Why is my SMS Sender not supported in some countries?

Certain carrier networks may have restrictions on using the Sender that is your own brand or may not support this feature at all. Some operators require whitelist to ensure the delivery of SMS messages with Sender that wants to protect the recipients from spam and scams.

Therefore, if you send an SMS message to a country that does not support your Sender, it will not appear. If you want to use Sender, which is supported in some countries and/or networks. You must register to request the desired Sender name and specify your purpose. This process may vary depending on which country you apply for sender ID registration. There will be documents to submit and required SMS sending volume from each countries.

Whenever your Sender is not authorized for use, it may be replaced by Sender of Taximail or other Sender depending on the destination service provider.

Below are the list of countries and lead time to process the request:

Country Processing time Comment
Belarus 30 days
Benin 14 days
China 14 days Can register signature at front of content
Congo Dem. Rep. 5 days
Cuba There is no timeline from MNO
Egypt 30 days
France 2 days Transactional route
Ghana 3 days
India 7 days
Indonesia 21 days
Iran TBC
Ivory Coast 3 days
Japan 30 days Transactional route, no alpha
Jordan 14 days
Kazakstan 30 days
Kenya 21 days
Kuwait 21 days
Malawi 14 days
Malaysia 5 days Domestic brands
Mexico 2 days
Morocco 30 days
Mozambique 7 days
Nepal 8 days 42902 only
Nigeria 21 days
Norway 30 days
Oman 30 days
Pakistan 30 days Only for domestic traffic with a local entity
Philippines 21 days
Qtar 14 days
Russia 14 days
Saudi Arabia 30 days
Serbia 7 days
South Africa 3 days
Sri Lanka 7 days 41302 only
Tanzania 21 days
Thailand 7 days
Tunisia 21 days
Turkey 14 days
UAE 10 days
Uganda 2 days
Ukraine 5 days 25506 only
Vietnam 28 days
Yemen 5 days
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