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GSMA VoLTE Interoperability Test Event (VITE)
Thursday 19 March, 2015 | Digest | Latest News | Volte Digest
The GSMA is organising a VoLTE Interoperability Test Event, called VITE for short, with the goal of accelerating the implementation of stable interoperable VoLTE devices and networks. It will achieve this through the execution and analysis of an agreed set of test cases in ...
New RCS Specification 5.3 published during Mobile World Congress 2015
Thursday 19 March, 2015 | Digest | Latest News | RCS Digest
At Mobile World Congress the new RCS Specification 5.3 specification has now been officially approved by the PSMC and published by the RCS GSG group. The importance and main focus of this new specification release has been around convergence and reducing optionality. The ...
Network 2020 Seminar – ‘Mobilising the All-IP Future’
Thursday 19 March, 2015 | Digest | Latest News | RCS Digest
The Mobile World Congress week started for Network 2020 on Monday 2nd March with its operator seminar exploring the theme ‘Mobilising the All-IP Future’. A packed seminar room with additional delegates in the overflow area heard from senior representatives from operators and ...
Network 2020 webinar – Interconnection and its benefits
Wednesday 18 February, 2015 | Digest | Latest News
Don’t miss the next webinar in this year’s Network 2020 webinar series – to be held on March 18th 2015. Our focus will be on the benefits for operators from interconnected mobile All-IP communications. Join the webinar and hear from global operators who are committed to ...
Building the case for IP-Communications
Wednesday 18 February, 2015 | Digest | Latest News | RCS Digest | Volte Digest
Mobile communication has evolved dramatically over the past twenty years, from the advent of SMS and mobile messaging, to the emergence of smartphones and the mobile application ecosystem. Innovative third-party providers running ‘over the top’ of mobile operator’s high ...
Promote your All-IP Communication portfolio
Thursday 22 January, 2015 | Digest | Latest News
With Mobile World Congress 2015 on the horizon, we are leveraging the increased visibility the event will stimulate to showcase our Network 2020 eco-system partners. We have designed an IP Communications Showcase area within our Network 2020 site, and are pleased to offer ...
The Network 2020’s Webinar Series starts with a bang!
Wednesday 21 January, 2015 | Digest | Latest News
The Network 2020 Webinar Series has got off to a great start! Webinar 1, ‘Achieving IP Communications Interoperability – Global Industry Update’ addressed where the industry has got to in terms of IP Communications launches and interconnect. As well as providing a global ...
GSMA research report on IP-Communications to be published for Mobile World Congress 2015
Tuesday 20 January, 2015 | Digest | Latest News
With the focus on All-IP Communications in the Network 2020 Programme and the significance of Mobile All-IP Communication to operators and consumers, the research arm of the GSMA – GSMA Intelligence (GSMAi) – is developing a research report on IP-Communications, or ...
Visit the Network 2020 demonstrations in the Innovation City at Mobile World Congress 2015
Tuesday 20 January, 2015 | Digest | Latest News
Mobile World Congress 2015 is fast approaching – and following the successes of previous events, Network 2020 will be showcasing what’s next for the All-IP communication market, demonstrating the many ways in which VoLTE and RCS technology can enrich the lives of the ...
GSMA VoLTE Roaming initiative supported by leading operators from China, Japan and Korea.
Tuesday 20 January, 2015 | Digest | Latest News | Volte Digest
The GSMA has organised a collaborative initiative supported by leading mobile operators in China, Japan and Korea including China Mobile, KT, NTT DOCOMO, SK Telecom, KPN and Verizon, to assess various important aspects of VoLTE Roaming with S8 HR and LBO VR (Local Break Out, ...
Network 2020 VoLTE eco-system test event
Tuesday 20 January, 2015 | Digest | Volte Digest
The GSMA is progressing with its plans for a VoLTE eco-system test event to occur in the first half of 2015. The objective is to set up and execute this test event using principles and lessons learned from the highly successful RCS Meta events which were held in 2012-2013. ...
Revision of the RCS Global Common Core Service Description Document RCCC.61
Monday 19 January, 2015 | Digest | Latest News | RCS Digest
The RCS Global Common Core Service Description Document RCCC.61 that details how the features in the Common Core should be implemented is currently under-going a revision by the Global Functional Requirements Group. The Group, chaired by Thomas Welzel of Deutsche Telekom, is ...
Join us in a series of IP Communications Services Webinars over the next four months
Monday 15 December, 2014 | Digest | Latest News
It’s that time of the year… The Network 2020 Programme’s Webinar Series is here. We are delighted to announce that this year’s Webinar Series comprises of 4 webinars commencing on January 15th and finishing in mid-March, giving you the opportunity to listen and engage in a ...
Network 2020 Programme Update September – November 2014
Sunday 30 November, 2014 | Digest | Latest News
The GSMA’s Network 2020 Programme update provide highlights on how we are progressing against the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) from July – September 2014 on RCS and VoLTE launches, whilst navigating the complexities of networks growing to an All-IP solution with ...
Accreditation of the RCS Blackbird release and growth of native RCS devices
Friday 28 November, 2014 | Digest | Latest News | RCS Digest
The GSMA’s Network 2020 Interoperability Testing (IOT) team continues to see progression of joyn Blackbird accreditations for the RCS ecosystem. As of November 1st 2014, accreditations for new joyn Blackbird devices and clients were formally handed over to the GCF, although ...
Momentum around HD Voice licensees continues to grow
Monday 24 November, 2014 | Digest | Latest News
The momentum around the universally recognised ‘HD Voice’ logo is growing immensely, due to customers being able to identify HD Voice enabled devices and networks supporting the service. Since our last report this year, we have seen 21 new licensees, 8 of them joining ...
AT&T and Verizon Wireless get themselves connected
Monday 24 November, 2014 | Digest | Latest News | RCS Digest | Volte Digest
Interconnecting networks between mobile operators offers many benefits to customers such as interoperable VoLTE (voice over LTE) calls with HD Voice quality as well as interoperable Rich Communications Services (RCS). It works by using all-IP (Internet Protocol) technology, ...
All-IP Mobile Communications
Monday 24 November, 2014 | Digest | Latest News | RCS Digest | Volte Digest
The ‘Green Button Promise’ is a key focus area within the Network 2020 Programme. With support from a number of our eco-system partners, we have created an exciting video to demonstrate All-IP Communications in action on a commercial LTE network. This is the first time this ...
VoLTE Service Description and Implementation Guide (Version 2.0)
Monday 24 November, 2014 | Digest | Latest News | Volte Digest
Voice over Long Term Evolution (VoLTE) is the industry recognised solution for providing a rich multimedia HD Voice service over the LTE access technology. VoLTE utilises IMS technology and provides a common platform in which to provide an enriched calling experience by ...
Mobile World Congress Preview Highlights
Monday 24 November, 2014 | Digest | Latest News
The 2015 GSMA Mobile World Congress titled ‘The Edge Of Innovation’ will take place 2-5 March, located at Fira Gran Via in Barcelona, Spain. Following the successes of previous events, it will convene industry leaders, visionaries and innovators to explore the trends that ...