Meta Platforms Inc. has Initiated a new operation, giving it absolute power over Mobile Network Operators’ (MNO) revenue by introducing WhatsApp as a key channel to share one-time passwords (OTP), putting the SMS’ role and revenue generation in this process at an uncertain halt. And by default, that of telcos and their local and international […]
OTT
The world around us constantly evolves, and as a result, we are at the dawn of a new age of cognitive cities. This new chapter of the digital era requires innovative solutions for connectivity and telecommunications. One such solution is Over-The-Top (OTT), also known as Telco-OTT. What OTT in telecom is, in layperson’s terms, the […]
OTT (Over the Top) Messaging apps such WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, iMessage and WeChat have driven the decline of the conventional SMS text services. Instant messaging supposedly overtook SMS in 2012 and since then, Global SMS revenues have fallen accordingly. Person to Person SMS revenues will have fallen by around 42% between 2017 and 2022. Operators […]
OTT messaging giant WhatsApp, has reached over two billion users. The company announced the results on Wednesday stating the amount of subscribers was 1.5 billion at the end of 2017. The mobile messaging app was founded in 2009 and after much success, was finally acquired by Facebook in 2014. The deal was valued at $19 billion […]