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BUSINESS MESSAGING GATEWAY
Transferring information and data via
the GSM network
The Business Messaging Gateway service
| Business Messaging Gateway (BMG) is a brand
new service that extends the possible uses of short text messages (SMS) to the transfer of
information and various forms of data. Although its name may sound complicated to you,
this service is basically a very simple one. Thanks to BMG, your computer will have direct
access to the SMS Center, that is, to the facility that guides the communication of short
text messages in the GSM network. |
Features of
BMG
The transfer of information and data is:
| mobile |
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receiving/sending terminals are not bound to a
base of operations, but are |
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free to move |
| global |
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receiving/sending terminals function both in
the Czech Republic and |
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abroad |
| safe |
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SMS transfers are encoded by the GSM network;
a transfer to a BMG |
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user's application can be made sufficiently
secure through encryption |
| fast |
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the transfer and delivery time for SMS in GSM
network may be |
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measured in seconds |
| reliable |
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high delivery success rate; information on
successful delivery to the |
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target GSM terminal is always available |
| advantageous |
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the cost of sending SMS is financially more
beneficial than that of |
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ordinary short text message transfers |
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BMG offers:
 the capacity to send and receive medium-sized and large volumes of SMS;
SMS control
directly from the customer's application;
above-standard
speed when sending and receiving SMS;
high-quality
sending and receiving of SMS;
secure SMS
transfers;
cost
optimization when sending medium-sized or large volumes of SMS;
SMS
communication 24 hours a day, 7 days a week;
SMS
communication irrespective of message content;
use of full
8-bit coding, with all its benefits.
Areas where BMG can be used:
banking and finance – information for clients, mobile account
management, financial transactions via mobile telephone, mobile verification of credit
cards
security and
protection– authorization systems, security systems, tracking of vehicles
logistics
– management and control of the distribution of goods and parcels
measurement and
management – central data collection from measuring instruments, systems
management and remote facilities
information
science – remote access to database information
and
many other uses.
How does BMG work?
BMG enables bilateral transfers of SMS
messages between any GSM mobile telephone or module and the service customer's computer.
Two-way communication can take place in a domestic as well as foreign GSM network. The BMG
access point from the GSM network is the ordinary telephone number to which the SMS
messages are being sent. Conversely, the customer's computer is connected to the GSM
network (SMS Center) by means of a modem (telephone) or firm link.
A short text message (SMS) is sent through the GSM network to BMG (or
sent from BMG to the GSM network) just like an ordinary SMS message, that is, it may
consist of any 160 characters, either letters or numbers. |
Comparing transfers between a mobile
telephone and BMG with transfers between two mobile telephones:
| The primary advantage of a mobile phone-BMG transfer is
the sample capacity it offers for receiving and sending a large number of SMS messages in
a short period of time (approx. 2 SMS/sec., as opposed to a mobile phone-mobile phone
transfer with a capacity of approx. 1 SMS/2 sec.), the certainty that an SMS will be
received when sent through the GSM network and the ability to regulate the sending of SMS
according to the customer's needs, e.g. based on SMS delivery (a mobile phone-mobile phone
transfer does not allow this option). The financial benefits to be gained according to the
number of SMS sent are certainly interesting as well. |
Examples of use – Courier service
and BMG
| In a pilot project that began in June 1998, the Czech
branch office of the international courier company DHL International, which delivers
express parcels in the Czech Republic and all over the world, has been working with
EuroTel Prague's BMG service. Throughout the day, individual courier vehicles communicate
by means of short text messages with the central computer, which contains information on
the current status of all shipments. The vehicles thus have a continuous, fast and
reliable form of contact with the center, which can effectively manage and control the
delivery process. |
BMG service price list
Modem link
| Type of link
between customer's application and BMG |
Activation fee
(one-time charge) |
Monthly fee
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Cost of one SMS
message sent from customer's application to BMG in numerical order: *) |
| 6
001 – 8 000 |
8
001 – 12 000 |
12
001 and over |
| Modem |
35
000 |
6
000 |
1,00 |
0,90 |
0,80 |
*) The cost of the first 6,000 SMS sent to BMG from the
customer's application are included in the monthly fee.
Fixed line link
| Type of link
between customer's application and BMG |
Activation fee
(one-time charge) |
Monthly fee |
Cost of one SMS
message sent from customer's application to BMG in numerical order: *) |
| 12 501 – 20 000 |
20 001 – 50 000 |
50 001 and over |
| Fixed data link |
50 000 |
12 500 |
0,90 |
0,80 |
0,70 |
| Public data network |
50000 |
19500 |
0,90 |
0,80 |
0,70 |
*) The cost of the first
12,500 SMS sent to BMG from the customer's application are included in the monthly fee.
The prices listed are given in CZK, and do not include 5% VAT.
Principal terms
| service program |
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a package of services, including calling costs
and a monthly fee |
| GSM terminal |
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a GSM mobile telephone or other GSM module
which is able |
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to communicate in the GSM network |
| customer's application |
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a computer application (software) which is
able to |
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communicate with BMG technologies using BIP
protocol |
| SMS |
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abbreviation for Short Message Service |
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Recommendation: In the event that GSM terminals or their SIM cards have been activated for
the SMS/DATA service program and are currently owned by a BMG service customer, SMS
messages sent from the GSM network to BMG using these services may, at the customer's
request, be included in the total number of SMS messages sent from the customer's
application to BMG. SMS messages sent from the GSM network to BMG will then not be billed
as part of the fees for SIM cards, but rather as part of the Business Messaging Gateway
service charges. (This only applies if the GSM terminal sends SMS from the EuroTel GSM
Global mobile telephone network.)
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Should you be interested in further information on the Business Messaging Gateway service,
please refer directly to a EuroTel Prague sales representative, or call the Information
Center.
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Telephone: (+42) 02/6701 6666
Green Line:  (free for calls from the public
telephone network in the CR)
Information via e-mail: info@eurotel.cz
Here you will find a list of prices for optional services in EuroTel
Prague's networks.
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