Commonwealth of Australia

The key details for mobile messaging in the Commonwealth of Australia are below. We have full one-way reach to all mobile operators in this region. For a datasheet that contains more information, such as best practices and the proportion of subscribers on each mobile operator, please contact us.

See help for an explanation of each field.

Region

Australasia

Dialing Code

61

1-way

Yes

2-way

Long Code Only

2-way Setup Time

1

Primary Character Encoding

GSM

Max Characters for Single-part message

160

Multi-part messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts

Yes

Mobile Number Portability

Yes

Alphanumeric Originator maintained on 1-way

Yes

Alphanumeric Originator Registration required

No

Short Code maintained on 1-way

Yes

Local Long Code maintained on 1-way

Yes

International Long Code maintained on 1-way

Yes

* Notes

You can begin messaging using alphanumeric originators immediately (you do not need to pre-register the originator). Free to End User Not Available.

Guidance / Restrictions

No adult, religious or political content unless the end user has explictly opted in to that content. Opt-in is required for marketing messages. Six-digit short codes carry a $10K per annum tax, 8 digits $100.