As B2C messaging apps like WhatsApp grow, how can operators protect revenue?
Communication apps such as WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger offer businesses a variety of choices when it comes to B2C messaging and each platform has unique selling points. However, although these apps are cheaper for businesses to use and offer additional functionality, no communication platform offers the ubiquity of SMS.
Tom Rebbeck, Partner and head of Analysys Mason's Consumer Services practice and Ben Taylor, expert in consumer services, discuss the application-to-person (A2P) messaging market and the competition between SMS and third-party messaging apps.
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