SMS gateway

An SMS gateway is used to bridge between applications that need to send and/or receive SMS and a mobile network's Short Message Service Center (SMSC). As a result, SMS gateways provide a means of sending and receiving SMS between applications and mobile users.

In most cases, SMS and MMS are eventually routed to a mobile phone through a wireless carrier. SMS gateways are commonly used as a method for person-to-person to device-to-person (also known as application-to-person) communications. Many SMS gateways support content and media conversions from email, push, voice, and other formats.

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