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Category: Amazon Pinpoint

Provisioning and using 10DLC origination numbers with Amazon SNS

Effective June 1, 2021, US telecom providers require one of the following types of origination numbers be used for application-to-person (A2P) text messaging (SMS) to US destinations: Short codes 10-digit long codes (10DLC) Toll-free numbers An origination number is a numeric string that identifies the SMS message sender. This blog post explains how customers using […]

Building an electronic security lock using serverless

In this guide I show how to build an electronic security lock for package delivery, securing physical documents, or granting access to a secret lab. This project uses AWS Serverless to create a touchscreen keypad lock that uses SMS to alert a recipient with a custom message and unlock code. Files are included for the […]

Outbound Voice Calling with Amazon Pinpoint

This post is courtesy of Tom Moore, Solutions Architect – AWS With the recent extension of Amazon Pinpoint to allow an outgoing voice channel, customers can now build applications that include voice messaging to their users. Potential use cases include two-factor authentication via voice for your website and automated reminders of upcoming appointments. This blog […]