An extension to the short message service
(SMS) that allows messages longer than 160 alpha-numeric characters with 7-bit
character encoding to be sent using a mobile phone. The longer concatenated SMS
text messages are broken down and sent as multiple smaller messages. The
recipient's mobile phone assembles the messages back into one long message. Concatenated SMS is also called long SMS.
Short Message Service / SMS Tutorial This SMS tutorial provides information about SMS application development. It begins with an introduction of mobile messaging technologies like SMS, concatenated SMS and EMS.