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Anybody have a good source on what the heck RCS is? I've never heard of it until now. I will google also, but I bet someone knows of an introduction they'd reco
by eximius 11y ago
Anybody have a good source on what the heck RCS is? I've never heard of it until now. I will google also, but I bet someone knows of an introduction they'd recommend.
- unsignedint 11y agoRich Communication Services https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Communication_Services https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Communication_Services
- easytiger 11y agoThat has no details of the technicalities
- theseatoms 11y agohttp://venturebeat.com/2016/02/22/google-rcs/ http://venturebeat.com/2016/02/22/google-rcs/
- profeta 11y agoit is an attempt to standardize what whatsapp made popular: instant messaging with authentication based on phone number. the spec even includes the big-brother way of you having to hand over your contacts to pair the phone numbers to other users that whatsapp sadly made the norm.
- danyork 11y agoRCS is the legacy telcos ongoing attempt to try to somehow get into the messaging game that all of the Internet-based communications app are doing (WhatsApp, FB Messenger, Line, Kik, Skype, iMessage, etc.). Basically, they'd like all their SMS revenue back! Dean Bubley had a great analysis - "Google + GSMA announcement on RCS is no gamechanger" : http://disruptivewireless.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/google-gsma-announcement-on-rcs-is-no.html http://disruptivewireless.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/google-gsma...
- toomuchtodo 11y ago> Basically, they'd like all their SMS revenue back! Great! Because I'd like an open platform back such that SMS offers, unlike every messaging platform you mentioned.