The A2P SMS market has experienced significant growth and adoption rate in the past few years and is expected to experience notable growth and adoption in years to come. The ubiquitous nature of SMS ensuring maximum reach out to customers who stay even in the remotest areas has prompted marketers to switch to this communication channel. The steady inclination towards using SMS for marketing and other allied activities has been very effective and consequently been adopted by various industry verticals. Apart from that, SMS has also been adopted for security authentication purposes proving to be of high worth to BFSI vertical. High adoptions of A2P SMS have resulted in the revenues of A2P SMS crossing P2P SMS and prompting companies to launch innovative products and solutions in it. Asia Pacific A2P SMS market region is expected to witness a CAGR growth rate of 4.7% in the coming years.
A2P SMS is the communication taking place between an application and a subscriber over messaging services for various purposes. With the evolution of smartphones accompanied with the emergence of OTT players in the market, the MNO’s have seen a sharp dip in the revenues earned from P2P (Peer-to-Peer) messaging services. However, there has been a parallel increase in the A2P SMS revenues for MNOs globally. This factor is strengthening the growth of A2P market.
Specialized A2P SMS companies have the capacities to bring the technology and the business model to operators in a partnership that enables operators to deploy an A2P SMS platform with no CAPEX or OPEX and start enjoying the benefits of A2P SMS almost immediately. In this arrangement, the platform provider takes care not only of the technology but integration and platform maintenance and customer support as well. Despite the opportunities presented to them, operators sometimes aren’t capable to take advantage of A2P SMS. A2P SMS delivery and management is resources and time intensive but network operators would not prioritize it so high and invest in new technologies to take care of the above mentioned two factors.
Based on the types, A2P SMS market is categorized into Traditional and Managed Messaging Services, Cloud API Messaging Platform. In the present time, A2P SMS is attaining high acceptance among various businesses and enterprises for reaching out to the masses and attaining marketing objectives. A new emerging technology for sending bulk SMS to end users which when exploited to its full potentials can give effective and efficient results to the operators. Cloud API is used to build applications in the cloud computing space. It provides a platform where the data can be stored, applications can interact with each other via data. Both vendor specific as well as cross platform interactions can take place through this interface. The added advantage with this type of message delivery for an organization is to use the benefits of cloud services. The major reason behind the high growth rate and adoption is that it provides end users ease and facility to quickly and easily develop applications in short period of time and achieve chargeability like per message fees. Thus, the cloud API messaging platform in A2P SMS market is projected to provide numerous lucrative business opportunities for the market players in the forecast period.
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A2P SMS Market: Strategic Insights
2018:CLX closes the acquisition of Unwired Communication ApS, (Copenhagen, Denmark) and purchased for DKK 148 mn on a cash and debt-free basis.
2017:CLX acquires Dialogue Group Ltd. Dialogue Group is the competitor of CLX especially in Australia and the UK countries. The acquisition enables CLX to be a mobile cloud communications market
2016:DIMOCO acquires premium SMS business of a leading Hungarian telecommunications service provider named Telekom New Media zrt. This further solidifies Dicomo’s position as a leading carrier billing provider in the Hungarian market.
The regional trends and factors influencing the A2P SMS Market throughout the forecast period have been thoroughly explained by the analysts at Insight Partners. This section also discusses A2P SMS Market segments and geography across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa, and South and Central America.
| Report Attribute | Details |
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| Market size in 2024 | US$ 72.48 Billion |
| Market Size by 2031 | US$ 91.59 Billion |
| Global CAGR (2025 - 2031) | 3.4% |
| Historical Data | 2021-2023 |
| Forecast period | 2024-2031 |
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| Regions and Countries Covered | North America
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The A2P SMS Market market is growing rapidly, driven by increasing end-user demand due to factors such as evolving consumer preferences, technological advancements, and greater awareness of the product's benefits. As demand rises, businesses are expanding their offerings, innovating to meet consumer needs, and capitalizing on emerging trends, which further fuels market growth.
Market players density refers to the distribution of firms or companies operating within a particular market or industry. It indicates how many competitors (market players) are present in a given market space relative to its size or total market value.
Major Companies operating in the A2P SMS Market are:
Disclaimer: The companies listed above are not ranked in any particular order.
The List of Companies - Global A2P SMS Market