Will the iPhone nurture the MMS market?

I'm not convinced a single device like the iPhone could generate much interest from MMS or push for MMS. Is the statement iPhone will generate more submitted MMS traffic, or recieved traffic?

I think it will stimulate nothing, and AT&T need not worry about upgrading their network.

Step back and look at the use case of what services users of the iPhone are using to send pictures. The most popular of applications being Facebook.

Facebook is a better model than MMS as it encompasses wireless and online users, single address delivered by you to your profile to your groups.

Facebook, My Space, YouTube, have vindicated mobile phone with cameras, before then, it was a collision that created a black hole.

My two cents.

Yes, I do believe it will spur interest, just like it has drastically caused others to focus on improving browsing experiences and a great app experience with sustainable business behind it. Thus far, arguably no device has provided a compelling MMS experience or I/O's that really cause users to want to use it. Will the iPhone change that? Market performance to date with other services all say yes.

AnyThing, AnyTime, AnyWhere (AAA) is the the Internet Grail.
The convergence of delivery devices and increasing Infrastructure bandwidth will help.
Separation of Content and Infrastructure will lead the way to both new Content offerings, and new Infrastructure technologies.
We need to push the FCC to really force separation. The FTC has taken an interest and wants the FCC to review monopolistic practices of Cable, Telco, and Wireless.
We can't get AAA without forceful attention to the free marketplace.

I'd never used MMS before Friday. I've already started using it a bunch - because it's easy...a lot easier than emailing attachments. MMS will succeed or fail on being easier to use than email attachments. It's that simple.

Maybe if operators resolved MMS interop sooner, it would already be popular.

Maybe if operators didn't call MMS twenty five different marketing names when they launched it, it would already be popular.

Maybe if MMSC manufacturers actually made an MMSC that could handle load and not let messages get lost or delayed, it would already be popular.

Maybe if operators didn't set their transcoding systems to deliver horribly compressed images and/or incompatible formats, it would already be popular.

Maybe if handset manufacturers didn't take forever to make MMS clients easy to use, it would already be popular.