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2. Text messaging - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Text_messaging

   Text messaging. A text message using SMS – the 160 character limit and difficulty of typing on feature phone keypads led to the abbreviations of "SMS language". The word "lol" sent via iMessage. Text messaging, or texting, is the act of composing and sending electronic messages, typically consisting of alphabetic and numeric characters ...

3. SMS - Wikipedia

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   An SMS message written on a Motorola Razr V3. E.161, a common mobile keypad alphabet layout. Short Message/Messaging Service, commonly abbreviated as SMS, is a text messaging service component of most telephone, Internet and mobile device systems. It uses standardized communication protocols that let mobile devices exchange short text messages.

4. Bulk messaging - Wikipedia

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   Bulk messaging is the dissemination of large numbers of SMS messages for delivery to mobile phone terminals. It is used by media companies, banks and other enterprises (for marketing and fraud control) [1] and consumer brands for a variety of purposes including entertainment, enterprise and mobile marketing. Bulk messaging is commonly used for ...

5. SMS gateway - Wikipedia

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   A direct-to- short message service centre (SMSC) gateway is a software application, or a component within a software application, that connects directly to a mobile operator's SMSC via the Internet or direct leased line connections. The Short Message Peer-to-Peer (SMPP) protocol is typically used to convey SMS between an application and the SMSC.

6. Instant messaging - Wikipedia

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   Comparison to SMS A user of a mobile device communicating with an instant messenger rather than SMS. SMS is the acronym for "short message service" and allows mobile phone users to send text messages without an Internet connection, while instant messaging provides similar services through an Internet connection.

7. Short Message Service technical realisation (GSM) - Wikipedia

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   The Short Message Service is realised by the use of the Mobile Application Part (MAP) of the SS7 protocol, with Short Message protocol elements being transported across the network as fields within the MAP messages. [1] These MAP messages may be transported using "traditional" TDM based signalling, or over IP using SIGTRAN and an appropriate ...