Matti Makkonen: Father of SMS Dies at Age 63

By:CHANDAN INTech UpdatesUpdated On
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Matti Makkonen, who is known as the father of text messaging dies yesterday at the age of 63 after an illness. He was an engineer in the field of mobile communications and employed by Nokia Networks and Tele Finland.

He was introduced an concept of text messaging via mobile phone in 1984. SMS did create significantly after Makkonen’s direct participation, the 160 characters format was identified in 1985 by communications specialist Friedham Hillebrand, for example, and it was not until 1992 that Neil Papworth sent the first message to Vodafone’s director Rich Jarvis at a work party.

During the eraly 80’s mobile phones could only obtained phone calls but Matti made it possible for text messaging when he informed friends during a pizzas break while on a meeting in Copenhagen Denmark to make a mobile system that permitted the delivering of short information between cell phones.

While SMS is currently dropping floor to mobile messaging apps like Whatsapp, there are still people who definitely implement this kind of communication.

Source: BBC

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  • http://www.tipsclear.com/ Tips Clear

    Very sad.

    • http://www.whattechsays.com/ Chandan

      Ya, so sad.

  • richasingh

    Thats an interesting fact I never knew! Imagine a life without texting, I could die for sure 😛

    • http://www.whattechsays.com/ Chandan

      Nowadays texting is the only and interesting way to communicate all friends and family.

      • http://www.google.com/+PietroBranca Pietro Branca

        I'm scared how people are becoming unable to talk, and scared by human relationship. It's a huge step back in interpersonal skills, younger generation do write "I'm sorry" and "thank you" via text, but are missing the feeling connected to it when you say it "face to face" – that's why most people dump their partner via text… such an interesting way to interact… hem, not.

        • http://www.whattechsays.com/ Chandan

          You are right @pietrobranca:disqus, relationship is a bookish word these days. sadly people don't have time to interact directly.