overview
With SMS Internet, your applications are enabled to inform, alert, collect information or broadcast instructions remotely.
The solution is based on linking businesses to Orange France network through the SMS center (SMS-C). It allows companies to benefit from following functions:
track delivery
managed queues
storage modes
Connecting to SMS-C allow your application servers to send or receives 2 types of SMS:
SMS-MO (Short Message Services – Mobile Originated) : SMS issued from mobile towards a computer application
SMS-MT (short Message Services – Mobile Terminated) : SMS issued from a computer application and received on mobile
In all cases, SMS are composed of 160 characters maximum or 140 bytes depending type of coding used.
SMS Internet works on Orange France mobile terminals and does not require subscription to Orange fleet offer.
An exclusive Popup option enables the possibility to make SMS more interactive.
Performance wise, SMS Internet enables to send and receive a large number of SMS with an important throughput: up to 5000 SMS-MO (no acknowledged) can be stored and 100 SMS-MT per mobile number. This offer guarantees a 4 SMS-MT per second per connexion.
pop up option
Popup option is an exclusive offer proposed by no other operator but Orange.
It enables to prompt SMS receiver with an action in response :
Capture an answer to a question
Acknowledge meeting
Answer to application server through the send of SMS
Receiver can operated up to 5 actions when receiving the SMS
4 types of actions are possible: ask for data, list of choices, display text, and send SMS. These actions are sequential and consist of just one SMS of 140 bytes.
benefits
SMS Internet allows users for a greater productivity thanks to optimized exchanges, and reliable, secured and economic solutions.
optimized exchanges
Exchanges are quick and bi-directional : from the application server to mobiles as well as from mobile to application server
Messages are also sent during communications and simultaneously to all a mobile fleet.
reliable and secured exchanges
No SMS is lost. Communication between customer application server and Orange platform is guaranteed with no outage (backup in case of failure). SMS delivery can be controlled thanks to SMS receipts.
economic solution
Only delivered SMS are billed
technical features
protocols
http with SSL encryption (https)
Web Service XML-RPC
specific features
It consists in a service to send and receive SMS from and to Orange France mobile terminals.
Various SMS types can be sent (SMS-MT):
SMS Classic
SMS Flash which is only displayed on mobile and not saved in terminal memory
SMS binary
SMS Popup (based on question and answers principle)
It is possible to send SMS in bulk mode.
Detailed delivery reports for each SMS sent are available.
A unique short number is allocated for SMS reception from mobiles (SMS-MO).
level of service
A guaranteed throughput of 4 sms / second
Up to 5000 SMS-MO non acknowledged storage
A file queuing of 100 SMS-MT per number
architecture
security
Carriage is assured over https with a server certificate.
Identification and authentication are managed on a client certificate.
pricing
Pricing information will be provided to you once you start developing with the API.
In the meantime, if you have any question about the pricing, please email us at developers@orange.com
