How to Connect to the SMS Gateway

Overview

There are 3 principal ways to connect to the MX Telecom SMS Gateway. Depending on your needs, it may be even desirable to use a combination. For more information on what would be the best solution, please contact us.

1. Direct Technical Interface

The MX Telecom SMS Gateway provides an HTTP and an SMPP technical interface. Messages can be sent from anywhere by making requests to MX Telecom servers over the Internet. Use of a technical interface is more appropriate for clients who have, or aim to design, their own applications for sending and receiving SMS.

The HTTP interface is the most common, and as such is highly recommended for new clients. More details on the HTTP interface can be found here.
The SMPP interface is sometimes suited for high volume traffic, as it is a very streamlined protocol, having been developed specifically for SMS. More details on the SMPP interface can be found here.

The SMS Gateway technical section can be found here.

2. Web Edition

Web Edition is a hosted web application for the running and management of simple SMS services. It has been designed for use by non-technical people, and provides a user friendly interface to configure services in a matter of minutes.

Web Edition features:

Create / upload / download mailing lists;
Set up auto-responses;
Include "From:" fields in outbound messages for personalisation;
Manage multiple messaging services, and route incoming messages by keyword;
Schedule SMS for future delivery;
View records of SMS sent/received;
View incoming SMS in realtime;

For more information on Web Edition, click here.

3. CMX2

CMX2 is a completely hosted platform for content management, messaging services, and WAP Portal publishing. It includes a graphical tool to build interactive messaging services from scratch, with support for user state variables and many intelligent features. CMX2 is ideal for companies which wish to outsource application development for SMS services.

There are three main sections of CMX2: Content Management, Messaging Services, and WAP Portal creation. However, in terms of SMS, the Messaging is the most useful.

Features include:

Graphical design of messaging workflow
Wide range of components to choose from
Templates for common and complex service patterns
Advanced user and service state management
Flexible message routing control

For general information on CMX2's messaging capabilities, click here.

For general information on CMX2, click here.

About MX Telecom

MX Telecom is a leader in wireless technology. MX Telecom offers an easily accessible gateway to data, voice and video messaging services including 2-way and premium SMS, multimedia messaging, interactive voice response, location-based services, video short codes, Internet and TV related solutions.

For more information, MX Telecom can be reached on 0845 666 7778, or via email at sales@mxtelecom.com.