Thanks so much for your prompt response. So if I'm wanting to send a message from a web application to an arbitrary cellphone user in the US, I would interface my application through Kannel over IP to either an aggregator (can you tell me where I might find a list of aggregators), or I would negotiate my own account with each operator (IUS Cellular, Verizon, AT&T, etc)?
Given the penchant for SMPP in the US, does that mean I would be better served with something like Logica's OpenSMPP (http://opensmpp.logica.com/introhtml/menu.htm), or can Kannel also handle that? On Sun, Jul 20, 2008 at 5:43 PM, Garth Patil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > IP. Most use SMPP > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_message_peer-to-peer_protocol). > Additionally, many operators require some kind of VPN to encrypt the > communication channel. > In the US, if you aren't going to be sending millions of messages, go > to an aggregator instead of directly to the operators. They provide > additional interfaces (some of which are already supported by kannel) > and deal with operator compliance issues for you. > > On Sun, Jul 20, 2008 at 3:22 PM, Steven Garner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I am wanting to add WAP and SMS services to our base of operations >> which currently include Asterisk for open-source telephony. Here's >> what I don't get from the initial documentation I have read about >> Kannel: - where Asterisk requires some kind of physical telephony >> interface to connect to the Plain Old Telephone System (POTS), how >> does one connect to the WAP and SMS of the major global cell phone >> providers using Kannel- do they use IP, or do you need a physical >> telephony interface of some kind? Is there documentation or a site >> that covers this topic already? >>
