Cygnet Internet Services Ltd

Cygnet was one of the UKs very first ISPs (Internet Service Providers), and launched the 1st SMS Gateway. The gateway enabled it's users to send mobile text messages from the Internet to mobile phones.

Today, the Cygnet SMS Gateway is known as KAPOW! and it a leader in the SMS delivery market.

To visit the Kapow! SMS Gateway home page, please click here.


Or Select one of the following Kapow! SMS / Test message related links;
(from www.cygnet.co.uk)

Kapow SMS Gateway Home Page
Kapow SMS Gateway Pricing
Kapow SMS Gateway SMS Services
SMS Gateway: Frequently Asked Questions
Kapow SMS Gateway: Client List


What is SMS

Short Message Service: available on digital GSM networks allowing text messages of up to 160 characters to be sent and received via the network operator's message center to your mobile phone, or from the Internet, using a so-called "SMS gateway" website. If the phone is powered off or out of range, messages are stored in the network and are delivered at the next opportunity.

Short Message Service A text message service that enables short messages of generally no more than 140-160 characters in length to be sent and transmitted from a cellphone. SMS was introduced in the GSM system and later supported by all other digital-based mobile communications systems. Unlike paging, but similar to e-mail, short messages are stored and forwarded at SMS centers, which means you can retrieve your messages later if you are not immediately available to receive them. SMS messages travel to the cellphone over the system's control channel, which is separate and apart from the voice channel.

The Short Message Service (SMS) is the ability to send and receive text messages to and from mobile telephones. The text can comprise of words or numbers or an alphanumeric combination. SMS was created as part of the GSM Phase 1 standard. The first short message is believed to have been sent in December 1992 from a Personal Computer (PC) to a mobile phone on the Vodafone GSM network in the UK.

Each short message is up to 160 characters is length when Latin alphabets are used, and 70 characters in length when non-Latin alphabets such as Arabic and Chinese are used.

The Kapow SMS Services allows the sending and receipt (incoming text messages) via PC (Internet Connected) and mobile phones. It also allows you to charge for content via premium rate SMS. This uses special short-codes (shortcodes) which bills the recipients mobile. WAP Push is also supported.

To search the web for more information on SMS / Text Messaging it's best to use Google (Google).

This page was last updated on Friday 25th July 2008.