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Strengthening Cybersecurity Through Effective and Immediate SMS Alerts

Use Case

IT AWACS sought to offer their clients a robust, immediate alerting and authentication overlay—capable of functioning even outside standard IT channels.

The SMSEagle hardware SMS gateway was deployed to enable two-factor authentication, system alerts, and workflow notifications via SMS instead of relying solely on internet or email channels, thereby significantly boosting reliability and security for end-users who may have limited connectivity or third-party dependency.

“SMSEagle is an excellent product that simplifies communication via SMS… Its main advantages include speed and reliability… The ability to operate in High Availability mode ensures uninterrupted service availability.”
Jiří Birgus
Executive & Technical Director, IT AWACS SOLUTION s.r.o.

About the company

IT AWACS SOLUTION s.r.o., headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic, is a specialist provider of IT infrastructure management, cybersecurity audits, consulting, disaster recovery services, and full-stack IT solutions. Founded in 2014, the company employs about a dozen professionals and supports over 500 clients across multiple sectors. As a certified partner for monitoring and security software and a distributor for SMSEagle in the Czech & Slovak Republic, they deliver comprehensive security and communication solutions.

Company website: www.itawacs.cz

Reasons for Partnering with SMSEagle:

In pursuit of efficient communication, IT AWACS SOLUTION sought out SMS-based solutions. Their reasoning came from the universal use of mobile phones, which allowed for swift responses to critical notifications. The company needed an early-warning system capable of receiving crucial alerts from monitoring systems, facilitating prompt actions in the event of equipment malfunctions and data issues.

Reasons for Partnering with SMSEagle: After implementing SMSEagle gateways internally and experiencing satisfaction with their performance, IT AWACS SOLUTION sought to offer them as part of their solutions to clients.

Client Problems Solved by SMSEagle: SMSEagle addresses various client needs, including sending and receiving alerts from monitoring systems, alarms from security control centers, notifications from information systems, and more.

Rating of SMSEagle Support: 5/5

As the example of the great help I can mention the instruction how to edit the configurations (source) files and modify the number in setup to get higher priority to MFA via e-mail to SMS than outputs from monitoring system. And the technician did not forget to note, that after sw update in the future it will be necessary to change it again.

Rating of Ordering process: 5/5

The orders get processed and shipped rapidly, without any delays, the process is perfectly handled. As a pleasant bonus, we also rate the monitoring of the end of the warranty support and the reminder, which is very pleasant to practice.

Rating of SMSEagle Products: 4/5

SMSEagle is an excellent product that simplifies communication via SMS. Its main advantages include speed and reliability in sending messages. Thanks to its wide API interface, it can be easily integrated with various systems and applications, which simplifies process automation. The ability to operate in High Availability mode ensures uninterrupted service availability, which is critical for enterprise environments. Intuitive setup and management save time and reduces training costs. Overall, SMSEagle is a reliable and effective SMS communication tool that increases productivity and business efficiency.

Challenge

  • Clients needed robust two-factor authentication (2FA) and alerting systems that also serviced users without smartphones or unwilling to install apps.

  • Monitoring and security systems generated critical notifications (e.g., equipment malfunctions, data leaks, security breaches) that couldn’t rely solely on email or internet channels.

  • The client’s internal systems required a centralized notification hub capable of ingesting alerts from disparate subsystems (security, production, IT) and delivering them instantly to mobile phones.

  • Underlying connectivity (Internet or data) could not be guaranteed in all client environments, creating single-points of failure for communication paths.

  • The solution had to be highly reliable, easy to configure, and designed for enterprise-grade availability.

Solution & Deployment

  • IT AWACS deployed the SMSEagle hardware SMS gateway as a core component of the alerting and authentication architecture.

  • The gateway was integrated with clients’ monitoring systems, security centres, and internal information systems, so that when an alert or event occurred, it triggered an SMS via SMSEagle directly to relevant personnel.

  • Because the gateway uses the cellular network directly (SMS over GSM/3G/4G), the system remains operational even when internet connectivity is lost—ensuring continuous alert delivery.

  • The gateway supports High Availability (HA) clusters, dual-SIM/failover configurations, and API-triggered alerting workflows to maintain uptime and scale for enterprise use.

  • Implementation included client-specific 2FA workflows and automated notification rules, enabling security teams to receive alerts automatically and reliably.

Results & Benefits

  • Clients now benefit from instant SMS alerts for security, monitoring, and production events—regardless of internet or cloud service availability.

  • The communication reliability improved significantly, addressing environments previously vulnerable to connectivity failures.

  • Alert workflows became more efficient, with reduced latency, fewer missed messages, and improved operational resilience.

  • The hardware solution proved cost-effective, avoiding recurring cloud-SMS fees, making it a scalable long-term investment.

  • End-users praised the system’s ease of setup, platform stability, and minimal training requirement, enhancing satisfaction and reducing onboarding friction.

  • IT AWACS now offers the SMSEagle gateway as a standard part of its cybersecurity & monitoring solution stack, reinforcing its market value.

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