Premium SMS

With the mobile phone approaching near-full market penetration around the globe, communication with customers, suppliers, colleagues, friends and family, via their mobile phone, is the most productive and cost effective.

Distribute.IT are the technical link between your SMS/MMS content and the mobile networks. Providing the connectivity required to receive subscription requests, and delivering the content to the mobile phone, Distribute.IT can provide a tailored solution to meet your requirements.

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Distribute.IT is renowned for providing leading edge technical solutions. We can provide shared and dedicated 6-digit and 8-digit premium shortcodes, assistance with permits and technical development of the opt-in/opt-out mechanism and delivery of your content.

Application Programming Interface (API)

Our API has been in circulation for over 6 years, providing a proven, reliable and fast delivery solution for your SMS messaging applications. Distribute.IT can also provide integration and programming assistance around our API for both the delivery of content and capturing/management of opt-in and opt-out requests.

Application Development

Distribute.IT work with many clients to deliver not just a gateway to the mobile networks, but also a full bespoke solution. Our expertise and services extend to development of customised applications, hosting of solutions and integration of web, mobile and regulatory aspects. Working closely with the client, our team of experts include developers, marketing executives, account, compliance, project, and technical support managers.

Regulation

Premium SMS is supported by all Australian networks, however each has its own policies and limitations. The largest single tariff limit in Australia presently is $6.60, however each carrier has its own rules, along with the industry guidelines that have been established to govern the premium messaging industry.

For current information on the guidelines and regulations for operating a premium SMS shortcode in Australia, refer to the present draft of the Communications Alliance, Industry Guideline for Mobile Premium Services.

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Distribute.IT also provide assistance and advisory services to clients, leveraging our extensive experience and knowledge, taking much of the effort out of your hands.

Content Delivery

Ringtones, games, video, music and social networking via mobile devices continue to grow in popularity around the world. Delivery of your content via mobile handsets has numerous benefits:

  • Reliable billing, directly to the mobile phone bill rather than a credit card (simpler for consumers, also reaches markets where consumers do not have credit cards)
  • Reach consumers no matter where they are — they don't need to be on the internet, at a PC, to receive your content
  • Simpler delivery, accountability of results

Advantages to Resellers

  • Dedicated account management to help you get setup, get connected and grow your revenues
  • The best technical support via both email and phone
  • Highest possible revenue share with tariffs of up to $6.60(AUD) per single message
  • Fast revenue payouts
  • Tailored solutions
  • Coverage of all Australian networks

Competition Management

Whether you run simple local or complex national SMS competitions, using standard or premium rate SMS messaging, Distribute.IT has the expertise and experience to provide a customised competition management solution for your organisation.

Distribute.IT provide a wide range of competition management solutions, including:

  • Customised random draw functionality
  • Premium Rate billing solutions
  • Competitive Premium SMS Payout Rates
  • Technical configuration and documentation
  • Entry/Draw management
  • Numerous result delivery mechanisms

Why Distribute.IT ?

  • True wholesale model – we don't sell direct.

  • 100% automated solution.

  • Australia's best IT support.

  • Full suite of technical solutions – Web interface, API's, white label templates, custom modules and more.

  • Broad range of products and services – providing a one-stop wholesale solution for web and mobile communication services & support.

  • Globally competitive pricing.

  • Personalised support – assistance with domain transfers/consolidations, technical development, system administration and help desk.

  • Powerful reporting – providing you with the right data to assess you business and make the right decisions.

  • Globally accredited, extensive experience and knowledge you can leverage to grow your organisation.