Method and system for efficiently routing messages

A method for routing a message using a telemetry gateway, comprising the steps of:

• receiving at the telemetry gateway the message from a communication device;
• requesting by the telemetry gateway routing information from a mobile switching center;
• receiving at the telemetry gateway the routing information;
• based on the routing information, converting the message at the telemetry gateway from a first format to one of at least three different formats;
• and
• responsive to conversion of the message, transmitting the converted message from the telemetry gateway to the mobile switching center without completing a store and forward process.

A telemetry gateway, coupled to a data source, having a software module stored in a memory storage device, the software module comprising computer-readable instructions that, when executed, implement the steps of:

• determining an identifying characteristic and a destination of a message received from a first communication device based on data contained within the message;
• retrieving a profile from a database according to the determined identifying characteristic;
• converting the message from a first format to one of at least three different formats according to the retrieved profile;
• and
• forwarding the converted message for delivery to a second communication device without completing a store and forward process.

A method for routing a message between a first device and a second device, comprising the steps of:

• receiving a message, comprising an identifier and having a first data format, at a short message arbitrator;
• responsive to determining the identifier of the message, accessing a database at the short message arbitrator to retrieve a profile for the first device and the second device;
• based on the retrieved profile, analyzing at the short message arbitrator whether the first device and second device communicate using incompatible data formats;
• and
• converting the message at the short message arbitrator from the first format to one of at least three different data formats according to the retrieved profile;
• and
• forwarding the message by the short message arbitrator in the converted format for receipt by the second device.