Glossary

MO Billing
Mobile Originate Billing (MO Billing) refers to messages which are billed to the account when sent from the handset. This is not a subscription type service...
Wed, 15 Apr, 2015 at 2:27 PM
MT Billing
MT Billing is a term used in premium billing indicating that a message is paid for by the handset when it is received on the handset (Mobile Terminated). Ge...
Wed, 15 Apr, 2015 at 2:11 PM
Short Code
A Short Code (also known as Common Short Code or CSC) is significantly shorter than a full telephone number and can be used to Premium Bill SMS messages. Th...
Wed, 15 Apr, 2015 at 3:18 PM
Premium Billing
Premium Billing is a system of micro payments where the cost of a transaction is billed to a handset/mobile account. It is generally accepted that the term ...
Wed, 15 Apr, 2015 at 3:22 PM
Service Load (SL)
Service Load (SL) messages are SMS messages that omit the text string. Originally the intention was for a mobile device to download the URI automatically, b...
Wed, 15 Apr, 2015 at 3:25 PM
Service Indication (SI)
Service Indication (SI) messages contain a URI, a text string, a unique identifier and an action parameter. Effectively, they present the URI and text strin...
Wed, 15 Apr, 2015 at 3:25 PM
WAP Push
WAP Push messages are SMS messages that alert the user, and allow the user to open the URL sent. In most GSM networks, however, GPRS activation from the net...
Wed, 15 Apr, 2015 at 3:28 PM
Short Message Service (SMS)
Short Message Service (SMS) is a service available on most digital mobile phones allowing users to quickly share short messages between handsets. Also known...
Wed, 15 Apr, 2015 at 4:26 PM
Short Messaging Entity (SME)
Short Messaging Entity (SME) is a term used to describe an SMS originating device within the native domain of an SMSC. Basically, it refers to a handset, mo...
Wed, 15 Apr, 2015 at 4:34 PM
Short Message Service Center (SMSC)
Short Message Service Center (SMSC) is the network element responsible for storing and forwarding an SMS message on behalf of an SME or ESME.  Also se...
Wed, 15 Apr, 2015 at 4:36 PM