Islamic Republic of Iran

The key details for mobile messaging in the Islamic Republic of Iran 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

Middle East

Dialing Code

98

1-way

Yes

2-way

No

2-way Setup Time

-

Primary Character Encoding

GSM

Max Characters for Single-part message

160

Multi-part messages

Yes*

Delivery Receipts

No

Mobile Number Portability

Yes

Alphanumeric Originator maintained on 1-way

No

Alphanumeric Originator Registration required

Alphanumeric not supported

Short Code maintained on 1-way

Overwritten

Local Long Code maintained on 1-way

Overwritten

International Long Code maintained on 1-way

Overwritten

* Notes

The mobile operators filter and replace all 1-way originators with local numbers. Alphas will be overwritten with a Numeric Originator.

Guidance / Restrictions

No gambling, religious, racial or adult content. Opt-in is required for messaging programs.