Japan Turns on RCS Services
Tuesday 15 May, 2018 | Digest | Latest News | RCS Digest
Last week we were excited to announce in our latest Press Release that all three of Japan’s mobile operators, KDDI Corporation, NTT DOCOMO, INC. and SoftBank Corp. had launched Rich Communications Services (RCS) based on our specifications across Japan. The service is ...
JAPAN’S MOBILE OPERATORS LAUNCH RCS SERVICES BASED ON GSMA SPECIFICATIONS
Wednesday 9 May, 2018 | Digest | Latest News | Press Release | Press Releases | RCS Digest
Leading Operators KDDI Corporation, NTT DOCOMO, INC. and SoftBank Corp. Launch RCS Messaging Across Japan; RCS Gaining Global Momentum with Multiple Launches London: The GSMA today announced that Japanese mobile operators KDDI Corporation, NTT DOCOMO, INC. and SoftBank Corp. ...
GSMA Business Messaging Labs Continue to Grow the RCS Ecosystem
Tuesday 24 April, 2018 | Digest | Latest News | RCS Digest
The Future Networks programme instigated an initiative called the GSMA RCS Business Messaging Labs last year that was designed to bring leading stakeholders in the messaging industry together such as mobile operators, aggregators and brands to discuss the operational and ...
5G is Arriving, and the World is Taking Note
Monday 9 April, 2018 | 5G Digest | Digest | Latest News
As the technical and commercial understanding of 5G matures, the many vertical industries who partner regularly with mobile network operators – and the public at large – are increasingly engaging with this new network technology as something more than just superfast ...
Brands Showcase Live RCS Business Messaging Campaigns to Consumers at MWC 2018
Monday 19 March, 2018 | Digest | Latest News | RCS Digest
Momentum of RCS services was very much in evidence at Mobile World Congress 2018 with a number of announcements at the show. Over 50 networks have now launched, with a number of network interconnections in the Americas and Europe and a wave of brands launching trials of RCS ...
RCS Driving Digital Transformation with Twenty Times the Conversion Rate Compared to SMS
Monday 19 March, 2018 | Digest | Latest News | RCS Digest
One of the highlights of Mobile World Congress 2018 was a conference session titled ‘Digital Transformation for the Consumer 2.0’ that examined how brands are looking beyond transactions to ongoing, personal conversations with their consumers. The session was opened by Rimma ...
Multiple Industries’ Rallying Call for 5G to Herald a New Era of Automation
Friday 9 March, 2018 | 5G Digest | Digest | Latest News
This time last year, 5G was a subject shrouded in relative obscurity. The prospect of high speeds, low latency and vastly improved Network Slicing capabilities were understood but had not yet been analysed with rigour or depth by the many industries served by mobile networks.
Big Brands Back RCS as Network Technology Comes to Life at MWC 2018
Tuesday 27 February, 2018 | Digest | Latest News | RCS Digest
Digital technologies are undergoing a seismic transformation. Many aspects of everyday life are now affected by digital technology; from accessing services to the way we communicate with our colleagues and friends, human behaviour has changed dramatically over recent years.
New Research Highlights Consumer Demand for Rich Communications Services
Tuesday 27 February, 2018 | Digest | Latest News | RCS Digest
We recently teamed up with mobile messaging provider OpenMarket on a piece of research to find out what consumers really think about RCS and the opportunities it presents to interact with brands in a more compelling way. An staggering 79% of consumers find RCS appealing. ...
GSMA RCS MESSAGING INITIATIVE TAKES OFF AS MULTIPLE GLOBAL OPERATORS INTERCONNECT NETWORKS
Monday 26 February, 2018 | Digest | Latest News | Press Release | Press Releases | RCS Digest
Leading Operators Interconnect RCS Networks Across 17 Markets Worldwide; RCS Gaining Momentum With Over 159 Million Monthly Users London: The GSMA today announced that mobile operators América Móvil, Rogers Communications and Sprint have interconnected their networks across ...
GLOBAL BRANDS LAUNCH LIVE RCS BUSINESS MESSAGING SERVICES BASED ON THE GSMA UNIVERSAL PROFILE
Monday 26 February, 2018 | Digest | Latest News | Press Release | Press Releases | RCS Digest
Global Brands Including Booking.com, British Gas, ITV, Pizza Hut Delivery and Subway Launch Live RCS Business Messaging Services Barcelona: The GSMA today announced that multiple global brands including 1-800 Contacts, 1-800-Flowers.com, Booking.com, ITV, Snaptravel and ...
RCS and 5G Take Centre Stage at Mobile World Congress 2018
Monday 12 February, 2018 | 5G Digest | Digest | Latest News | RCS Digest
This year’s Mobile World Congress is a particularly significant one for the GSMA’s Future Networks Programme. It marks a turning point in the road to commercial reality for two transformative technologies: Rich Communications Services, or RCS, and 5G.
Building a Commercial Models Framework to Monetise Messaging as a Platform
Monday 8 January, 2018 | Digest | Latest News | RCS Digest
With the rapid growth of chatbots and artificial intelligence (AI), one of the biggest challenges facing mobile operators is how to shape the business models for these new IP-based messaging services. As business communications evolve from one-off messages to chat sessions, ...
Majority of European Businesses Now Ready to Take on Commercial RCS Messaging
Wednesday 20 December, 2017 | Digest | Latest News | RCS Digest
Rich Communication Services (RCS) is now poised to become the dominant mode of text-based telemarketing over the next five years. Bringing together the capabilities of traditional SMS and over-the-top (OTT) messaging apps – and providing them to consumers from within their ...
América Movil, AT&T Mexico, OI, Telefónica Brings RCS Messaging to Subscribers in Latin America
Thursday 7 December, 2017 | Digest | Latest News | RCS Digest
América Movil, Telefónica, Oi and AT&T in Mexico became the first mobile operators to bring advanced RCS messaging services to subscribers across Latin America this week. Swedish operator, Telia also announced that they have launched domestically. These operators join ...
Huawei Mobile Broadband Forum: Future Networks Showcases the Potential of the 5G Era
Wednesday 6 December, 2017 | 5G Digest | Digest | Latest News
Last month, the GSMA Future Networks Programme attended the 8th Annual Huawei Global Mobile Broadband Forum at the ExCel Centre in London. The two day exhibition featured keynotes, seminars and demonstrations aimed towards more than 1,400 of the industry’s most influential ...
[Partner Blog – Gemalto] Network Slicing: How 5G Can Transform Mobile Security Across Industry by Leveraging Chains of Trust
Monday 4 December, 2017 | 5G Digest | Digest | Latest News
5G is one of the most hotly anticipated network technologies in decades. The GSMA, working with mobile network operators and the wider ecosystem, is accelerating its deployment by helping the industry overcome technical barriers and developing a variety of businesses cases ...
RCS Gets Huge Boost with China Mobile Launch
Monday 27 November, 2017 | Digest | Latest News | RCS Digest
China Mobile has announced that it is the first Chinese operator to commercially launch RCS services to subscribers across the country from 1st December with the aim of enhancing the communications capabilities of its subscribers. The move is a huge boost for the adoption of ...
GSMA Publishes New Report on 5G Network Slicing & Business Opportunities
Monday 20 November, 2017 | 5G Digest | Digest | Latest News
The GSMA has issued a new report titled ‘An Introduction to Network Slicing’ that provides a comprehensive overview of how 5G network slicing can be used effectively by businesses, enterprises and consumers to benefit their business. 5G promises to usher in an era of ...