Short Message Service

Short Message Service 1 Short Message Service (SMS) is a text messaging service component of phone, web, or mobile communication systems. It uses standardized communications protocols to allow fixed line or mobile phone devices to exchange short text messages.

Short Message Service - Initial concept 1 SMS could be implemented in every mobile station by updating its software. Hence, a large base of SMS capable terminals and networks existed when people began to use SMS. A new network element required was a specialized short message service center, and enhancements were required to the radio capacity and network transport infrastructure to accommodate growing SMS traffic.

Short Message Service - Early development 1 The first action plan mentions for the first time the Technical Specification “Technical Realisation of the Short Message Service”

Short Message Service - Support in other architectures 1 Prior to standardized CAMEL control of the Short Message Service, IN control relied on switch vendor specific extensions to the Intelligent Network Application Part (INAP) of SS7.

Short Message Service - Early implementations 1 The first commercial deployment of a short message service center (SMSC) was by Aldiscon part of Logica (now part of Acision) with Telia (now TeliaSonera) in Sweden in 1993, followed by Fleet Call (now Nextel) in the US, Telenor in Norway and BT Cellnet (now O2 UK) later in

Short Message Service - GSM 1 The Short Message Service—Point to Point (SMS-PP)—was originally defined in GSM recommendation 03.40, which is now maintained in 3GPP as TS GSM (now 3GPP TS ) defines the Short Message Service—Cell Broadcast (SMS-CB), which allows messages (advertising, public information, etc.) to be broadcast to all mobile users in a specified geographical area.

Short Message Service - GSM 1 Messages are sent to a short message service center (SMSC), which provides a “store and forward” mechanism

GSM services - Short Message Service (SMS) 1 SMS|Short Message Service (more commonly known as text messaging) has become the most used data application on mobile phones, with 74% of all mobile phone users worldwide already as active users of SMS, or 2.4 billion people by the end of

GSM services - Short Message Service (SMS) 1 SMS text messages may be sent by mobile phone users to other mobile users or external services that accept SMS. The messages are usually sent from mobile devices via the Short message service centre|Short Message Service Centre using the Mobile Application part|MAP protocol.

GSM services - Short Message Service (SMS) 1 The Short message service|SMS standard is also used outside of the GSM system; see the main article for details.

Network switching subsystem - Short message service centre (SMSC) 1 The 'short message service centre' supports the sending and reception of 'text messages'.

Censorship in the People's Republic of China - Short Message Service 1 According to Reporters without Borders, China has over 2,800 Short message service|Short Message Service (text messaging) surveillance centers. As of early 2010, cell phone users in Shanghai and Beijing risk having their text messaging service cut off if they are found to have sent illegal or unhealthy content.

Home Location Register - Short message service center (SMSC) 1 The 'short message service center' supports the sending and reception of 'text messages'.

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