Text messages are now preferable to actually calling someone on NYE. Some numbers:
UK
Number of text messages (smses) sent through Telefónica O2 on the New Year( 7: 30 am 31st December 2008 to 7: 30 am 1st January 2009):__________________166 million or 16.6 crore
Which comes out to 1900 smses per second.
Sweden
No. of text messages sent through the state owned network on NYE:_________24 million or 2.4 crore
No. of text messages sent through the other main network Tele2 on NYE:_____28.4 million or 2 crore 84 Lakh
Total: ______________________52.4 million or 5 crore 24 Lakh (A new record for the country)
Netherlands
No. of text messages sent through Vodafone:____________22 million or 2.2 crore
Growth compared to NYE previous year:______________52%
No. of text messages sent through T-Mobile: ___________19 million or 1.9 crore
Growth compared to NYE previous year:_____________33%
Total text messages sent on NYE:__________________41 million or 4.1 crore
France
Number for Orange from 9pm to 2am on NYE:_________66 million or 6.6 crore
Number for the other major network SFR:___________18.1 million or 1.81 crore
Number for Bouygues Telecom between midnight to 1 am:____15 million or 1.5 crore
On the previous NYE it sent through 75 Lakh text messages, 100% increase.
Total:____________________99.1 million or 9.91 crore
Belgium
Total Text messages sent to the Belgian network on NYE:______________78.3 million or 7.83 crore
Increase over previous NYE:_______________32%
Switzerland
Total smses sent over all the networks in the country:_______________54.5 million or 5.45 crore
Main network Swisscom accounted for:_______________25 million or 2.5 crore
Orange:_______________________13.6 million or 1.36 crore
Thailand
The number for smses for the country on NYE:__________50 million or 5 crore
No. of MMS sent in 24 hours:_________________1 million or 10 Lakh
Whether the surge in text messaging on New Year Eve is a result of economic compulsions or of our shrinking social sphere; but one thing is for certain technology is definitely making the world virtual.
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UK
Number of text messages (smses) sent through Telefónica O2 on the New Year( 7: 30 am 31st December 2008 to 7: 30 am 1st January 2009):__________________166 million or 16.6 crore
Which comes out to 1900 smses per second.
Sweden
No. of text messages sent through the state owned network on NYE:_________24 million or 2.4 crore
No. of text messages sent through the other main network Tele2 on NYE:_____28.4 million or 2 crore 84 Lakh
Total: ______________________52.4 million or 5 crore 24 Lakh (A new record for the country)
Netherlands
No. of text messages sent through Vodafone:____________22 million or 2.2 crore
Growth compared to NYE previous year:______________52%
No. of text messages sent through T-Mobile: ___________19 million or 1.9 crore
Growth compared to NYE previous year:_____________33%
Total text messages sent on NYE:__________________41 million or 4.1 crore
France
Number for Orange from 9pm to 2am on NYE:_________66 million or 6.6 crore
Number for the other major network SFR:___________18.1 million or 1.81 crore
Number for Bouygues Telecom between midnight to 1 am:____15 million or 1.5 crore
On the previous NYE it sent through 75 Lakh text messages, 100% increase.
Total:____________________99.1 million or 9.91 crore
Belgium
Total Text messages sent to the Belgian network on NYE:______________78.3 million or 7.83 crore
Increase over previous NYE:_______________32%
Switzerland
Total smses sent over all the networks in the country:_______________54.5 million or 5.45 crore
Main network Swisscom accounted for:_______________25 million or 2.5 crore
Orange:_______________________13.6 million or 1.36 crore
Thailand
The number for smses for the country on NYE:__________50 million or 5 crore
No. of MMS sent in 24 hours:_________________1 million or 10 Lakh
Whether the surge in text messaging on New Year Eve is a result of economic compulsions or of our shrinking social sphere; but one thing is for certain technology is definitely making the world virtual.