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BBM, iMessage and others lost mobile networks £8.8bn

Mobile network operators lost an estimated £8.8bn last year thanks to free messaging apps, a report suggests. The research comes courtesy of Ovum, which reckons apps like Apple’s iMessage, BlackBerry Messenger, Facebook chat or Samsung’s ChatON have left the network industry, which is used to raking in cash from text messages, $13.9bn (about £8.8bn) poorer. …

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