Premium SMS gives you the opportunity to monetize the information and entertainment you provide to your clients by charging a higher rate. Premium SMS uses a shortcode that your clients can use to send and receive messages. You can either bill your clients when they send an SMS referred to as Mobile Originating (MO) tariff or when they receive the message, referred to as Mobile Terminating (MT)
A user will receive content only when they request for it. Once delivered, they would have to request for it again. This option does not support an ongoing relationship with the content provider.
Subscription based services deliver content to a user once they have subscribed to the service. Content will continually be delivered regularly for as long as the subscription stands.
Premium SMs can be used to provide news alerts, quotes, stock tips, relationship advice or even deliver music to users. This allows you to generate revenue from subscriptions or on demand requests for your service.
Competitions or award service can use Premium SMS shortcodes to give their users a chance to vote for their favorite. This service will also generate revenue for the organizers.
Premium SMS shortcodes can be a great way to support users who are on a betting service. Users can subscribe to receiving betting tips or odds they can play. Sending or receiving these messages provide a revenue stream to the betting service.
Our robust gateways are able to receive and process thousands of requests concurrently reducing the risk of congestion.
When a message delivery fails, we provide free retries in order to help you maximize your revenues.
We receive and process delivery notifications from carries for all SMS messages sent on our APIs and send them to your application.
AT Developers
| Entity | < 100,000 SMSes | 100,000 - 1,000,000 SMSes | > 1,000,000 SMSes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government of Kenya | 33.4% | 33.4% | 33.4% |
| Safaricom | 50% | 30% | 40% |
| Shortcode owner | 80% | 90% | 85% |
| Africa's Talking | 20% | 10% | 15% |
Total Revenue (10 messages):
Revenue per SMS sent