AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint and Verizon team up to push next-gen RCS texting

mood · Oct 25, 2019

AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint and Verizon team up to push next-gen RCS texting
Expect a new messaging app/service to launch on Android first in 2020
October 24, 2019
https://www.engadget.com/2019/10/24/rcs-carriers/

For years we've been hearing about the potential of RCS, a protocol replacement for SMS that would bring iMessage and Whatsapp-like features to texting. Unfortunately there's been very little to show for it, with spotty support among carriers, and only Google and Samsung showing any real movement.

Today the big four wireless carriers in the US -- AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon (parent company of Engadget) -- announced their "Cross-Carrier Messaging Initiative." It's a joint venture that they promise will "Create a single seamless, interoperable RCS experience across carriers, both in the U.S. and globally."
Details on exactly how they'll do that are scant, and while Android is mentioned in the announcement, Google and Samsung are missing.

The carriers think RCS could be the backbone of a way to do all kinds of customer support and sales via your phone, and forming a joint venture could be a way to get a piece of that.
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AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint and Verizon team up to push next-gen RCS texting

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