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CloudTalk SMS-Capable Number Coverage

What Numbers Can CloudTalk offer for SMS

Erica Hoelper avatar
Written by Erica Hoelper
Updated this week

Numbers that are capable of sending SMS

Like most VoIP platforms, CloudTalk's SMS service is enabled by A2P (application-to-person) Networks.

These are networks specifically designed for business communication and may function differently to the P2P (person-to-person) networks used by your standard Mobile Providers.

In particular, some countries' A2P networks are not able to send or receive international messages

This guide is dedicated to numbers with SMS functionality. You can see CloudTalk's full international number coverage here

This guide will show you:

  • CloudTalk numbers that can be enabled for SMS

  • Local Address Requirements:

    • if you need an address in that country to activate the SMS-number

  • International vs. domestic only reachability

    • Inbound SMS - what messages will reach this number?

    • Outbound SMS - can international messages be sent out from this number?

SMS-Numbers Coverage

Country

Type

Function

Local Address Needed

Inbound SMS

Outbound SMS

Australia

Mobile

Calling + SMS

no

national only, only local reachability is guaranteed.

-International inbound messages can be filterered by Australian operators

national and international

Austria

Mobile

Calling + SMS

yes

national and international

national and international

Belgium

Mobile

Calling + SMS

yes

national only

-international messages can arrive but the sender ID will likely not be preserved

national and international

Brazil

Mobile

Calling + SMS

yes

national only

national only

Canada

Fixed

Calling + SMS

no

national only

national and international

Chile

Fixed

SMS-only

no

national only

national only

Czech Republic

Mobile

SMS-only

no

national and international

national and international

Denmark

Mobile

Calling + SMS

no

national and international

national and international

Estonia

Mobile

Calling + SMS

no

national only

national only

Finland

Mobile

Calling + SMS

no

national and international

national and international

France

Mobile
(+33 6 format)

Calling + SMS

yes

national only

national only

France

Mobile
(+33 75 format)

Calling + SMS

yes

international and national besides Bouygues Telecom Network

Can send outbound internationally, full national messaging besides Bouygues Telecom Network

France

Mobile
(+33 939 format)

Calling + SMS

yes

national only

national only

Germany

Mobile

+49 1888 format

Calling + SMS

yes

national only

national only

Hungary

Mobile

SMS-only

yes

national only

national only

Iceland

Mobile

SMS-only

no

national only

national only

Israel

Mobile

Calling + SMS

no

national only

national and international

Italy

Mobile

SMS-only

no

national only

national only

Lithuania

Mobile

SMS-only

no

national only

national only

Malaysia

Mobile

SMS-only

yes

national only

- must be conversational P2P traffic, no A2P/OTP/automated use cases

-messaging is capped at 200 message fragments per day

national only

- must be conversational P2P traffic, no A2P/OTP/automated use cases

-messaging is capped at 200 message fragments per day

Netherlands

Mobile

Calling + SMS

no

national and international

(international is not blocked but cannot be fully guaranteed)

national and international

Norway

Mobile
(+47 59 format)

SMS-only

no

national and international

national and international

Poland

Mobile

Calling + SMS

no

national and international

national and international

Portugal

Mobile

Calling + SMS

yes

national and international

national and international

Puerto Rico

Fixed

Calling + SMS

no

national only

national and international

Singapore

Mobile

SMS-only

no

national only

To activate outbound SMS, you must individually register your number as a Sender ID with the Singapore telecom ministry

Slovakia

Mobile

SMS-only

no

national and international

international and national

–all messages to Slovakia will be overwriten with the alphanumberic sender "SMS" or "SMS Info"

Slovenia

Mobile

SMS-only

no

national and international

national and international

South Africa

Mobile

Calling + SMS

yes

national only

national only

Spain

Fixed

SMS-only

yes

national only

national only

Sweden

Mobile

SMS-only

no

national only

national only

Switzerland

Mobile

SMS-only

no

national and international

national and international

Thailand

Mobile

Calling + SMS

no

national only

national only

United Kingdom

Mobile

Calling + SMS

no

national only

national and international

United States

Fixed/

Mobile

Calling + SMS

no

national only

-international messages to USA will be filtered or blocked

Can send outbound national and international

To activate outbound SMS to USA, A2P 10DLC registration is needed

United States

Toll-Free

Calling + SMS

no

national only

-international messages to USA will be filtered or blocked

Can send outbound national and international

To activate outbound SMS to USA, ​​A2P toll-free verification is needed for outbound SMS on each number

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