Clickatell UK Blog

The City of London’s police force have recently launched a trial SMS service that allows residents to contact the police via SMS messages – a real-world example of how SMS gateways can be employed to save lives.

The SMS Gateway enables British business owners to mobilise their messaging and stay at the forefront of changing consumer trends.

Two years ago, I traded in my trusty Toyota Tazz for a Ford Bantam… an illustration of how bulk SMS messages can make a HUGE difference to customer satisfaction.

Just the thought of transforming in-house communication systems with email to SMS features using the SMTP protocol can be daunting for many companies.

So it’s Thursday 2pm, and with my fourth coffee of the day in hand and no lunch as of yet, I am feeling slightly edgy when it happens…the faint buzz in my pocket indicating a new text message.

The Mobile Data Association estimates that 78.9 billion text messages were sent in the UK in 2008; most of these would have been transmitted via an SMS gateway.

For the average mobile phone user, an SMS gateway is of little interest and few people know or understand the reason for their existence.

The World Bank and other leading financial institutions are warning that recovery from the economic recession will be a lengthy process and that both businesses and consumers should not expect any real upturn until mid-2010.

Text messaging applications have been taken to new heights or in this case lows with the Dustbot, a rubbish collecting robot that was launched in Italy last month.

Traditionally food indulgences and vices were given up for the 40-day period of Lent leading up to the Easter celebration – today the Lent list includes texting!