CellTrust 2-Way SMS Gateway


CellTrust SMS Gateway

An SMS Gateway facilitates communication between your application and carriers around the world. CellTrust SMSGateway was designed to accomplish this as effortlessly as possible. With a single interface and one time integration, we aim to have your application up and testing, when possible, within minutes. (click here for a comparison of SMS Gateways across North America. Benchmarking Gateways)

SMS Gateway functionality

SMS Gateways are connected to carriers networks on the one side, and software applications on the other side.

A request that contains a message and a phone number can be submitted to a gateway (through its API), and the gateway will find the country and carrier network associated with the phone number. The message is then passed to the respective carrier and sent on to the recipient's phone number.

The diagram below demonstrates the message flow between a typical application, CellTrust SMSGateway and mobile users around the world:


SMS Gateway Overview



CellTrust SMSGateway Benefits


  • The only gateway in North America providing the option of SMS, SecureSMS, Data, Voice and Email
  • Fully equipped with ready to roll-out campaign management modules: Use our powerful secure website and cutting-edge mobile marketing tools to help you design, execute, measure, report and enhance the capability of your mobile strategy
  • Redundant Gateway: CellTrust addresses the single point of failure challenge with a unique redundant gateway
  • Global coverage with one integration: A one time integration connects you to virtually any phone number across 700 carriers in over 218 countries
  • Support of Secure SMS: CellTrust SMSGateway can be upgraded to CellTrust SecureSMS Gateway, the first of its kind globally, featuring government standard encryption and end-to-end privacy with receive/receipt confirmation to over 218 countries and 700 carriers
  • Benchmarking Gateways : A comparison of SMS Gateways across North America

Using CellTrust SMSGateway

Connecting to CellTrust 2-Way SMSGateway is quite straightforward:
Based on the technology you have used within your own application, you can choose from several of the mobile industry's most popular APIs to send and receive messages: HTTP/S, Java, .NET, Web Services, or SMTP.

You can also use our powerful web tools and plug and play scripts without the need for developing any code to send or receive messages.

What is a mobile short code and how does it relate to an SMS Gateway?

In order to send or receive messages to and from cell phones, carriers use a phone number which is called short code (because it is usually a 5-6 digit number).

To run any mobile program, you need to use a mobile short code. CellTrust will assist you to utilize an existing short code or to provision a new one.

If you are already familiar with the SMS Gateway concept, you can register to download the CellTrust API and SDK Manuals and begin testing immediately.