Number of New Year's wishes via SMS and MMS not increased for the first time
In Switzerland, more than 107 million New Year's wishes were sent via SMS or MMS on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day via cell phone. After years of rapid growth, the number of electronic greetings has stabilized for the first time.
In Switzerland, more than 107 million New Year's wishes were sent via SMS or MMS on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day via cell phone. After years of rapid growth, the number of electronic greetings has stabilized for the first time.
Two of the three providers registered similar numbers of electronic New Year's wishes as a year ago: Swisscom subscribers sent around 47.6 million SMS and MMS on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, Swisscom spokeswoman Myriam Ziesack said on Friday in response to a query from the SDA news agency. That is about the same number as in the previous year.
At Orange, there were 28.8 million SMS and MMS, which, according to a spokeswoman, also roughly corresponds to the previous year's figures. Sunrise subscribers sent 29.1 million greetings via SMS, around 2 million more than last year. For MMS, only a provisional result of 1.6 million was available at midday on Friday.
Every resident of Switzerland thus sent an average of 14 SMS or MMS messages within two days. By Christmas, the Swiss had already sent around 65.6 million messages via cell phone, which was a record.
Two of the three providers registered similar numbers of electronic New Year's wishes as a year ago: Swisscom subscribers sent around 47.6 million SMS and MMS on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, Swisscom spokeswoman Myriam Ziesack said on Friday in response to a query from the SDA news agency. That is about the same number as in the previous year.
At Orange, there were 28.8 million SMS and MMS, which, according to a spokeswoman, also roughly corresponds to the previous year's figures. Sunrise subscribers sent 29.1 million greetings via SMS, around 2 million more than last year. For MMS, only a provisional result of 1.6 million was available at midday on Friday.
Every resident of Switzerland thus sent an average of 14 SMS or MMS messages within two days. By Christmas, the Swiss had already sent around 65.6 million messages via cell phone, which was a record.
