And 2005 could see 30 billion texts sent...
By Jo Best
Published: 6 January 2005 10:50 GMT
Despite video and picture messaging, Brits are still in love with good old-fashioned texting - this New Year, we sent over 130 million of them.
According to the Mobile Data Association (MDA), SMS messages sent by the UK's thumbs this hogmanay were up 20 per cent on the same period last year.
And the upward trend for texting is set to continue, the MDA believes. The Association believes the UK will send 25 billion texts in 2004 and could send as many as 30 billion this year - around 500 messages for each person in the UK.
Global mobile messaging revenue could reach $69bn by 2007, according to analysts.
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