Omnilert incident

SMS: Long code ("Other") SMS delivery delays

Minor Resolved View vendor source →

Omnilert experienced a minor incident on April 22, 2019 affecting SMS, lasting 2d 21h. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.

Started
Apr 22, 2019, 09:13 PM UTC
Resolved
Apr 25, 2019, 06:18 PM UTC
Duration
2d 21h
Detected by Pingoru
Apr 22, 2019, 09:13 PM UTC

Affected components

SMS

Update timeline

  1. investigating Apr 22, 2019, 09:13 PM UTC

    Omnilert engineers are investigating delays in delivery for "long code" SMS. This impacts second-tier carriers using the carrier setting "Other". (Primary shortcode SMS to major carriers is not affected.) Omnilert has escalated this issue to the carrier side for investigation. Impact on service: Deliver delays/dropped SMS for "Other" (alternate) carrier setting. (No impact on US shortcode SMS)

  2. investigating Apr 23, 2019, 12:50 AM UTC

    Carrier engineers continue to investigate intermittent delivery issues for long code SMS. (We will update this incident when additional information and/or a resolution is available.)

  3. identified Apr 24, 2019, 04:34 PM UTC

    Carrier engineers continue to look into intermittent delivery issues for long code SMS. (*This issue appears to be intermittent and not impacting all long code recipients This issue has been identified as a carrier side issue.*) We will update this item when more information is provided by the carrier engineers.

  4. monitoring Apr 24, 2019, 06:08 PM UTC

    Omnilert's tests show long code SMS is now being received in a timely manner. However, we are awaiting confirmation from our carrier partners that this issue has been resolved on their end.

  5. resolved Apr 25, 2019, 06:18 PM UTC

    Carrier partners report this issue as being resolved.