Verizon launches BREW-based, circuit-switched MMS ... ... and opts for MMSC over IP-based router

摘要

Better late than never, Verizon Wireless, the largest U.S. operator, finally unveiled a picture-messaging phone and service - with some intriguing twists in its overall design. Verizon's multimedia messaging service uses one handset, the LG VX6000, which includes an integrated digital camera. The terminal is being marketed for US$150 after a US$50 mail-in rebate and carries a two-year service agreement. The picture-messaging service is similar to those offered by Verizon's competitors, enabling phone-to-phone and phone-to-e-mail picture sharing, plus a phone-to-web photo album and content gallery called Pix Place. Customers who sign up for a Verizon Pix Pak plan (see fig. 1) during the introductory period can send and receive unlimited picture messages until year-end.