You will recall that sometime ago we informed you that the corporate route which delivers to DND phone numbers was down. During this time, delivery to DND numbers was still in place through the SIM Hosting 2.0 and Shared SIM Hosting. We are pleased to inform you though that corporate route is now back for MTN DND.
Sometime ago, we informed you that the telecommunication operators mandated the registration of Sender IDs for bulk SMS to facilitate delivery to DND phone numbers. Although the process was placed on hold for a while, we are pleased to inform you that registration has recommenced.
It is now mandated that Sender IDs be registered if you want your bulk SMS delivered using the basic route, i.e. even to phone numbers not active on DND. The implication of sending bulk SMS with an unregistered sender ID is messages delivering with ‘MESSAGE’ as the sender ID, most especially to MTN subscribers.
We want to use this medium to sincerely appreciate all our loyal clients for your continued patronage and understanding over the years. We understand that the past few weeks have posed some challenges as regard SMS delivery, which has affected your bulk SMS experience. We want to assure you that we are working judiciously and tireless to see to the resolution of these issues.
In view of the recent mandatory requirement for registration of Sender IDs from the Nigerian Telecom Operators, we have put together a comprehensive list of all the questions and clarifications you need on how to go about the registration process.
As part of the requirements from the GSM Operators for the mandatory registration of sender IDs, duly completed letters of application for each of the operators should be provided. These letters must be on your registered business/company letterhead, and submitted with stamps. But what if your business or organization has no letterhead or stamp? We’ve got you covered.
One of the requirements from the GSM Operators for the mandatory registration of sender IDs is a certificate of registration of business/company with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). But what happens when bulk SMS users do not have a registered business or company and want to meet their bulk SMS needs? There are 2 things you can do.
In order to help facilitate and ease up the process of registration of Sender IDs as directed by the Nigerian Telecom operators, we have provided a comprehensive list of all that is needed to complete this registration and get your bulk SMS experience back to normalcy. Find them below:
It is no longer news that the Nigerian Telecom Operators have requested that all bulk SMS users get their sender IDs registered. Here are 5 reasons why you need to register your Sender ID(s).
It is now super easy to submit and monitor your Sender ID registration process using the Sender ID Whitelisting Portal. After you have submitted your application, you can monitor the progress at
Nigerian Telecommunication operators have now mandated all using bulk SMS in Nigeria for transactional messaging to register their Sender IDs. To address this issue we have developed a portal where you can submit your application, monitor your application progress and update your application details. It is very simple and intuitive.