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SMS gateway
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<p>An SMS gateway or MMS gateway allows a computer (also known as a Server) to send or receive text messages in the form of <a href="/facts/Short_Message_Service/kacRfW0X">Short Message Service</a> (SMS) or <a href="/facts/Multimedia_Messaging_Service/Pg5CvwLx">Multimedia Messaging Service</a> (MMS) transmissions between local and/or international telecommunications networks. In most cases, SMS and MMS are eventually routed to a <a href="/facts/Mobile_phones/H3EcqD9h">mobile phone</a> through a wireless carrier. SMS gateways are commonly used as a method for person-to-person to device-to-person (also known as application-to-person) communications. Many SMS <a href="/facts/Gateway_(telecommunications)/YTYSqhqN">gateways</a> support content and media conversions from <a href="/facts/Email/6pD9GLtI">email</a>, push, voice, and other formats. </p>