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SMS allows users to directly transmit messages to each other without the use of an operator (it is, however, necessary to have the underlying operator controlled wireless service). The first user can send a message to a mobile unit, via a direct connect computer. The SMS protocol of messaging is also "smarter" then standard paging.
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SMS is a store and forward method therefore, if the end user is not available, the mobile unit is powered off, or the unit is outside a service area, when the unit comes back on line the message will appear. A SMS message can also be sent "certified," where it will notify the message originator of the end user's receipt of the message.
- Notification Services
- E-mail Interworking
- Paging Interworking
- Information Services
- Messages usually arrive within a few seconds (15-30 secs) of clicking the Send button
- Increased call completion on wireless and wire-line networks by leveraging the notification capabilities of SMS
- An alternative to alphanumeric paging services
- Enabling wireless data access to corporate users
- Provision of value added services such as email, voicemail and fax mail integration, reminder service, stock and currency quotes and airline schedules
- Provision of key administrative services such as advice of charge, over the air downloading and service provisioning
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