SMS Goes A-Packeting
The Economist reports (reg. required) this week that a new startup, Hotxt, is set to inject a bit more disruption for telcos.
Following Skype's script, users download the Hotxt software to their handsets, like a ringtone or game, and, for about $1.75 per week and - get this - 1 cent per message, their notes are routed as IP packets over the Internet...and not over the telcos' messaging infrastructure.
With SMS accounting for upwards of 50% of mobile operators' profits, this could be a big hurt on them. Disruption is everywhere. What's next to go a-packeting?
Following Skype's script, users download the Hotxt software to their handsets, like a ringtone or game, and, for about $1.75 per week and - get this - 1 cent per message, their notes are routed as IP packets over the Internet...and not over the telcos' messaging infrastructure.
With SMS accounting for upwards of 50% of mobile operators' profits, this could be a big hurt on them. Disruption is everywhere. What's next to go a-packeting?
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