The recent proliferation of mobile phones among consumer has created an attractive market opportunity in paid SMS content distribution. The SMS Content Distribution business model is based on offering various media content such as ringtones, pictures etc. to mobile phone users. Customers who want to purchase the content send paid SMS messages to preset numbers and in return receive content through SMS messages. Fees are collected through customers' mobile phone operators, so establishing a revenue sharing partnership is a critical part of the business model.

The need of the hour is to have a very good content distribution solution / SMS based solution that should be easy to deploy and manage even by people with limited technical knowledge. Such solution should also offer advanced billing capabilities and support for multiple billing models and rating plans. Finally, such solution should be affordable to allow quick entry into the business with minimal capital investments and highly scalable to accommodate future business growth.

CSSAGlobal, can offer you a turnkey SMS Content Distribution solution that meets customer specific needs. CSSA's solution offers easy operation and fast deployment schedule (typically less than a week). A notable feature of the solution is the advanced billing server, which offers unparalleled rating flexibility and supports comprehensive set of billing models.

Solution Features
* SMS/GSM/Tri-Band Support
* Inbound and Outbound Messages
* Message Queue Support
* Message Parsing and HTTP/HTTPS Conversion
* Outbound Number Switching and Rerouting
* User Friendly GUI Interface


How Does The Solution Work?
1. Customer sends SMS message from his/her mobile phone phone number connected to the SMS gateway. Alternatively, the customer sends SMS messages via custom web page
2. The SMS gateway sends authorization request to the billing server
3. The billing server authorizes the request
4. The SMS gateway retrieves content from a content server
5. The SMS gateway distributes the content to customer's mobile phone through an SMS message
6. Upon completing the process, the billing server contains record of the SMS distribution