Media and News
Rich Communications 2009 Conference,
Paris, November 4th & 5th 2009
A two day conference in November was dedicated to all aspects of Rich Communications. Operators, vendors, developers, business analysts and other interested parties were represented at the event. The following 'diary' pages are how one of the delegates perceived the conference and are intended to give an overview of some of the topics explored at the event.
Conference Diary Day 1
Conference Diary Day 2
Press Releases
GSMA Announces Release 2 Service Specification for Rich Communication Suite and launches RCS DevChallenge competition to spur the creation of future RCS-based services
21 September 2009, London, UK:
The GSMA, which represents the interests of the mobile communications industry, today announced the release of the next set of Rich Communication Suite (RCS) service specifications, RCS Release 2. The GSMA has also launched the RCS DevChallenge, a competition for developers that will encourage new and innovative ideas for future RCS-based services.
The GSMA’s RCS Initiative provides operators with a feature-rich portfolio of interoperable communication services that they can offer to their customers, and this latest specification includes key enhancements to the core feature set included in RCS Release 1, such as a broadband access client and support for a multi-device environment. View full version
KT, SK Telecom and LG Telecom join forces to provide new enhanced services for customers incorporating GSMA’s Rich Communication Suite key features
30th June 2009, London:
The GSMA today announced that the world’s first interoperable enhanced communication service incorporating key elements of the GSMA’s Rich Communication Suite (RCS) specifications is now a live commercial service in South Korea. The GSMA’s RCS initiative is supported by some of the world’s leading handset vendors, core network vendors and mobile operators including KT, and SK Telecom, who joined the initiative to provide an interoperable service solution in South Korea. View full version.
Rich Communication Suite Initiative Gains Momentum
17 February 2009, Barcelona:
The GSMA today reported significant progress in the Rich Communication Suite (RCS) Initiative, a service providing interoperable, enriched communication capabilities such as in-call multimedia sharing, conversational messaging and presence-enhanced contact management, all accessible through a user's mobile phone contact list. View full version.
RCS>Live at the Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, 2009
The ‘RCS>Live’ seminar during the Mobile World Congress created quite a buzz with over two hours of full-on action. This took the format of a live TV show, watched by an average audience size of over 300 people.
The show included specially filmed videos, interviews (hosted by ex-BBC TV “Tomorrow’s World” presenter Howard Stableford) and live demonstrations of RCS services including image and video sharing in-call. Alongside this an unprecedented speaker line up of CTOs and Senior Officers from Orange, TeliaSonera, Ericsson, Nokia Siemens Networks, Alcatel-Lucent, Nokia and the GSMA’s Alex Sinclair were present who shared their latest views and opinions on this exciting package of rich communications.
Videos from RCS>Live at the 2009 Mobile World Congress are all available on a dedicated page. Click here.
