Building on the success of the first edition, Mobile Messaging Technologies and Services Second Edition has been revised and updated and continues to provide an in-depth description of existing and forthcoming messaging services and underlying technologies. The Short Message Service (SMS) has been a tremendous success in the messaging roadmap and Enhanced Messaging Service (EMS), an application-level extension of SMS, has provided a smooth transition to the recently introduced Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS).Key features: * Explains and illustrates services including the Short Message Service (SMS) and the Enhanced Messaging Service (EMS) * Offers a complete description of the new Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) * Illustrates the most common examples of messaging applications usage and covers advanced topics for operators involved in the deployment and configuration of mobile messaging systems * Describes the processes involved in standardizing telecommunications services and technologies (3GPP, WAP Forum, IETF and W3C)