If you ever Wondered the old SMS messages that you used to send to your friends ,Well you will realize we have moved a long way from sending SMS  to Whatsapp services and many other instant messaging apps available for us now  , But No wonder that life has not changed too far, we still use SMS service at times . May be your first love story has started with SMS when you don’t have services like Whatsapp , but the SMS (Short Messaging) service has still not lost its importance. If you Check your message inbox and you will know the importance of SMS till today . when your data / internet is not working or if you have problem with 3G/4G , and you have to get an urgent message across, SMS comes to your rescue. Have you Wondered who is the Father of SMS was?

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This is the man who invented the SMS.Matti Makkonen, known as the father of SMS after developing the idea of sending messages via mobile networks, has died. Makkonen, a Finnish national, passed away on Friday at the age of 63 following serious illness. But, he left behind a legacy. Makkonen put forth the idea of SMS at a Telecom conference in 1984. However, the first SMS was sent only in 1992.Despite being called as Father of SMS ,Makkonen never took credit for himself. He always said that it was the joint effort of other telecom firms that made SMS a big success. In 2012, Makkonen had an interview with the BBC. In this, the Father of SMS said that Nokia played a great role in popularizing the idea with its Nokia 2010 handset, launched in 1994. This phone made it easier to type and send SMS, while the others were more numerically oriented.

I believe that reliable convenient to use text messaging will stay forever. Is not necessary what we call SMS. – Matti Makkonen

Yes, he is the Father of SMS and we cannot agree less with him. While most of the old technology invented in those ages were gone, the SMS still remains undisputed. If you think a little bit further, you will remember that the last SMS you sent was a bit recently.The Father of SMS also seemed to have  a good shot at the prediction of future technology. Makkonen also said that he would like someone to “integrate viewable mobile content in his spectacles”. Well, you know what he was talking about.

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Makkonen will always be remembered for his contribution to telecommunication. He was known as the ‘Reluctant’ father of SMS, since he was sure that SMS would work, despite many critics that followed. He proved it too!Jarmo Matilainen, managing director of Finnish telecoms group Finnet Association, described Makkonen as a “grand old man of the mobile industry”. “It’s very sad. He was just going to retire and he should have had many years ahead,” he said.