Plain-language definition
Trap phone numbers on real SIMs used to capture and test SMS traffic.
Technical definition
A telecom SMS honeypot seeds trap MSISDNs to attract unsolicited traffic and uses the same devices to receive controlled test messages, comparing what arrives with what was sent.
Why it matters
Honeypots provide handset-level evidence that no gateway record can offer. This is unrelated to web-form bot honeypots.
Last reviewed 2026-09-12 by the Guardivia QoS Engineering Team. Product facts on this page describe current capabilities; items marked “where supported”, “optional”, “integration” or “consultancy” are confirmed per deployment.