US Inter-Carrier MMS Deals Announced

Several deals were announced on Thursday which will allow inter-carrier MMS, including an agreement to allow T-Mobile messages to and from Sprint, and also a deal to allow Cingular messages to and from Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, Leap Wireless or US Cellular multimedia messaging.

While not every carrier has yet signed deals with other networks, Thursday's moves indicate full MMS interoperability may not be far off. "Making it possible for wireless users to share pictures and video messages with family and friends, regardless of carrier, is an important step in the widespread adoption of multimedia messaging," said Jim Ryan, vice president at Cingular Wireless.