Cell phones are the most common communication device on the planet, and Short Message Service (SMS) is the chief channel for companies to offer services, accept requests, report news, and download binary files over cell phones. This guide describes the protocols and best practices (things that ensure you won't get sued or lose your right to offer a service) you need to know to make SMS messaging part of an organizational service. Issues such as character sets, differences among vendors, common practices in Europe and North America, and API choices are covered.
Nicola Pero is an expert in the field of SMS and MMS services and the Technical Director of Brainstorm Mobile Solutions Ltd., a UK company providing platforms for mobile services and applications to clients around the world.
Comments about O'Reilly Media SMS Messaging Applications:
Very thorough. The material needed to build a fully functional SMS system is huge, and requires full familiarity with tens of specifications that are often buried in extremely obscure documents. Having ready access to almost the entire SMS knowledge base within a single volume is a tremendous time saver.