print email comment close Wireless Short Message Service (SMS) URL: http://www.iec.org/online/tutorials/wire_sms/ Description: This tutorial provides an overview of short message service (SMS), which is "a globally accepted wireless service that enables the transmission of alphanumeric messages between mobile subscribers and external systems such as electronic mail, paging, and voice-mail systems." It includes an "introduction to basic SMS concepts, specifications, networks, and services." Includes a glossary. From the nonprofit International Engineering Consortium. Publisher: International Engineering Consortium Extra Keywords short messaging service center SMSC text messaging dictionary Library of Congress Subject Headings: Cellular telephones Text messages (Telephone systems) Wireless communication systems LII Database Information: Record 8237 created by Jennifer English on 01/10/2005 Last modification on 02/22/2006 Last review by Charlotte Bagby on 07/31/2006 Published: 01/10/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/8237