Swisscom discontinues MMS service
The telecommunications giant Swisscom has decided to discontinue its Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) in the future.
Starting at the end of March, the service will be shut down gradually, a spokeswoman confirmed Wednesday in response to an inquiry from AWP. Previously 20 minutes already reported about it.
Since 2013, when a total of 63 million MMS messages were sent on the Swisscom network, according to the spokeswoman, use of the service has "declined sharply". Nowadays, customers send files such as photos almost exclusively via other services such as messenger apps.
It was therefore decided to "discontinue the service for Swisscom customers and for all third-party brands," the spokeswoman said. As a first step, the so-called MMS viewer will no longer be offered from the end of March. This is required by users whose devices are not compatible with MMS and therefore have to view the messages via a web link. By 2023, the MMS service will then be switched off completely. (SDA)
