GSM mobile handset. The Short Message Service Center (SMSC) is the principal application behind text messaging. The majority of SMS usage is accounted for by consumer applications. In the latest development, SMS also changed the way people do banking such as account inquiry and remittance. In Australia, major banks have been sending SMS messages to bank customers every time cash is withdrawn from their accounts.

Short Message Services (SMS) has been a big industry in 2006.

reference:  http://www.textually.org