Blog Post: SMS Gateway SMS Gateway: From Email to SMS Text Message Send an email via SMS or MMS gateway By Dan Maffia Updated on November 7th, 2023 All the major wireless carriers in the United States offer a Short Message Service (SMS) gateway, which is a technology bridge that allows one form of communication (email) to conform to the technical requirements of a different form of communication (SMS). One of the typical uses of the SMS gateway is the forwarding of email to a mobile device and vice versa. The gateway platform manages the necessary protocol mapping to bridge the gap between texting and electronic mail systems. About SMS and MMS An email message going through an SMS gateway (aka SMS aggregator) is limited to 160 characters, so it will likely be broken into several messages or truncated if it is longer than that limit. As a result, the recipient may receive your messag...