SMS Text Length:
The “short” part refers to the maximum size of the text messages: 160 characters (letters, numbers or symbols in the Latin alphabet). For other alphabets, such as Chinese, the maximum SMS size is 70 characters.
Types of SMS :
With the growing convergence Technology of networks and services, SMS can be send from a mobile phone, fixed phone, or even via the Internet. On the basis of originating and terminating identities, SMS can be broadly classified into the following 4 categories : P2P, A2P, P2N & I2P. * P2P (Person to Person) : In Person to Person (P2P) mode, the SMS is between two individual subscribers. The SMSC or originating operator stores the SMS & sends it to the recipient, either directly or in case of GSM to CDMA