As one of the main players in the SMS market in Malaysia, there are few items we should keep in mind before sending bulk SMS:
Can we use Alphanumeric sender ID in Malaysia?
Is the DR Reliable?
Is concatenated SMS supported in Malaysia?
Any other special features that I should be aware of?
Please be informed that Malaysian operators have tightened the rules and penalties on content handling as below:-
Content Handling |
Remarks |
Operator |
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Maxis |
Digi |
Celcom |
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SMS Brand |
• Compulsory to include recognised brand/company/identity name in the message content to ensure proper delivery and avoid retroactive billing. • SMS with no brand may be considered as International traffic and charged at higher rate. • Penalties (which are imposed by the operator) will be applied to each message deemed to have not complied with the regulations, in addition to the cost of each message. |
Yes |
Yes |
N/A |
International Brand Traffic |
• International brand traffic are strictly not allowed. Each SMS sent in contravention of this prohibition will be charged at higher rates. • Penalties (which are imposed by the operator) will be charged in the case of continuous contravention of this prohibition. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
With this regard, kindly be advised that all SMS to the aforementioned networks must include company name/brand/identity in message content with immediate effect, or else penalties imposed by the operators will be passed on to respective parties. In addition to that, please be reminded that International traffic are not allowed through the 6-series short code solution. Please arrange accordingly to avoid any penalties for breaching of regulations. (List of International traffic is also attached in this article for your reference).
Please taken note that our route only supports for LOCAL MALAYSIA BRANDS. Shall you need to channel INTERNATIONAL BRAND SMS, kindly get in touch with us via Online Web Chat or email to [email protected] for a different arrangement.