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Some SMSCs are able to provide a proof of delivery notification (similar to the concept of email COD), once the message has reached the subscriber’s handset. However, this does not mean the message is actually viewed; it has just arrived on the handset. Some Digital Interconnect customer’s use the notification feature (where available) to trigger their billing process and charge the subscriber for the service. ... View more

Common Mobile Radio System or traditional cellular networks consists of traffic from our SMS-enabled non-mobile carrier customers (AKA SMS-enabled OTT). We call these solution providers: NUVOs for Network Unaffiliated Virtual Operators as they provide mobile-operator like services such as voice and messaging and interwork with the legacy ecosystem.  These are also called Cloud-based Messaging providers. These are primarily based in the United States.  Key providers include: Twilio, Bandwidth, Nexmo (Vonage), Pinger, TextNow, and Google Voice. ... View more

Near Field Communication (NFC) is a communication protocol enabling two electronic devices to communicate when they are within close proximity of each other. ... View more

Network Address Translation (NAT) is a method of remapping one IP address space into another by modifying network address information in Internet Protocol (IP) datagram packet headers while they are in transit across a traffic routing device. ... View more

A Name Authority Pointer (NAPTR) is a type of resource record in the Domain Name System of the Internet. NAPTR records are most commonly used for applications in Internet telephony, for example, in the mapping of servers and user addresses in the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP). ... View more

North American Number Plan Administration. ... View more

The North American Numbering Plan (NANP) is a telephone numbering plan for World Zone 1, which comprises twenty-five distinct regions in twenty countries primarily in North America, including the Caribbean. Some North American countries, most notably Mexico, do not participate in the NANP. ... View more

Mobile Voice over Internet Protocol (mVoIP) is when you talk over an IP using your mobile phone, that is, making a call using a phone that runs off your mobile data connection. ... View more

Mobile Virtual Network Operator. ... View more

A device that provides MMS communications to wireless networks. Also referred to as MMSC. ... View more

The software that makes sure that the MT messages are sent using the right connection and are converted into the right connection format. ... View more

An SMS message sent from an application to a handset is referred to as a Mobile Terminating (MT) message. The term describes the process and flow of an application (software) sending a short message submission to an aggregator utilizing the SubmitSM transaction which will store and forward the message onto a terminating operator SMSC that is able to reach the destination mobile number. Once the message is delivered to the handset, a delivery notification is sent back to the aggregator and then the enterprise acknowledging delivery. ... View more

Mobile Switching Center, part of GSM architecture which controls the network switching subsystem elements. ... View more

Throughput - Messages per second. ... View more

Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) is a specification enabling whole-home distribution of high-definition video and content over existing coaxial cabling. ... View more