International SMS guides and articles

8 articles from eSMS Africa about international SMS. Newest first.

• How to Send SMS to Africa from the USA: Number Formats, Sender IDs and Costs A practical guide for US companies and diaspora apps texting African numbers: E.164 formatting, how sender IDs differ from 10DLC and toll-free, destination rules, time zones and USD pricing. Guide· 10 min read
• Sending SMS to Africa from the UK: UK GDPR, PECR, Sender IDs and GBP Billing For UK universities, charities and businesses texting contacts in Africa: how UK GDPR and PECR overlap with destination rules, sender ID registration, paying in GBP for USD pricing and time zones. Guide· 8 min read
• Sending SMS to Africa from Europe: GDPR Transfers, French and Portuguese Accents For EU companies in France, Belgium, Portugal and Germany messaging Africa: GDPR transfers with no African adequacy decision, which French and Portuguese accents force Unicode, sender IDs and CET time zones. Guide· 8 min read
• Sending SMS to Africa from China: Sender IDs, Unicode Costs and PIPL A guide for Chinese e-commerce, app, fintech and manufacturing companies messaging African customers: registered sender IDs, Unicode traps, local-language templates, Beijing time zones and PIPL cross-border notes. Guide· 8 min read
• Sending SMS to Africa from India: DLT, Sender IDs, OTP Rules and USD Billing For Indian SaaS, fintech and edtech teams with African users: why DLT registration does not apply to African numbers, per-country sender IDs, OTP fraud controls, USD billing and IST time differences. Guide· 9 min read
• A2P SMS Pricing in Africa Explained: Why Prices Differ by Country, Route and Message Why one SMS to Africa costs more than another: network termination fees, local versus international routes, why cross-border OTPs are priced higher, segments, sender ID fees, tiers and how to estimate cost. Insight· 8 min read
• Which countries can I send to? eSMS Africa covers 54 African countries on direct operator routes, plus worldwide. Help· 1 min read
• SMS Coverage - Send to Every African Country and Worldwide eSMS Africa delivers SMS to all 54 African countries and internationally. Help· 1 min read