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Short for
Multimedia Message Service, a
store-and-forward method of transmitting graphics, video
clips, sound files and short text messages over wireless
networks using the WAP protocol. Carriers deploy special
servers, dubbed MMS Centers (MMSCs) to implement the
offerings on their systems. MMS also supports e-mail
addressing, so the device can send e-mails directly to
an e-mail address. The most common use of MMS is for
communication between mobile phones.
MMS,
however, is not the same as e-mail. MMS is based on the
concept of multimedia messaging. The presentation of the
message is coded into the presentation file so that the
images, sounds and text are displayed in a predetermined
order as one singular message. MMS does not support
attachments as e-mail does.
To the
end user, MMS is similar to SMS. |
