Future Networks Programme – GSMA A2P Future Messaging Lab
Monday 2 October, 2017 | Digest | Latest News | RCS Digest
Jill Cooper Director of Marketing Future Networks Programme GSMA The Future Networks programme has launched a new initiative called the GSMA A2P Future Messaging Lab that is designed to bring leading stakeholders in the messaging industry such as mobile operators, ...
Sprint and Rogers Use GSMA Universal Profile to Deliver Fast RCS Interconnection
Tuesday 19 September, 2017 | Digest | Latest News | RCS Digest
SPRINT AND ROGERS USE GSMA UNVERSAL PROFILE TO DELIVER FAST RCS INTERCONNECTION Earlier this summer, Sprint Corporation in the U.S and Rogers Communications in Canada became amongst the first operators in the world to provide interconnected advanced messaging services ...
RCS Webinar: The Next Evolution of Mobile Engagement
Tuesday 12 September, 2017 | Digest | Latest News | RCS Digest
Did you miss the GSMA and OpenMarket RCS Webinar? Access the webinar recording online and catch up on what you missed. We’ll bring you up to speed on the technical developments, consumer preferences and brand interest in RCS. Rich Communication Services (RCS) is ...
GLOBAL BRANDS EMBRACE RCS MESSAGING BASED ON THE GSMA UNIVERSAL PROFILE
Tuesday 12 September, 2017 | Digest | Latest News | Press Release | Press Releases | RCS Digest
Multiple Global Brands Including 1-800 CONTACTS, BMW Seattle, ReplyBuy and Detroit Pistons, MGM Resorts, Multiplus, Subway and Walgreens Showcasing RCS Business Messaging Services; RCS Gaining Momentum With Over 50 Operator Launches Worldwide San Francisco: The GSMA today ...
Bell Canada Launches Advanced Messaging Service
Tuesday 5 September, 2017 | Digest | Latest News | RCS Digest
The GSMA was pleased to learn that Canada’s largest communications company, Bell, has now launched an integrated advanced messaging service this week. This will mean that Bell subscribers will benefit from enhanced messaging features such as group chat, high-res photo ...
Zain, Ooredoo and VIVA become First to Launch VoLTE Interconnection in Kuwait
Monday 21 August, 2017 | Digest | Latest News | Volte Digest
Zain, Ooredoo and VIVA have become the first mobile operators in Kuwait and in the Middle East and North Africa region to commercially launch a Voice Over LTE (VoLTE) interconnection. The service which is available now between all three networks will offer subscribers with ...
The GSMA announces availability of Universal Profile Version 2.0 for Advanced RCS Messaging
Wednesday 19 July, 2017 | Digest | Latest News | RCS Digest
The GSMA’s Future Networks programme has announced the availability of the second version of its Universal Profile for Advanced RCS Messaging (UP). UP 2.0 builds on the first technical specification released last year by introducing key enablers for Messaging-as-a-Platform ...
Future Networks at MWC Shanghai 2017: A New Global Platform for Conversations, Chatbots and Commerce
Wednesday 19 July, 2017 | Digest | Latest News | RCS Digest
The Future Networks programme held a seminar at MWC Shanghai 2017 recently titled A New Global Platform for Conversations, Chatbots and Commerce with guest speakers from 3Cinteractive, Deutsche Telekom, Google, Huawei, Samsung and ZTE. The session covered each organisation’s ...
Network Slicing Key for Industry-Specific 5G Services
Wednesday 12 July, 2017 | 5G Digest | Digest | Latest News
Following the five-fold increase in 4G penetration in China over the last two years, similarly rapid take-up is projected for its successor, making China the world’s largest 5G market by 2025. For this reason, delegates gathered last week at the GSMA’s Future Networks ...
Future Networks at MWC Shanghai 2017: RCS and 5G Central to Realising Next Generation Services in Asia
Wednesday 12 July, 2017 | 5G Digest | Digest | Latest News | RCS Digest
Aiming to develop and deploy next generation mobile networks and advanced communications across Asia, the GSMA’s Future Networks programme hosted a series of industry seminars, roundtables and interactive demonstrations at this year’s Mobile World Congress Shanghai – ...
Trends and Analysis: China on the march
Wednesday 21 June, 2017 | Digest | Latest News | RCS Digest | Volte Digest
By Henry Calvert Head of Future Networks Programme GSMA Ahead of Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2017 I thought it would be pertinent to focus this month’s trends and analysis update on the Chinese market and examine the development and adoption of IP based communications and ...
Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2017: Shaping the future of RCS and 5G
Tuesday 20 June, 2017 | 5G Digest | Digest | Latest News | RCS Digest
Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2017 takes place at a critical juncture for the mobile industry. Having laid many of the technical foundations for 5G and RCS, the wider digital community is now in a position to develop and deploy next generation products and services that ...
Reliance Jio Hits 100 Million Advanced Communication Users
Friday 16 June, 2017 | Digest | Latest News | RCS Digest
India’s Reliance Jio has announced that it has the largest and fastest growing Advanced Communications (VoLTE and RCS) community in the world. The operator reached an incredible 100 million subscribers in record time – faster than many OTT messaging services. Jio’s ...
The Rise of Messaging as a Platform
Friday 2 June, 2017 | Digest | Latest News | RCS Digest
David O’Byrne, IP Communications Project Director, GSMA Mobile technology is fundamentally transforming how brands interact with customers. One of the most important innovations underway is the transition from business SMS to Messaging as a Platform (MaaP) – a ...
GSMA Helping to Make Network Virtualisation Fit for Mobile Networks
Monday 22 May, 2017 | 5G Digest | Digest | Latest News
By Michele Zarri, Technical Director, GSMA Future Networks Programme The GSMA recently released a whitepaper on network virtualisation titled, “Considerations, Best Practices and Requirements for a Virtualised Mobile Network.” The document identified the key actions needed ...
Future Networks to Speak at Berlin 5G Week
Tuesday 2 May, 2017 | 5G Digest | Digest | Latest News
The GSMA’s Future Network team will speak at #Berlin5GWeek held between 6-10th November 2017 at Fraunhofer FOKUS. The GSMA will join a host of industry experts from operators, vendors and standards organisations to discuss the future of 5G technology. The industry event, ...
GSMA’s Centralised Device Settings Database to reduce costs to the Operator and OEM
Thursday 27 April, 2017 | Digest | Latest News | RCS Digest
Open market devices account for more than 60% of shipments globally and without a centralised device configuration process, OPEX and CAPEX costs for Operators and OEMs are increasing. Operators are often unable to configure open market devices to work on their respective ...
New Samsung Galaxy S8 Smartphone pre-installs RCS messaging based on GSMA Universal Profile
Wednesday 5 April, 2017 | Digest | Latest News | RCS Digest
The new Samsung Galaxy S8 smartphone will include in-built Rich Communications Services (RCS) capabilities based on the GSMA Universal Profile for Advanced Messaging out of the box, providing consumers with richer messaging experiences as well as access to features including ...
From virtual reality to connected cars, Summit Tech shows there is no limit to RCS
Tuesday 4 April, 2017 | Digest | Latest News | RCS Digest
The diversity of opportunities created by Rich Communications Services (RCS) and Universal Profile (UP) was demonstrated by Montreal-based Summit Tech at MWC 2017, which is creating chatbots for every situation from the virtual reality and drive-through retail to the ...
LTE Reports Available
Tuesday 14 March, 2017 | 5G Digest | Digest | Latest News
The next step in Mission Critical Communications One of the most crucial yet understated roles of mobile networks lies in their ability to provide ‘mission critical’ communications. Typically used by ‘blue light’ emergency and disaster response services, these communications ...