{"id":3335,"date":"2022-05-06T12:21:03","date_gmt":"2022-05-06T11:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/squire-technologies.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3335"},"modified":"2026-02-04T15:22:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T14:22:30","slug":"why-sms-is-purpose-built-for-iot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/squire-technologies.co.uk\/blog\/why-sms-is-purpose-built-for-iot","title":{"rendered":"Why SMS is purpose built for IOT"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><h1>\n<p><strong>Why SMS is purpose built for IoT<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Header-Image.png\" alt=\"\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Blog-Preview-Image_1.png\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h4>\n<p><span>SMS might have lost its cool factor among consumers who increasingly use OTT messaging apps like WhatsApp, Signal and Facebook Messenger, but for IoT it\u2019s an absolute game changer.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h4>\n<div>\n<p>While the OTT players are dead in the water without a data connection, it\u2019s the very fact that SMS can be used over a cellular network, without a data connection, that makes it a powerful tool for IoT devices. 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