All I could find was this:
I have developed a sms server application before, I used SMSSDK from
The SDK has 30 day trial, and there are 2 components to the SDK, one is for GSM/PCS, one is for Modem/ISDN.
Most GSM Modems takes the same amount of time to send one sms message.
With GSM/PCS, all you need is a GSM Modem or a cell phone, but it takes 6 seconds to send 1 message.
With Modem/ISDN, you need to have a connection with the phone company, but the speed is way faster.
You only need 1 modem for both incoming and outgoing.
The cost would be the cost to send sms messages using on your cell network if using GSM. For Modem, I think the phone company charge by the time you connect to their network.
SolveIT.com
This web site provides an illustration of SMS with information on the architecture involved.
Dealing with SMS Demands
This is a useful article on dealing with network demands in supporting SMS. This is useful to carriers.
Motorola Wireless Solutions
Motorola provides a wide range of engineering resources for companies building digital wireless networks or maintaining analog networks.
This is something I didn't know existed(no use, but interesting)