Glossary

The Mobile Country Codes (MCC) are used in wireless telephone networks (GSM, CDMA, UMTS, etc.) to identify the country which a mobile subscriber belongs to.

The SMS Platform Message Log records information about each message in real-time. It enables period filter (month, year, day), routing filter (gate, operator, country, etc.), content filter (message ID, sender, text), and options filter. This is the first step you must take if there is an issue with your SMS traffic.

The Mobile Network Code is either a two or three-digit number used to identify a mobile network in a specified country. The MNC is used as part of the IMSI (International Mobile Subscriber Identity) and LAI (Location Area Identity).

A mobile network operator (MNO) is a telephone company that provides various services for mobile phone subscribers.

Mobile Originated message is the message which customer sends from his mobile phone to SMS service provider. MO message, as the name says, originates from end user's mobile phone and is delivered to a mobile phone or an application.

Mobile Number Portability (MNP) enables mobile phone users to keep their mobile telephone numbers when they change the mobile network operator. In the same time, MNP service provides access to the vital information on mobile number identity and verification. Such information is crucial to carriers and mobile operators to improve delivery success rates and ported-number routing efficiency.

Mobile Station International Subscriber Directory Number (MSISDN) is a number which identifies a mobile phone number internationally. It identifies a subscription in a GSM or UMTS mobile network. This number includes country code and a National Destination Code which identifies the subscriber's network operator. The maximum length of an MSISDN is 15 digits.

Mobile Terminated message gets terminated on the mobile phone. This mobile message is routed from a client or an application and delivered to the end user's mobile phone.

The ability for multiple customers to use the service at the same time, each within a different and secure environment. HORISEN SMS Platform enables multitenant support of resellers and customers.

MVNO is a mobile virtual network operator. It is a company that provides mobile phone service but does not have its own licensed frequency allocation of the radio spectrum, nor does it have the necessary infrastructure to provide the full mobile network service. An MVNO usually signed a business agreement with a mobile network operator to get access to bulk MNO services at wholesale rates. Subsequently, MVNO then defines its own retail prices.