11 January 2019

SMSC full form

What is the full form of SMSC?

Answer :

  • Short Message Service Center

What does SMSC mean?

An SMSC is a network element in the mobile telephone and to store, routing, forward, convert and deliver short message service. Wireless network operators connect SMSCs through SMS gateways. 

The full designation of SMSC  according to 3GPP is a short message service center. A network operator usually manages its own SMSC and locates them inside its wireless network systems. 

Normally, the SMSC address is pre-set in the SIM card called subscriber identification module by the wireless network operator, which means you do not need to make any change to it.