The GSMA, which represents the interests of the mobile communication theory manufacture, today announced the release of the next exercise set of Rich Communication Suite (RCS) overhaul 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 lineament-rich portfolio of interoperable communication services that they tin 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.
Having broadband approach to core RCS services such as in-call multimedia share-out, conversational electronic messaging and bearing-enhanced contact management means that users volition be able to approach services and applications from both mobile and fixed terminals, resulting in a seamless experience across both mobile phones and PCs. Utilising mobile and fixed terminals when accessing RCS services volition resultant role in the use of multiple clients, even though the mobile earphone will remain as the customer’s primary election device, and volition provide greater flexibility as wellspring as enhance the user experience.
“Users want to be able to approach and share rich content between their mobile phone and their PC and RCS Release 2 volition enable operators to provide this through a diverseness of new applications and services,” said Alex Clive Sinclair, Chief Technology and Strategy Officer at the GSMA. “Developed by the collaborative efforts of leading companies in the mobile manufacture, RCS is already in live deployment in South Korea and in hustler trials underway elsewhere in the world.”
The number of operators and equipment manufacturers supporting RCS has grown significantly in the past tense 6 months, growth to 81 participating companies. New participants in the RCS first step include Belgacom, Hitachi, IBM, mobilkom austria, Tele2 Kingdom of Sweden and Telecom New Seeland, amongst others. The organisations working with the GSMA and collaborating as part of its RCS initiative are focused on driving the development and adoption of this manufacture-criterion and enhanced communications overhaul.
RCS DevChallenge
The GSMA has also launched a new competition for mobile and PC client developers called RCS DevChallenge. The competition will encourage innovative developers to deliver the most useable and attractive RCS client that tin either be embedded in a mobile phone or used on a PC, as wellspring as demonstrate new and innovative ideas for future tense RCS-based services.
“The RCS DevChallenge provides a unique chance for developers to amplification exposure in movement of senior executives and keystone determination makers from some of the worldly concern’s leading companies in the mobile industry,” added Clive Sinclair. “The fact that all the major French telephone manufacturers are members of our RCS Initiative and will be keeping a finale eye on the competition bodes well for competitors.”
RCS DevChallenge will involve developers competing in two categories: Best RCS Client (with separate mobile and PC submarine-categories) and C. H. Best RCS Innovation. The achiever from each class will be highlighted in the RCS DevChallenge Showcase at GSMA’s Mobile World United States Congress, which takes position in Barcelona in Feb 2010. In addition to an awarding brass, the winning client application will also be actively evaluated by participating mobile operators and RCS vendors for commercial message manipulation.
The GSMA’s RCS DevChallenge is sponsored by Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Nokia Ernst Werner von Siemens Networks, Orange and Telefonica. For more selective information and to register please visit: http://www.rcsdevchallenge.com.
For more selective information on the GSMA’s RCS Initiative and the Release 2 specification please visit: http://www.gsmworld.com/rcs.
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