The History of Text Messaging
Online event
About
Text Messaging was designed for mobile phones in the 1980s, however the history of interpersonal messaging goes back much further into history. This talk explores the various messaging technologies available before and around the 1980s and the events that led to the global phenomenon of mobile text messaging.
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Continuing Professional Development
This event can contribute towards your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours as part of the IET's CPD monitoring scheme.
18 Mar 2026
7:00pm - 8:15pm
Organiser
- Anglian Coastal Local Network
Registration information
Please register either for the face to face event in the lecture Theatre using:-https://localevents.theiet.org/cec5bf
or for the Online event register with:- https://localevents.theiet.org/d11525
Speakers
Kevin Holley
Industry Standards Director and BT Distinguished Engineer - BT
Kevin Holley has had a 40 year career in telecoms, mostly covering international standards and primarily in the mobile arena. He was instrumental in the design of SMS in the late 1980s and early 1990s and went on to lead Cellnet’s implementation of SMS and encourage SMS interconnect across networks. He has played a leading role in the development of mobile standards for 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G and now 6G.
Programme
This is a Hybrid event. It will be broadcast live from the The Atrium Lecture theatre at the University of Suffolk