{"id":10701,"date":"2017-08-02T15:00:55","date_gmt":"2017-08-02T14:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/futurenetworks\/?post_type=digest&#038;p=10701"},"modified":"2019-09-10T17:28:47","modified_gmt":"2019-09-10T16:28:47","slug":"ic-mwcamericas2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/technologies\/networks\/digest\/ic-mwcamericas2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Future Networks in Innovation City at MWC Americas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MWC Americas takes place on 12th-14th September 2017 in San Francisco, with over 1,000 exhibitors and 30,000 attendees expected, the event is set to be the premier mobile industry event for the Americas.<\/p>\n<p>In Innovation City, Future Networks in partnership with Google will showcase the future of brand to consumer communication with a series of Rich Communication Services (RCS) and Application to Person (A2P) Messaging demonstrations from major global brands.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Background:<br \/>\nThe GSMAs Universal Profile specification has removed fragmentation and ambiguity from thee RCS Ecosystem, enables single global clients to drive the momentum global launches and handset adoption.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">RCS is the next level of mobile messaging and calling, an upgrade on a global scale. 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