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 What is a SMS Gateway?

SMS Gateway is a interface between software applications mobile networks. An SMS Gateway allows interfacing software applications to send and/or receive SMS messages over mobile network.

Typically a SMS Gateway uses either one or more GSM modems or a direct network connection (HTTP(S), SMPP, CIMD etc) with the SMSC to send and receive messages to and from mobile networks.

Software applications generally interface with the SMS Gateway either using ASCII text files, XML/SOAP or database tables. A good SMS gateway will provide the developer with a ActiveX component or a API to interact with the gateway to read/write SMS messages, thus reducing the development time for implementing mobile messaging features in software applications.