Peak Text SMS after 20 years Wednesday, 25 September 13 

Annual UK SMS 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 152 151 129 105 84 67 51 Source: Ofcom (Billions) Wednesday, 25 September 13 

Peaked 2011Q4 Source: Ofcom, The Communications Market 2013 Quarterly volume (billions) Quarterly change (%) Wednesday, 25 September 13 

“Merry Christmas” The first message sent Still causes an up-tick Wednesday, 25 September 13 

Global Peak in 2015? Source: The Economist, Dec 2012 Wednesday, 25 September 13 

Sources Ofcom, The Communications Market 2013 http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/research/cmr/cmr13/UK_5.pdf Economist Daily Chart http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2012/12/daily-chart Wednesday, 25 September 13