RCS Live at Mobile World Congress 2009
Join in RCS>Live for yourself
A range of the supporting video material and key sections from the seminar itself are available to stream from this website.
RCS>Live Operator and Vendor Panel Discussion
An almost unprecedented speaker line up of CTOs and Senior Officers from operators and the GSMA as well as handset and technology vendors all participated in series of panel discussions tackling key RCS topics. Representatives from Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Nokia, Nokia Siemens Networks, Orange, TeliaSonera and the GSMA shared their views. Select from the 'Panel Discussion' list below to hear what they said.
RCS>Live’s product demonstrations
Join Anne Hartikainen from Nokia Siemens Networks as she helps the RCS>Live host, Howard Stableford, explore the features of RCS in the live demonstration on stage.
Please click on a link below to expand the video choices. Please remember to stop or pause each video before selecting another.
- RCS>Live – Seminar Opener
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A snapshot of RCS in action and some teasers of the topics covered and some important marketing, commercial and technical questions to be answered during the show. (12MB flash video: duration 1m34s.)
- Industry Analysts
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Three well known analysts: Marek Pawlowski (MEX), Dr Norman Lewis (Wireless Grid Systems Inc.) and Stéphane Téral (Infonetics Research) discuss the potentials and challenges for RCS. (35MB flash video: duration 4m33s.)
- Go to Market
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RCS is ‘Going to Market in 2009’. Håkan Djuphammer (Ericsson), Aude Pichelin (Orange & Chair of the RCS Project) and Antonella Napolitano (Telecom Italia) examine the business and market perspectives for RCS. (25MB flash video: duration 3m16s.)
- Barcelona User Trials
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Six young mobile phone users check out RCS for themselves, live on the streets of Barcelona. They quickly reach a very positive conclusion about RCS and how it fits with their work and social lifestyles. See RCS in action for yourself and hear their frank feedback on the RCS services. (33MB flash video: duration 3m16s.)
- Mini Documentary
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RCS Industry experts, Analysts and Users share their opinions on RCS. (33MB flash video: duration 3m57s.)
- Panel Discussion: Alex Sinclair, GSMA
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Alex Sinclair, CTO of the GSMA gives the Association’s views on why RCS is so important and why, in his opinion, the “industry has got it right this time”. (16MB flash video: duration 2m04s.)
- Panel Discussion: Gani Nayak, Alcatel-Lucent
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Gani Nayak, Alcatel-Lucent’s SVP/GM Rich Communications Product Division, explains why Alacatel-Lucent are such strong supporters of RCS.(6MB flash video: duration 47s.)
- Panel Discussion: Håkan Eriksson, Ericsson
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Håkan Eriksson, CTO & Senior Vice President, Ericsson uses the success of MMS service launches in the USA to demonstrate how important interoperability is and how, for him, the acronym RCS means ‘Return to Co-operation Strategy’. (13MB flash video: duration 1m44s.)
- Panel Discussion: Ville Heikkilä, Nokia
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Ville Heikkilä, Director, Operator Marketing, Nokia, explains why the timing is right for RCS. There is a demand from users, an ability of the industry to deliver and, importantly, he confirms Nokia’s commitment to deliver handsets. (10MB flash video: duration 1m18s.)
- Panel Discussion: Stephan Scholz, Nokia Siemens Networks
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Stephan Scholz, CTO, Nokia Siemens Networks is enthusiastic about thecommitment and progress of the industry working together at the network level to offer interoperability – "it's the right strategic initiative and the right moment." (9MB flash video: duration 1m06s.)
- Panel Discussion: Marc Fossier, Orange
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Marc Fossier, CTO & EVP, Orange talks about the announcement of the first commercial trials for RCS later in 2009 as evidence of the fact the RCS is "Going to market in 2009" (9MB flash video: duration 1m05s.)
- Panel Discussion: Claes Nycander, TeliaSonera
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Claes Nycander, VP and Head of Common Development of TeliaSonera's Mobility Services shares his company's plans for trials later in 2009 with their Nordic customer base who are already highly data-oriented users. (6MB flash video: duration 57s.)
- RCS>Live's Product Demonstrations
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RCS>Live's product demonstrations. Join Anne Hartikainen from Nokia Siemens Networks as she helps the RCS>Live host, Howard Stableford, explore the features of RCS in the live demonstration on stage. (45MB flash video: duration 5m57s.)
