> now, in Germany we have an access to an "centralized" database which > holds all ported numbers. So actually if you want to route messages to > Operator SMSCs, you must resolve the MSISDN at that database to know > if it has been ported to an other operator and hence route it to the > "new" one instead of the prefix home. >
That's impressive - is this something required by the regulatory authorities or co-operation between the operators ? Is there a cost to access the service ? The Irish networks indicate NP through SMPP error codes which are inconsistent in both format and content across operators :-(.
