To cite our research or talk to a gsma intelligence analyst, see our citation policy. The gsm association gsma has released the next set of rich communication suite rcs service specifications, rcs release 2, and launched the rcs devchallenge, a competition for developers that is designed to encourage new and innovative ideas for future rcsbased services. Gsma releases rcs messaging universal profile version 2. According to gsma pr, rich communication services rcs carriers from around the globe supporting the rcs standard. The gsma s rcs roundtables bring together the leading operators from the regions who have launched, or are about to launch rcs. As a further benefit of this expanded partnership, developers and brands that create rcs business messaging experiences based on gsma universal profile 2.
Marketed by the gsma under the brand name joyn, rcs is an upgrade that marks the transition of messaging and voice capabilities from circuit switched technology to an allip world. Part 1 of this report explores the opportunities of the gsma embedded sim specification for the utilities. Rcs blackbird has been specified by the gsma as an intermediary service between rcse and the rcs r5. First of all, many clarifications have been made on the network based message storage features. Xuras innovative rcs visual voicemail rcsvvm feature included in the gsmas rcs specification 6. Rich communication services rcs is a communication protocol between mobile telephone carriers and between phone and carrier, aiming at replacing sms messages with a textmessage system that is richer, provides phonebook polling for service discovery, and can transmit incall multimedia. Gsm association nonconfidential official document rcc.
The longterm rcs opportunity 20192028 webinar and download the speakers presentations. Testing event 1st 12th october, 2012 3gpp partners etsi and the gsma have joined forces with the multiservice forum msf to host a major rich communication suite rcs and volte interoperability event, cohosted by operators in europe and china. If a file is attached the recipient gets a link to a server in the operators. R5254 a manual user selection of a messaging service during an active. It is part of broader ip multimedia subsystem it is also marketed as advanced messaging, chat, joyn. If your organisation is already a gsma member, you can request an account from your organisations member information manager mim. Contact us regarding any of the topics or data in our research. Through this, there is no longer a need to download multiple apps. R2342 user prompts for manual identification shall be placed in context. Benefits analysis of gsma embedded sim specification. These tests will validate core network interfaces for multivendor volte and rcs equipment, using gsma permanent reference documents prds and. Benefits analysis of gsma embedded sim specification part 1. New gsma report finds global mobile customers seeking. Benefits of gsma embedded sim specification for the.
Example restful search operation 388 annex c special procedures 393. Both operator and the gsmas members of the future networks team welcome the opportunity to assist other operators in their efforts to decide to commit to rcs. Additionally, samsungs rcs hub will support and simplify the interconnectivity among other rcsenabled operators, samsung and thirdparty rcs clouds, allowing for the same service ubiquity for users as sms and mms. The year mobile operators need to finalize rcs plans. Enabling your network for rcs business messaging pdf. Samsungs rcs solution is compliant with the latest gsma rcs specifications. Gsma announces version 2 of the rcs universal profile standard. Stuff about auto acceptance or manual acceptance of file transfers, based on the. Rich communications services is a more modern take on text messaging. Rich communication services rcs is a communication protocol between mobile telephone.
Please complete the form shown here and submit to your mim. If you dont see any interesting for you, use our search form on bottom v. Remember, this time around it is the enterprisebrand a2p rcs that is driving this new sms replacement. Google gets gsma, operator backing for rcs messaging push. Register for a new account with your corporate email address. More than 750 mobile operators are full gsma members and a further 400 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem are associate members. Stuff about stylecsswebview rich cards starting on page 190.
Rich communication services advanced communication. Gsma rich communication suite rcs was originally based on oma simple im architecture in the beginning, but adopted oma converged ip messaging cpm architecture from rcs r4. Rcs rich communication services upgrades sms with branding, rich media, interactivity and analytics. Introduction the traditional sim card subscriber identity module has contributed significantly to the growing success of the mobile handset market. Google backs gsma rcs initiative with android client. For media resources, see our media and team sections. With rcs, businesses can bring branded, interactive mobile experiences, right to the default messaging app. Big news for rcs message marketing, as late last month the gsma announced the availability of the universal profile version 2. The gsma announces availability of universal profile. Rcs lead at the gsma, the organisation at the helm of the standard. Interop technologies completes implementation of gsma. The gsma future networks programme caught up with mary clark, chief product officer and cmo, synchronoss at the rcs business messaging lab in tokyo, japan to hear about their vision for rcs over the next 12 months.
Xuras innovative rcs visual voicemail rcsvvm feature. Participating operators have the opportunity to work with software and handset developers, and product and technology experts to develop rcs into the leading communication platform. In this webinar, nick lane, chief insight analyst from mobilesquared looked at the longerterm view for rcs, and the impact this will have. The rcs initiative includes network operators, network and device vendors orange, telecom italia, telefonica, teliasonera, ericsson. Samsung to expand its rcs rich communication services. Sign in if you have an existing gsma intelligence subscription account, or. Interops gsma fullyaccredited, endtoend rcs solution reduces complexity and timetomarket for operators who are ready to realize the full potential of rcs. Tmobile updates rcs with gsma universal profile android. The gsmas future networks programme has announced the availability of the second version of its universal profile for advanced rcs messaging up. A lot of those within the android community have a lovehate relationship with how sms is handled on android devices.
It is evident that the utilities sector can also benefit greatly from this technology. Rcs universal profile service definition document version. Gsma estimates, that there will be a billion rcs users in 2019 and the rcs business. On this page you can read or download rcs 2601 assignments in pdf format. On wednesday, may, the future networks programme hosted the third rcs live webinar with mobilesquared. The gsma notes that around 75 mobile operators have launched rcs, but the vast majority of these are up 1.
Gsma rcs business messaging in japan december 2019. This release by the gsma introduces the needed components for messaging as a platform maap, which includes support for. The gsma posted new rcs specification documents today. All the technologies and service features of the two have been merged into rcs r5. Secure, private and easytouse, rcs can be used by customers of all of japans major mobile operators kddi corp.
Google, however, will have to design the app to fit the universal rcs profile that is based on the gsmas own rcs specification. Rcs rich communication suite was a join industry effort aiming to speed up the evolution of mobile phone communication towards rich communication. Us24 as a user, i want to download as many rcs applications. Boghe is an imsrcs client for windows, an open source instant messenger based on the doubango framework. The gsma maintains a unique system known as the international mobile equipment identity database imei db, which is a global central database containing basic information on the serial number imei ranges of millions of mobile devices e. For more information on full subscription access, contact us. Gsma updates rcs specifications mobile marketing magazine.
The initiative will enable all operators worldwide to provide an open, consistent, and globally interoperable messaging. Wider and large scale ims deployment, interoperability between different terminal vendor rcs clients and rcs service interworking between operators are the key aims. The gsma s universal profile is a single, industryagreed set of features and technical enablers developed to simplify the product development and global operator deployment of rcs. This is a nonbinding permanent reference document of the gsma. The gsmas rcs initiative provides operators with a featurerich portfolio of interoperable communication services that. They provide a platform to discuss the opportunity that rcs and rcs business messaging will bring in both persontoperson and applicationtoperson communications and share lessons learned from peers globally. The gsma rich communication suite rcs adopted the oma simple. Tmobile is one of the many proponents of this change in communications and the past few years, the company has introduced rcs. Change was the name of the game in 2018, especially when it came to data protection.
Marking a new era of operator service interoperability, the universal profile enables the industry to deliver a consistent and advanced messaging experience for 6. The gsma embedded sim specification is now established in the m2miot market and has been successfully introduced to the automotive sector. The gsmas universal profile is a single, industryagreed set of features and technical enablers developed to simplify the product development and global operator deployment of rcs. Please provide your account email and password below new users can sign up for a public account. It is intended to provide technically simplified architecture to realize the same level of converged user experiences as the rcs r5. While rcs messaging was designed to move mobile networks beyond texting, different approaches made it difficult and costly for carriers to bring it to users. The gsma rcs initiative brings together the mobile industrys leading operators, vendors and service providers to shape the rcs specification and implementation. The gsma has unveiled the new brand joyn for its rich communication services rcs initiative, aimed at providing an enhaced messaging platform for operators to compete against new ipbased. Through documentation, content, facetoface sessions, workshops, clevel briefings, live demos and other methods, the future networks team is ready to inform and convince. The gsmas rcs roundtables bring together the leading operators from the regions who have launched, or are about to launch rcs. By aligning on the gsmas universal rcs profile with the messages rcs client app carriers can now provide rcs messaging across the android ecosystem.
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