SMS (Short MessageService)

Part of the SMS 1.1 Lifestyle
Wireless technology developed very quickly end this end. Several years ago, a cellular phone (mobile phone) with the present display hitamputih (didn't), a ringtone is the sound of the style measure, a form that is large enough, and enough standard functions. Imagine the situation now. The latest mobile phone output, usually have layers of color already, complete with Mega pixel camera that is integrated, and the Polyphonic ring tones are tolerably good to be heard. Now, we can see the email via mobile phone by using the GPRS connection, not to stop there, the presence of 3G technology allows us to do video streaming via mobile phone us.

However, with present technology that is already very sophisticated, there is one technology that is still used and remains a favorite from the first until now. What is technology? Yes, technology is called SMS. The scenery is not a new one, if we go to a place, we see people are holding ponselnya with one hand and push the buttons using the thumbs hands with the very businesslike. With easy we have been able to guess that people are learner-SMS raptures. Perhaps because of cost factors SMS cheaper than doing in the phone conversation to make us more often than send the SMS call. Moreover, for those who already have a pair, a day may not be effective if not, send SMS messages containing graphics? to the spouse, unless circumstances are mobile empty remaining CE-Greetings' Honestly, he's .. .. .. um

1.2 History of SMS
SMS is a standard feature of the Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM). This facility is used to send and receive messages in the form of text to and from a mobile phone. To use the SMS feature, users need to complete mobile facilities with the following:
- Using the SIM card (Subscriber Identity Module) from the GSM service provider that supports SMS.
Using a mobile phone that supports SMS.
Can be said that all the facilities had already become a standard mobile phone. SMS was first tested in December 1992 through a computer to a mobile phone in the Vodafone GSM network in the UK. Furthermore, the SMS technology and developing the type of application that can be used to increase. The length of the message can be sent in one shipment reached 160 characters or 70 characters if using non-Latin characters, such as Arabic or Chinese. Currently, all mobile phone factory without exception requires the products have been able to use SMS facilities.

SMS 1.3 Characteristics
Some characteristics of the SMS is:
- A short message consists of 160 characters that include letters or numbers. Can also support non-text messages, such as a binary format.
- Principle is working to save and to convey the message (store and forward message). In other words, the message is not sent directly to the recipients saved first, but in the SMS-Center.
- Having the characteristics in the delivery confirmation message, the message sent is not sent in a simple and reliable to be presented with the survivors. However, the message sender can also receive a message back that tells whether the message was sent or failed.

1.4 SMS Center (SMSC)
A SMSC is responsible for handling SMS messages on a wireless network (wireless). When an SMS sent by mobile phone, SMS is the first time will be displaced by the SMSC, and then will be forwarded to the destination number. This system is known as Store and Forward. This means that the message will be featured in the SMSC before forwarded to the destination number. If the destination number is not active, then the message will remain stored in the SMSC until the active message out. Sometimes an SMS message must go through several different networks (SMSC and SMS Gateway) prior to the goal.

1.5 Benefits The use of SMS
The use of SMS is not directly have been dominating most of the mobile phone users in the world. Of course, this is accompanied with the benefits and advantages of the SMS itself. Basically, SMS has the following benefits:
- Receive and send messages, both the standard message, notification, and others.
- Ability to send a message to many destination number at the same time. Have a high failure send a very small so that the message will most likely be up to the goal.
- It is a communication mechanism requires that the cost is quite cheap.

1.6 Protocol Used SMS
SMS sent and received via the wireless network. Protocol, which is often used by SMS is as follows.
- HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol). HTTP protocol is the most frequently used in the Internet today. HTTP main goal is to initially provide a way to take in the present and from HTML pages. Currently, the use of HTTP is not limited in serving HTML pages only. Development of HTTP controlled by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). HTTP version of the ordinary at this time is used HTTP/1.1. Explanation of this version can be seen in RFC 2616 that can be accessed through the address http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2616.txt.
- SMPP (Short Message Peer-to-Peer Protocol). SMPP is a protocol that is designed specifically to handle the SMS. SMPP per first time designed by a small company called Aldiscon Ireland, before eventually purchased by LOGICA. In 1999, officially the development of technology SMPP taken over by SMPP Developers Forum, to be renamed before the SMS Forum. SMPP version that is most widely used version 3.3 (the version with the ability of the standard) and version 3.4, a version in which the ability to add transceiver (the ability to send and receive messages in one connection). Currently, plus the ability to continue SMPP and SMPP has now reached version 5.0.

Behind the SMS Business Opportunity
Remember when the author is a day to drop a friend home campus. When arriving at the house, the incidental friend is out briefly. Her younger sister at the time of grade 3 junior and finished the new National Final Exam accompany me for a chat-chat. I ask him, What results Testimonials keterima in high school and where? He said, Wow, I did not know. I check via SMS sajaî. Wow, now can be checked via SMS it?, Jawabku. Not long after, people come. In fact, he just buy a voucher worth Rp100.000 balance. Buy a voucher that is normal, but that makes me upset, 2 days ago my friend to buy the new voucher worth Rp50.000. Boros think once again, but after I know the reason, I understand. In fact, my friend was curious to follow a quiz, which has a major mobile phone output added. And the winner is not taken by diundi, but points from the SMS obtained if successful quiz with the correct answer.
Short stories above illustrate that SMS is very helpful and can be used as a fertile business field. Almost all the events in the television using the SMS facility in the poll or a quiz. A Premium SMS. The charge is more expensive than the cost of sending SMS usual, but with the prize, and do not make people reluctant to send the SMS Premium.
If counted, Premium SMS tariffs to quiz the average - the average per Rp2.000 once tell. Assuming only that the quiz is only 1 / 10 of the Jakarta population totaling about 10 million people. Means that 1 million people / SMS Rp2.000 X = Rp2.000.000.000 (two billion rupiah). Deserve it, providers have to provide a quiz prize of a luxury car costing around Rp400.000.000. And whether it difficult to create the SMS service? The answer is not. Indeed, if you want to create a Premium SMS, which has different rates, we must work with the wireless service provider (operator / provider). However, if only to create interactive applications that SMS has the same functionality with SMS Premium, which needed only a computer connected to the phone through a data cable programming plus the ability that is not too difficult.

source: http://needsms.com/