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Rich Communications Services (RCS) is the platform that enables the delivery of communication experiences beyond voice and SMS, providing consumers with instant messaging or chat, live video and file sharing \u2013 across devices, on any network.\u00a0RCS marks the transition of messaging and voice capabilities from Circuit Switched technology to an all-IP world \u2013 and it shares the same IMS investment and leverages the same IMS capabilities as VoLTE and Video calls over LTE.\u00a0\u00a0This document sets out the resources that are on hand within the GSMA to help you with your RCS evaluation as well as a full contact list to enable you to take your discussions further.<\/p>\n

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