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Bulk SMS in Singapore, SSIR registered

SSIR registration mandatory, 'Likely-SCAM' label avoided, Do Not Call Registry respected

Singapore has the strictest sender ID regime of any market on this list, and it is a national one rather than an operator one. Registration in the SMS Sender ID Registry (SSIR) has been mandatory since 31 January 2023, and the penalty for not registering is not a block, it is worse: unregistered alphanumeric senders are delivered with the label 'Likely-SCAM' attached to your brand name.

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Starting at ₹2.20 – ₹4.50 per SMS + GST

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Quick answer

Bulk SMS in Singapore reaches around 9 million mobile connections across 3 networks, on Singtel, StarHub and M1. Alphanumeric sender IDs must be registered in the Singapore SMS Sender ID Registry (SSIR), which has been mandatory since 31 January 2023. Registration normally takes 2 to 4 weeks. AdelSocial files the registration, provides SMPP and REST access, and charges an indicative ₹2.20 – ₹3.40 per promotional SMS and ₹3.40 – ₹4.50 per transactional or OTP message, by volume and route.

Singapore is the one market where skipping registration actively harms you. Since 31 January 2023 the SSIR has been mandatory, and an unregistered alphanumeric sender is not silently dropped — it is delivered to your customer with 'Likely-SCAM' attached to your own brand name. There is no soft launch and no testing your way around it. The upside is that it is a single national filing rather than three operator filings, so once it clears you have the whole country. We file it and we will not send Singapore traffic on an unregistered ID.

₹2.20 – ₹4.50 per SMS

Starting price

Live in 2 to 4 weeks once documents are in

Typical timeline

around 9 million mobile connections · 3 networks

Highlights

What is included for Singapore

SSIR registration mandatory, 'Likely-SCAM' label avoided, Do Not Call Registry respected

Sender ID registration handled

Alphanumeric sender IDs must be registered in the Singapore SMS Sender ID Registry (SSIR), which has been mandatory since 31 January 2023. ACRA business profile or equivalent registration, an authorisation letter, the exact sender ID and evidence that you own the brand name. Normally 2 to 4 weeks.

Unicode and long messages

GSM-7 at 160 characters a segment, UCS-2 where you need accented or non-Latin characters, and concatenated long SMS. Segment count shown per message before you send.

Operator-direct routes

Direct interconnects rather than grey or SIM-farm routes, and we publish which route type your traffic is on. Grey routes are cheaper, get your sender rewritten, and get cut off without notice, so we do not sell them.

Transactional and promotional separated

OTP and transactional traffic runs on a route tuned for latency and is priced apart from promotional. Mixing both on one route is what makes OTPs arrive four minutes late.

Delivery receipts that mean something

Operator-level DLRs passed through unchanged: queued, accepted, sent, delivered, or the specific failure reason. We do not mark a message delivered because it left our gateway.

SMPP, REST and a dashboard

SMPP v3.4 over TLS for volume, a REST API for application traffic, and a dashboard with campaign upload for teams who are not developers. Sandbox credentials from day one.

Indicative SMS rate for Singapore

Where you land inside the band depends on monthly volume, message category and content language.

DestinationTypical routeIndicative rate
Singapore — transactional / OTPTier-1 direct, SSIR registered₹3.40 – ₹4.50 per SMS
Singapore — promotionalTier-1 direct, SSIR registered₹2.20 – ₹3.40 per SMS

Indicative in INR, excluding GST. Final rates are confirmed in writing before you commit.

What businesses in Singapore send

The four use cases that make up most of the volume we carry.

OTP and login codes

Banking and finance, government services via Singpass, and the large regional headquarters sector.

  • • Routed for latency, not for price.
  • • Separate sender ID from marketing traffic.

Payment and due reminders

Finance, insurance, schools, utilities and ISPs.

  • • Scheduled in local time (SGT, UTC+8) so nothing lands at 2am.
  • • Local language where the audience expects it.

Delivery and order updates

E-commerce and logistics status messages.

  • • Triggered from your own system over the API.
  • • Delivery receipts written back to your database.

Offers and campaigns

Retail, travel and hospitality promotions.

  • • Consent-based lists only, with opt-out handling.
  • • Throttled so a 200,000-message send does not queue for hours.

Other channels for Singapore

Same country, different economics. We price all three honestly.

Bulk WhatsApp in Singapore

Best for two-way: one conversation covers 24 hours.

  • • ₹3.91 per marketing conversation.
  • • Needs opt-in and template approval. See /bulk-whatsapp-singapore/

RCS in Singapore

Verified brand sender, rich cards, read receipts.

  • • Indicative ₹0.70 – ₹2.50 per message, SMS fallback billed separately.
  • • Broadly available across the three networks. See /rcs-messaging-singapore/

Not sure which?

OTP and alerts: SMS. Two-way and catalogue: WhatsApp. Branded campaigns: RCS.

  • • We sell all three, so there is no channel we need to push you towards.
  • • Send us the message you want to send and the volume, and we will price all three.

Pricing

Flexible pricing plans to fit your needs.

Starter

From ₹9,999

Getting registered and live in Singapore · + GST

  • ✓Sender ID filed with Singtel, StarHub and M1
  • ✓Account setup and test sending to each network
  • ✓REST API and dashboard access
  • ✓Delivery receipt reporting
  • ✓Email support
  • ✓Message cost billed separately at ₹2.20 – ₹3.40 – ₹3.40 – ₹4.50 per SMS

Business

From ₹24,999

Regular campaigns and application traffic · + GST

  • ✓Everything in Starter
  • ✓Separate sender IDs for transactional and promotional
  • ✓SMPP v3.4 bind over TLS with agreed TPS
  • ✓Scheduled sending in local time (SGT, UTC+8) with throttling
  • ✓Priority support on WhatsApp and email

Reseller / Enterprise

Custom

Selling Singapore traffic under your own brand

  • ✓Everything in Business
  • ✓White-label panel on your domain with your pricing
  • ✓Multi-tier sub-accounts and per-client rate cards
  • ✓Prepaid wallets, invoicing and a reseller admin
  • ✓Primary and backup route per network
  • ✓Named account manager

Our Process

01

Tell us volume and message type

Monthly volume, whether it is OTP, transactional or promotional, and the language of the content. Those three answers set your rate and your route, so we ask before quoting rather than after.

02

Send documents for sender registration

ACRA business profile or equivalent registration, an authorisation letter, the exact sender ID and evidence that you own the brand name. We check the ID against the refused list before filing, so you do not lose a week to a rejection.

03

We file with the operators

Filed once with the SSIR rather than separately with Singtel, StarHub and M1, which is simpler than most markets but slower to start.

04

Connect and test in sandbox

SMPP bind or REST key issued immediately, so your developers integrate while registration is pending. Send to your own numbers on each network and read the delivery receipts before you load credit.

05

Go live and watch the receipts

Load credit, send the first real campaign, and check the per-network delivery rate. If one network underperforms we move the route and tell you that we did.

Technology We Use

Connectivity

SMPP v3.4 over TLS · REST / HTTP API · Webhooks for DLR and inbound · Sandbox credentials

Encoding

GSM-7, 160 characters per segment · UCS-2 for non-Latin characters, 70 per segment · Concatenated long SMS · Per-message segment preview

Networks

Singtel · StarHub · M1 · Country code +65 · mobile numbers are 8 digits after the country code, starting 8 or 9

Controls

Per-campaign throttling · Opt-out and suppression list handling · Send-window scheduling in local time (SGT, UTC+8) · Per-client sub-accounts for resellers

Get in Touch

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Email: info@adelsocial.com

Phone: +91 97739 26687

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FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

Alphanumeric sender IDs must be registered in the Singapore SMS Sender ID Registry (SSIR), which has been mandatory since 31 January 2023. The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) sets the framework the operators apply. Unregistered alphanumeric senders are not blocked, they are delivered with a 'Likely-SCAM' label attached, which is considerably more damaging to a brand than non-delivery. We file the registration for you.

2 to 4 weeks once your documents are in. Filed once with the SSIR rather than separately with Singtel, StarHub and M1, which is simpler than most markets but slower to start. You can integrate and test in sandbox while registration is pending.

Indicatively ₹2.20 – ₹3.40 per SMS for promotional traffic and ₹3.40 – ₹4.50 for transactional and OTP, excluding GST. Where you land in the band depends on monthly volume, route type and message category.

All of them: Singtel, StarHub and M1. Three networks, but registration is national through the SSIR rather than per operator. Country code is +65, and mobile numbers are 8 digits after the country code, starting 8 or 9.

Yes, and strictly. Marketing to numbers on the Do Not Call Registry is prohibited, the Personal Data Protection Act governs consent, and the SSIR requires you to prove you own the sender name. We refuse gambling and betting traffic.

Local business hours are the safe window, and marketing to numbers on the Do Not Call Registry is prohibited. Singapore runs on SGT, UTC+8. Our scheduler works in local time so you do not have to convert, and we avoid major public holidays unless you tell us otherwise.

Yes. The reseller plan gives you a white-label panel on your own domain with your own pricing, multi-tier sub-accounts, per-client rate cards, prepaid wallets and invoicing. A large share of our volume is other people's customers, so the platform is built for it rather than retrofitted.

Yes. SMPP v3.4 binds over TLS with an agreed TPS for volume traffic, and a REST API for application traffic, with webhooks for delivery receipts and inbound messages. Sandbox credentials are issued on day one so your developers integrate before the sender ID clears.

You see the operator's own reason, passed through unchanged, in the dashboard and over webhook: queued, accepted, sent, delivered, or the specific failure. We do not count a message as delivered because it left our gateway. If one network underperforms we move the route and tell you that we did.

Singapore has near-universal WhatsApp use and a marketing conversation is ₹3.91 against ₹2.20 to ₹4.50 an SMS, so they are comparable. SSIR registration is mandatory for SMS either way, so budget the lead time before planning an SMS launch. We sell all three channels, so we have no reason to push you to the wrong one.

Rates, regulations and operator details on this page were last reviewed on . Regulations change — if something here is out of date, tell us and we will fix it.

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