- 1 MIN READ - 24 Apr 2018
Last week, Lauri wrote a good piece about keeping things real, because businesses have simple business models at their core. As one of our values, simplicity has led Messente to build a reliable and powerful SMS API and user authentication API for businesses and brands to communicate with their customers globally.
While we pride ourselves in doing global A2P SMS and 2FA very well, one of our sister companies, 1oT, uses a similar methodology of simplicity to do global internet of things (IoT) and machine-to-machine (M2M) connectivity really well.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 17 Apr 2018
Over the years, I've had the good fortune of
talking to and doing business with many entrepreneurs and CEOs from a variety
of industries. Some are first-time founders of small startups, while others are
amazingly experienced serial entrepreneurs. Many of them are extremely
successful in what they do.
So naturally, while listening to them talk about their businesses, I've always
tried to spot any fundamental takeaways –the small drops of universal business
advice distilled from those hundreds of conversations.
And it seems to me that a lot of the most profound business truths seem to
point to a direction that I would call, "keeping it real.”
- 1 MIN READ - 10 Apr 2018
Over the last few months we’ve been setting the direction of our Omnichannel messaging API and our development team has started working on it. Considering transparency, we wanted to share the progress we’ve made on the API and give our clients something to look forward to, as well as helping clients prepare their systems for the next generation of our A2P messaging API.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 03 Apr 2018
“Grey routes” is a loosely used term in the telecommunications industry. Frankly, the industry-specific meaning of grey routes is useless to most of our clients. Brands and businesses send messages to their customers and they expect those messages to be delivered, which is what our SMS API does well.
However, it’s important to understand the premise of grey routes, because they affect SMS service quality, an important topic to us and we hope is important to businesses that use A2P SMS APIs.
- 1 MIN READ - 27 Mar 2018
Our development team is always hunkered down, working on our APIs to create better communication and verification products for our customers. While most of our work is on the backend –things customers don’t really see –the work shows.
Last year, we made major enhancements to our verification and two-factor authentication solution, and we introduced Verigator, our 2FA mobile app.
This year we’re focusing on omnichannel messaging (more on that later,) but first we’re going to give our online dashboard an upgrade –an upgrade focused on even more transparency and user experience.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 20 Mar 2018
Let’s face it. Two-factor authentication is still widely under-used. Google painted an alarming picture: 90% of its Gmail users haven’t enabled 2FA in any form.
That’s nuts. Gmail has 1.2 billion active users and most of them don’t use anything more than a password to protect their accounts. But email accounts aren’t the only concern –what about everything else? Internet users average (globally) over 90 online accounts. Americans have an average of 130 online accounts and people in the UK have 118 online accounts.
It only takes one hijacked account or account breach to have an impact on someone’s life and become costly for businesses.
Businesses know they must put in the effort to protect their users –and GDPR mandates it. Yet UI/UX developers and product owners walk a fine line between user experience and securing their customers.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 13 Mar 2018
Brands and product managers adopt SMS messaging because it has become one of the most effective ways to communicate and connect with customers. For example, Ad Exchange recently reported that online retailer Boxed.com experienced 100% open rates and 20% click-through rates with SMS.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 06 Mar 2018
We're back from Mobile World Congress –the largest mobile technology event in the world –and it's time to categorize all the bits of information acquired during the roughly 60 meetings our team collectively had in Barcelona.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 28 Feb 2018
We shipped part of our team to Barcelona this week to connect with the global mobile tech community, showcase our messaging platform, and spot trends in the global SMS messaging industry.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 27 Feb 2018
Remember the days when you sent “;)” in a text message when you were being facetious with a friend or flirting with someone? Well, unbeknownst to me, that’s not cool anymore because emojis illustrate emotion much better than emoticons since they’re actual pictures (emojis and emoticons are not the same thing.)
I’ll probably still use emoticons because I’m old school, and it’s much easier to type a colon and parenthesis than thumb through emojis –I digress.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 16 Feb 2018
The humble SMS is a widely used tool and as such it is no miracle that municipalities use it widely as well. With high delivery, open rates and the majority of SMS opened within the first 3 minutes, there are few other means of communication that can reach people as fast and as reliably. Not to mention that the SMS works with any device, so recipients don’t have to have an internet-connected smartphone.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 13 Feb 2018
The enterprise messaging space is full of innovative solutions. Some of them find their place in the mix of communication channels. Some of them quickly fade away and make room for others.
While Facebook Messenger has transformed how small businesses communicate with their customers, the short-lived MMS is one of the most notable technologies of the past that did not live up to expectations.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 06 Feb 2018
It’s a well-known fact that without logging we don’t really understand if our systems are functioning properly. Or worse, if something goes wrong, it’s next-to-impossible to understand why.
However, today’s software architecture is more modularized as opposed to a more monolithic approach employed in the past. Individual applications are now often isolated into application containers (e.g. LXC, Docker) to decouple complex systems into more easily manageable chunks which can be easily deployed, replicated, secured and provisioned.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 26 Jan 2018
There are stark financial differences in using a global messaging provider, versus several geographically local service providers. These differences center around three areas of business: Procurement, operations management, and overall costs. And they can be quantified by the cost of time, issues with workarounds, missed opportunities for volume pricing, and the indirect costs of undelivered messages.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 25 Jan 2018
Attention! We’re making significant upgrades to our APIs and there are technical updates that may affect service. Please read this to see what you may need to do to avoid any lapses in service!
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 23 Jan 2018
An important aspect of the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR,) which is easily overlooked, is potential liability from third parties who handle your customer data. If a data breach is caused by a partner, and your customer data is stolen, accounts are hijacked, or any other harm is done, substantial fines may be on their way –to your company.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 16 Jan 2018
Continuing last week’s discussion around things that companies must consider when selecting a global SMS messaging partner through a formal request for proposal, or bid, here are three more critical variables to point out. Again, these are based on our experience of customers turning to us after they tried the lowest cost tender.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 09 Jan 2018
Selecting an SMS provider from a pool of many can be daunting task. What should be considered when picking a partner? What are the variables?
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 02 Jan 2018
We often see client support packaged into software products, whether it includes general support tickets, to live chat, to dedicated account managers. And it comes with a cost to the software publisher, which is often passed on to the clients. As product features expand, support tends to suffer, with reply times increasing, quality of support declining, and costs expanding to solve service issues quickly. Eventually, the personal touch of client support fades.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 19 Dec 2017
SMS messaging has become an expected feature in customer engagement platforms, which involves communicating information to people. Even more so when information sent to the client needs to be received immediately, rather than whenever they get around to opening their inbox on a busy Monday morning, buried underneath an avalanche of emails.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 12 Dec 2017
While persistence in sales is key, there is fine line between following up a few times to make sure the message was received, and bombarding someone’s inbox or phone until they flat-out refuse to work with you, or block you.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 05 Dec 2017
The buzz and energy of startup conferences shows, as nearly everyone you meet is excited to talk. There wasn’t a person that I spoke with at Slush that didn’t have a great story to tell, or listened to what I had to say about Messente.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 28 Nov 2017
As regulations like the General Data Protection Rule and the new Payment Services Directive roll in, technology departments reassess the security tools they currently use and try to understand which new tools will be deemed necessary. Regarding new tools, it’s fair to ask, “do we build our own, or do we seek out a partner and buy the tool."
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 14 Nov 2017
Recently, I’ve had several discussions about company culture. And here’s a common question: How do you build a culture that supports growth and create a workplace that everyone’s happy being part of?
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 07 Nov 2017
In today’s world, it feels like the technology changes faster than we can keep up. As technology becomes even more ingrained in our lives, it’s obvious, that for our own good, regulations need to evolve as well. And it’s extremely important that business owners and leaders understand new regulations to adapt in the best way possible.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 31 Oct 2017
It’s often that we are asked, “what is your average delivery rate in (fill in the blank) country?” People usually expect an answer like, “98%.” Yet cost efficiency and SMS conversion is more important than a percentage number; without context it doesn’t mean anything.
The more important question pertains to how delivery rates are calculated. Let’s point out that there are mobile operators in some countries that do not send delivery reports, or if they do, they are unreliable. Is the delivery rate statistic based on messages sent and the number of messages that received a “delivered" status? That is the most common and brutally simplified way to calculate delivery rate. First of all, in fact, it is best practice to start with clarifying whether or not the mobile number databases contain phone numbers that are deliverable.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 25 Oct 2017
With Slush coming up in about a month, it’s a good time ponder the purpose of large startup conferences. Many entrepreneurs head to conferences, like Slush, around the world and throughout the year looking for investments from venture capitalists and angel investors, yet there’s a lot more to gain from startup conferences. Think about it: there will be over 17,000 motivated and creative people in one place at one time. Get creative and gain as much as you can out of the experience.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 23 Oct 2017
I’m excited to announce that this month brought some well-deserved recognition for the people at Messente, as we reached high rankings in a couple “top company” lists in our industry.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 17 Oct 2017
The cost and full impact of undelivered or failed messages isn’t immediately clear. The financial impact is not simply the combination of the failed SMS and the cost to resend the message, which isn’t very much at times. There are other indirect costs that result from undelivered SMS messages that matter from a financial perspective. Let’s take a deeper look into the ripple effect of undelivered messages, which make the reasons behind our focus on SMS delivery quality even more clear.
Here are a few examples.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 10 Oct 2017
The second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) is less than three months away from enforcement. While the regulation’s text is lengthy, a key component of the law is its extended reach in comparison to the first directive. PSD2 applies to all payment service providers and affiliates, including account information service providers and payment initiation service providers. In addition, the law applies when at least one part of the transaction is in the European Union. This means that payment service providers and their affiliates outside of the EU must comply with the law when the payer is in the EU. The additional geographical reach guarantees the same level of security expectations for all EU residents regardless of the location of the payment service provider.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 03 Oct 2017
In a previous blog post we discussed a few tools to help avoid breaking the budget and how they help save money when sending SMS messages through our platform. Another important aspect of the budget is knowing how much you have spent and how much you still must spend. We have two main ways to help, one for pre-pay accounts and one for post-pay accounts (with the API only.)
- 1 MIN READ - 26 Sep 2017
SMS routes and connections are the core of delivering SMS messages. It’s like a neocortex; where connections help SMS messages move between endpoints and applications. Also, similarly to connections in the brain, there are stronger and weaker connections. Stronger connections are shorter, meaning less mid-points, or none. Weaker connections have multiple mid-points where information can get lost.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 19 Sep 2017
As with any service, product, tool, or feature used, certain terminology comes along with it. This can get quite confusing when the terms used seem familiar, but are used to describe events that aren’t.
Such is the case with SMS delivery statuses, and mainly the four mentioned in the heading. Here is a quick run-down of what they mean and why they’re important:
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 18 Sep 2017
- 1 MIN READ - 12 Sep 2017
As technology became more integrated into our lives, personal data, security, and privacy have been a hot topic. Last January, the long process of creating and agreeing on new legislation designed to reform the legal framework for ensuring the rights of EU citizens to a private life was completed, and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR – Regulation (EU) 2016/679) was born.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 05 Sep 2017
We’ve seen all kinds of countries and market situations at Messente –from Europe to Latin America, to Southeast Asia. The telecommunications industry landscape is unique in every market, but there are patterns.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 29 Aug 2017
Throughput is a term used to describe how many messages can be sent per second. For example, a throughput of 10 messages per second suggests an SMS connection can submit (and receive an acknowledgement) for up to 10 SMS messages per second.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 22 Aug 2017
“Quality of an SMS” is a common, but a confusing term, in the A2P messaging industry. Generally, it's believed that an SMS either gets delivered or not. So logically, quality has no relevance. Sure, somewhat true, but it certainly doesn’t describe the entire picture. This leads us to explain SMS quality and why it’s important to understand before discussing costs.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 15 Aug 2017
In a previous blog, we discussed Flash SMS and how it’s used to ensure confidentiality with SMS messaging. Well, Messente’s API provides two more features that help hide message content:
- 1 MIN READ - 01 Aug 2017
We’ve developed solid APIs for global SMS messaging and two-factor authentication, which are currently part of processes for hundreds of companies and facilitate thousands of transactions every day. Yet we aren’t stopping there. Effectively communicating with customers and securing customer account access online are two aspects of business technology we focus on. While there’s much more to business technology (much, much more,) these are the two areas which we strive to be the best.
That’s why we keep developing our tools to address evolving needs in the areas which we specialize.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 01 Aug 2017
Getting the most bang out of each buck in a marketing communication strategy requires solids budget estimation. Yet when the budget is broken halfway through the month, the questions arise: How did this happen? How have we sent twice as many SMS messages than we should have at this point? Well, this is where the multipart SMS comes into play.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 26 Jul 2017
Our SMS API connects with various software which send requests to deliver messages to millions of devices. Yet as no software is perfect, there have been cases where we have received requests to send an unusual number of messages from one account. Typically, this is a clear signal that a client’s system has a glitch and is sending messages that they did not plan on sending. While our goal is to deliver every SMS, we have a system in place to prevent looped messages from occurring.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 18 Jul 2017
Making an informed and educated decision when choosing a messaging partner requires navigation in the application-to-person (A2P) ecosystem. Asking the right questions early is the basis for avoiding costly mistakes and having a strong partnership. These five fundamental features will help you build a framework for asking questions and guide a structured conversation when shopping for an A2P vendor
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 11 Jul 2017
8tracks, a social internet radio service, recently announced a data breach, losing a copy of their user database, which includes email addresses and passwords. While 8tracks ensures their users that passwords are encrypted, hashed, and salted, they still recommend that users change their passwords with their service. Their CEO also moved on to explaining that their (over) 18 million users “refrain from using the same password across multiple sites,” use a password manager, and user two-factor authentication.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 10 Jul 2017
Unauthorized access to accounts in the online trading industry should never be taken lightly and definitely leads to malicious or criminal activity, which not only concerns personal user data, but also financial transactions and the safekeeping clients’ money.
- 1 MIN READ - 03 Jul 2017
SMS has some tricks up its sleeve. While familiar to most as a simple communication tool, SMS also provides solutions for both confidential and time sensitive situations. This is where flash SMS comes into play.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 26 Jun 2017
Forgoing the need to integrate network operators everywhere you need messages delivered is one of the main advantages of using a global messaging platform. Each connection includes legalities, which includes reviewing several agreements and negotiating terms, and technical tasks, like setting up the connections. So, a single company going through this process on their own would invest a lot of time doing things that have already been done by a messaging platform. Also, the company would end up with higher pricing from network operators, as it has much less traffic.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 20 Jun 2017
In the series about sales research, I touched upon allocating about 30% of your research time on finding new ideas and possibilities around sales tactics. But how do you actually do it and what do you look for?
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 09 Jun 2017
To the bank, credit card company, and investment firm I work with: I trust you. I really do.
If I didn’t, I wouldn’t put my hard-earned money in your hands. While I’m not a Certified Financial Analyst, I am financially savvy, so I understand that we have a mutually beneficial relationship. From a high-level, banks use the money I deposit to sell loans and invest in other financial instruments. Credit card companies make money on interest charges, other fees, and transaction fees from merchants. The brokerage firm makes money through fees on my account. On the other hand, all I expect is that you are honest about your services, provide returns, and keep my money safe.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 07 Jun 2017
Centralization /(sɛntrəlʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ noun - the action or process of bringing activities together in one place.
In the era of globalization and communication through technology, businesses no longer have borders and it's very common for companies to offer services from Germany to Zimbabwe, in multiple markets, and different continents. However, offering services in multiple countries leads to cooperating with a longer, more complicated list of partners.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 05 Jun 2017
For those customers who choose not to integrate our API into their systems, Messente provide an option to send SMS messages through our dashboard via our web tool. SMS messages can be sent to individual phone numbers, or to bulk groups --here’s how it’s done.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 31 May 2017
Despite the straightforward question, comparing services objectively can be very complex, as they cover a wide range of specifics, often requiring specialized knowledge. Luckily, there are several best practices to follow.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 29 May 2017
Timeliness is key with client communication. Whether informing them of the status of a transaction, a change in service, or drawing attention to a critical aspect of the business (such as a late payment,) it is crucial to have the highest possibility of reaching the client as quickly as possible.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 22 May 2017
Do you use the same password for multiple online services? I know I did. I also used to have a list of about five passwords with various complexity, which were used depending on the service. Then, I changed my behavior.
Using the same password (or pool of passwords) is definitely not secure. If your password and username, which is usually your email address, leaks from one web service, all other service using the same combination are immediately compromised.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 12 May 2017
The idea of vendor or supplier consolidation is not new, although it tends to be a fad every few years. It’s as if every time a new type of product or service is created, or variation thereof, businesses onboard a new vendor partner. Eventually, someone in the business (usually in accounting) realizes that they’re paying a lot of different bills for similar products and service, and sends the business down a path of consolidation. While the benefits of consolidation seem obvious, drawbacks do exist, especially with software partners.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 05 May 2017
Transparency is an important principle we have always followed while developing Messente’s messaging platform. Our philosophy of transparency is to give our clients and partners full access to all information regarding their messages and delivery quality. The paramount component of transparency is the ability to track every single message in a real time.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 28 Apr 2017
This is the third and final installment of, “Digging for Gold,” thoughts and ideas on B2B sales research and prospecting. If you have not yet read part 1 and part 2, they’re quick reads, so catch up!
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 22 Mar 2017
This is a continuation from the previous article and focuses on the methods of research and how to find leads.
- 1 MIN READ - 17 Mar 2017
- 1 MIN READ - 30 Nov 2016
Our collection of API libraries now include official Python language support.
- 1 MIN READ - 23 Nov 2016
The number of different industry events has grown a lot over the last years so picking the right one to attend can be a huge task. From location to pricing and from speakers to booth options - there are a lot to consider before committing yourself to a selected few to tackle.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 23 Aug 2016
Past years have raised quite a few alarms for a lot of people and making them question the level of security of their online data. Just recently over 100 million LinkedIn usernames and passwords stolen in 2012 appeared online and one of the largest online dating sites AshleyMadison.com suffered a large scale breach with 25GB of critical data including user information was stolen. These are just two out of too many hacks that clearly demonstrate how easy it is to take control of your personal data.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 18 Apr 2016
Messente is coming to ConhIT - Europe’s leading industry event for healthcare IT held in Berlin from 19 - 21st of April.
- 1 MIN READ - 28 Sep 2015
SMS is a great tool for marketing campaigns - it’s cost efficient, with one of the highest conversion rates, and it’s super simple to get started. That all sounds great, but it is vital to monitor the traffic, as well to understand how did the users carry out what you planned for them to do on your site.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 14 Jul 2015
According to Gartner by the end of 2017 around 50% of businesses will choose cloud-based services as the preferred option for authentication (up from about 20% today).
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 09 May 2016
Sure, SMS might be old, but it’s a newly-accepted retail solution. If you’re trying to keep your balance in the industry, you need to innovate. Today’s retail marketers are getting creative, and they’re rolling out astounding deals through text messages.
- 1 MIN READ - 01 Mar 2016
I was recently asked to give my opinion on transaction- based messaging, SMS finding it's place among platforms like WhatsApp or Viber and SMS messaging best practices.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 18 Feb 2016
Our team will be attending Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next week. One of the most important topics for us this year will be showcasing our phone number authentication solutions.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 17 Feb 2016
Starting from today you can make your login to Messente a lot more secure by enabling 2-step verification using your phone.
- 1 MIN READ - 03 Feb 2016
We’re very excited to bring you our latest upgrade to Messente’s 2-step verification products - the phone number verification widget. It’s a tool which makes user authentication and phone number verification completely plug and play for developers.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 08 Dec 2015
Based on the latest surveys on retail consumers' intentions and reactions we offer three simple thoughts how to be top of mind for the last decisive weeks of this year’s Christmas rush.
- 1 MIN READ - 04 Dec 2015
A2P messaging is steadily growing among FinTech and P2P industries as they use it in various service processes. The key growth driver for the global A2P SMS market is the increasing number of businesses who are starting to use transaction and post-transaction confirmation notifications and security based one time PIN codes (2-step verification).
Based on our experience with P2P platforms and FinTech companies, these are most common ways SMS messages are used in the service process.
- 1 MIN READ - 29 Oct 2015
You may have already noticed that Messente's web interface had a major facelift today. Off with the dark design and on with the modern fresh look.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 30 Jun 2015
Here are a few tips to streamline your first and last mile logistics communication.
- 1 MIN READ - 15 Jun 2015
Let's admit it - sms length calculation is complicated. This is why we made an open-source SMS length calculator library.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 04 Jun 2015
Every company, whether it's a start-up or a large enterprise, is built to earn profits. This means that all companies are looking to find ways how to optimize running costs, and still be better than competition.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 06 May 2015
Top 3 useful tools for our SMS messaging API
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 28 Apr 2015
Take a moment and think about the last time you had very positive customer service experience.
- 1 MIN READ - 24 Mar 2015
After Apple introduced a modern smartphone to the world in 2007, having internet connection and a camera on your phone has become a standard on smartphones. This is where the downfall of SMS messaging started.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 24 Feb 2015
Recent high-profile data breaches have become a permanent concern to many private and public organizations.
- 1 MIN READ - 11 Feb 2015
One of the key trends of 2015 for web apps and services will likely be a much wider adoption of 2-step verification.
- 1 MIN READ - 13 Jan 2015
For any company customer service and keeping all users happy is a big priority. Which is probably why a lot has been written about it.
- 1 MIN READ - 16 Dec 2014
TOP 4 tips for better notification messages.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 02 Dec 2014
Security is a growing concern to many companies when their clients need to login and handle confidential information. The more data we use online, the more possible data leaks there is.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 18 Nov 2014
Did you know that the number of online searches like “perfect christmas present“ or “dress for christmas party” start increasing in numbers right after Halloween?
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 02 Nov 2014
Traditional Person To Person (P2P) messaging saw a decline for the first time last year, conversely to quickly growing popularity of various Over The Top (OTT) messaging services like WhatsApp, Viber, iMessage etc.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 07 Oct 2014
Messente team visited one of the largest postal services conference in Europe called POST-EXPO 2014 in Stockholm.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 23 Sep 2014
In Messente we like tools that are dead simple and easy to integrate.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 09 Sep 2014
5 questions to ask yourself about SMS sending.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 27 Aug 2014
How to Whitelist IP Address Range for Messente API
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 30 Jun 2014
Top 3 Messente features that help you save money
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 15 Jun 2014
Deep down in Messente’s laboratories our team of scientists work around the clock to provide you with new and groovy ways to reach your customers and get more of SMS messaging.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 01 Jun 2014
I would like to share some secret tricks we have been using for years to increase usable sms content length.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 04 May 2014
Secure and auditable SMS service
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 06 Apr 2014
A fairly smart guy, Albert Einstein, once said that things should be made as simple as possible… but not any simpler.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 25 Mar 2014
Last week I got sms from my local shopping center, telling me about upcoming event called “beauty night”. Instantly I had three ideas how they could have made it better.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 10 Mar 2014
SMS messaging is a powerful mobile communication tool that allows financial service institutions to interact with their customers in a cost-effective, timely way.
- 1 MIN READ - 26 Jan 2014
Here at Messente we know how important it is to manage authentication within your applications, while keeping the logic clean and possibly automated.
- 1 MIN READ - 12 Jan 2014
SMPP has long been industry standard for sending SMS over the Internet but HTTP API’s have quietly made it’s way to the top.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 29 Dec 2013
We all know the importance and quality of interaction brands can receive by communicating with their customers via SMS message.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 18 Nov 2013
SMS Sender ID (also referred as to SMS Sender Name) is the information that is displayed to the recipient as the sender of the SMS when a message is received at a mobile device.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 03 Nov 2013
Adding a link to SMS message is an smart and easy way how to engage and send information to your customers.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 20 Oct 2013
Implementing SMS messaging to your existing web app is always a hassle and takes some time to get everything right.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 22 Sep 2013
Since SMS messaging helps many to connect with their customers around the world, also standardized phone number format is used for sending SMS internationally, thus helping you to reach mobile subscribers globally.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 25 Aug 2013
Silent SMS: So quiet, that you will never hear it coming
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 09 Aug 2013
Fine tuning SMS communication for your brand.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 30 Jul 2013
Have you noticed that in past few years we hear less and less about personal computers and laptops, while at the same time the mobile industry updates are big part of our daily news?
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 25 Jul 2013
WebRTC – new protocol to look out for
- 1 MIN READ - 01 Jul 2013
SMS is so well known and often used that I think most of us take it as self-evident and really dont think about how does this little 20 year old technical feature make our life easier.
- 1 MIN READ - 03 May 2013
In today’s increasingly connected world SMS has evolved from a conception to an enterprise necessity.
- 1 MIN READ - 30 Apr 2013
Importing contacts from an Android phone
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 22 Apr 2013
Here is a short list of what you should keep in mind when requesting a sender name. Following a few simple rules will get your sender name approved in no time.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 11 Apr 2013
Instant access to new sender names
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 07 Apr 2013
There are many things at home that you could automate and make your life easier.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 24 Mar 2013
Every minute Messente delivers a considerable number of last minute alerts, appointment notifications and booking confirmations.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 10 Mar 2013
Have you ever wondered how many people actually own or use mobile phone?
- 1 MIN READ - 10 Feb 2013
As you might know, SMS had last year very important birthday – 20 year in business anniversary!
- 1 MIN READ - 27 Jan 2013
Before smartphones conquered the world of mobile phones, SMS was widely used for more than sending regular SMS text messages.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 10 Dec 2012
Did you know that some characters decrease SMS length dramatically?
- 1 MIN READ - 27 Nov 2012
Integrating Messente SMS sending API to your current framework is very easy. Here is a small tutorial to get you started with Messente API.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 06 Nov 2012
TOP 5 reasons, why SMS or text messages fail to get delivered.
- 1 MIN READ - 30 Oct 2012
From time to time there are problems with SMS delivery that are out of our hands and receiving one SMS multiple times is one of the most annoying one.
- 1 MIN READ - 18 Oct 2012
Ability to send out notification SMS can be most invaluable to system administrators, as it allows to send urgent notifications to admins with ease.
- 1 MIN READ - 02 Oct 2012
Sender name (also known as Sender ID, Originator, Sender address) is the number or name that appears as the sender of text message.
- 1 MIN READ - 15 Sep 2012
Regular SMS is 160 characters long, but there is more to that. Let’s start from the alphabet that is used for SMS.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 25 Apr 2017
In a recent article (it's in Estonian, but you'll get the gist of it in this blog,) Tele2 - a local mobile network operator in the Baltics - highlighted a few interesting trends about the growth and decline of certain types of SMS messaging traffic.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 15 Mar 2016
Current api2.messente.com HTTPS certificate will be updated on 24th March 2016.
- 1 MIN READ - 25 Jan 2016
New official JAVA library for Messente API
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 24 Nov 2015
Come and meet Messente at this years Messaging and SMS World conference in London, UK (1st - 2nd December).
- 1 MIN READ - 11 Nov 2015
We're happy to introduce a new feature on you brand new Messente dashboard - the notifications area.
- 1 MIN READ - 04 Mar 2015
Messente launches 2-step verification API
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 03 Feb 2015
Once again Barcelona is the place to be when you are in the mobile world for the annual Mobile World Congress is in just a few weeks.
- 1 MIN READ - 10 Nov 2014
Current api2.messente.com HTTPS certificate will expire on 15. November 2014.
- 1 MIN READ - 20 Oct 2014
On 14th October the OpenSSL team reported that version 3 of Secure Sockets Layer (SSLv3) is vulnerable at protocol level – called Phttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/POODLE OODLE attack (Padding Oracle On Downgraded Legacy Encryption).
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 21 Apr 2014
We are hiring developers who would help us build and develop Messente.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 23 Feb 2014
Messente is moving fast – over the past year we have doubled in the number of messages. But for the year of 2014, we are excited to aim even higher.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 04 Feb 2014
This January, live support chat was added to Messente in order to make asking questions a breeze. We are really excited about this!
- 1 MIN READ - 27 Nov 2013
Margus joined Messente’s sales team earlier this week.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 19 Aug 2013
Earlier today we launched a small update which changes the way Messente’s header looks and feels.
- 1 MIN READ - 04 Jun 2013
Yesterday Imre from Nortal shared his Microsoft.NET client API for sending SMS messages to mobile phones using services provided by Messente.
Read more- 1 MIN READ - 03 Jun 2013
You have probably noticed that Messente’s archive has a brand new look and feel.
- 1 MIN READ - 13 Jan 2013
We took a quick look back at 2012 seeing how Messente has evolved during the past year. Here are a few improvements.
- 1 MIN READ - 24 Aug 2010
Welcome to Messente - a brand new group SMS messaging platform that enters public beta today.
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