The first Shorts Massage Service sent by Neil Papworth using Vadofone GSM network in UK in December 1992 saying Merry Christmas to Richard Jarvis.
The technologi behind SMS was first developed by Franco-German GSM in 1984 by Friedhelm Hillebrand and Bernard Ghillebeart. Eight years leter, after the next "Merry Christmas" is sent, SMS technology is often used around the world. In 2010, the profit of sending SMS worldwide reached U.S.$ 114.6 billion and in 2011 about 8 trillion SMS was sent.