Sender ID

How to Choose SMS Sender ID?

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HORIZN is the customized sender ID in this image.

As per recent update from TRAI, all SMS’s sent using Transactional Route should be sent from a Sender-ID rather than just a number. SMS Sender ID is the 6-Digit Alpha Name with which your outgoing transactional type of SMS will be sent. Sender ID is a fantastic way to remind your customer of your brand name, so you should take full advantage of it.

Do’s:

  • It must be 6 characters long (Cannot be longer or shorter, mandated by TRAI.)
  • It must be reflective of your brand name and/or trademark.
  • No symbols are allowed
  • It must be relevant to the content in the SMS.

Dont’s: 

  • Do not choose commonly used English words or phrases like “SMSMSG” or “INVEST”
  • Do not use other company names or brands like “AIRTEL” or “HDFCBK”
  • Do not violate someone else’s trademark in any way
  • Avoid using numbers, its not allowed. For ex: Avoid “SMS123”.

SMSHorizon reserves the right to reject your Sender-ID request if it finds it does not comply to these Dos and Don’ts. Having said that, we are here to make it easy for you send your SMS, so we will give you our reasons and suggest alternatives for a better one. Generally the transactional sender ID’s will be approved within 3-5 Business Hr, & promotional sender ID’s might take 6-12 working hrs.

SMS Sender ID Prefixes in india

Question:
From the Incoming SMS, Can you tell me which are promotional SMS and which of these are transactional type?

Answer:
One can very easily differentiate a transactional SMS from a promotional SMS based on the Sender-ID it gets delivered from.

SMS Sender ID Prefixes

SMS Sender ID Prefixes

All sms will ahve prefix as LM, MD, DM,etc which are automatically set by the operator delivering the particular message. Because we work with different SMS gateways in India who internally work with multiple operators who may try to send your SMS via the cheapest & best route possible, the prefix is mostly unpredictable. These prefixes are meant to inform the recipient about the channel used in delivering the SMS. Typically, they use this Prefix information to report a DND/NDNC violation to operators.

The following are the list of SMS prefixes used in India and their explanation:

Operator Codes:

Service Provider Code
Aircel, Dishnet Wireless D
Airtel A
BSNL B
BPL Mobile/Loop Telecom L
Datacom Solutions C
HFCL Infotel H
Idea Cellular I
MTNL M
Reliance Communications R
Reliance Telecom E
S tel S
Shyam Telecom Y
Spice Telecom P
Swan Telecom W
Tata Teleservices T
Unitech U
Vodafone V

 

State Codes that signify the SMS Gateway Origin:


Service Circle Code
Andhra Pradesh A
Assam S
Bihar B
Delhi D
Gujarat G
Haryana H
Himachal Pradesh I
Jammu & Kashmir J
Karnataka X
Kerala L
Kolkata K
Madhya Pradesh Y
Maharashtra Z
Mumbai M
North East N
Orissa O
Punjab P
Rajasthan R
Tamil Nadu T
UP-East E
UP-West W
West Bengal V

So, If you got an SMS from “MD-SMSHZN” – This SMS was delivered by MTNL DELHI. (or)

“LM-SMSHZN” – This SMS was delivered by LOOP MUMBAI which is of Transactional SMS Type

“MD-217215” – Is a Promotional SMS by/from MTNL DELHI.

Note: We have a dedicated route from MTNL Delhi.