Talk:Rich Communication Services

Dead initiative ?

Now that even Gartner acknowledge that XMPP has won the battle and will become the universal standard, is the initiative totally dead before any significant launch ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.88.118.245 (talk) 13:47, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

In 2023 much has changed. RCS is supported globally by dozens of carriers, Google provides RCS globally in Messages, and Apple announced RCS would be supported in 2024. Recommend withdrawal. Rocketwidget (talk) 15:49, 26 November 2023 (UTC)

Rocketwidget, there is no need to reply to a 13-year-old post that has long gone stale. InfiniteNexus (talk) 22:36, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

Spec link

Hi, Is there any spec. documents available on the RCS ? Aurelien. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.253.159.253 (talk) 13:50, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

See http://www.gsmworld.com/our-work/programmes-and-initiatives/rcs/2415.htm -Ylva —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ylva Hubatsa (talk • contribs) 06:42, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

Article lacks neutrality

On October 21, 2008, IP address 62.213.130.74 edited this article, removing the relative neutrality that it previously had, e.g.: - "meaningless jargon" - "touted as a benefit of IMS" Also, the statement about "much of the capability of RSC is already available from ISPs is technically true, but deliberately misleading, because ISPs (in the sense intended by the comment) do not host Mobile Phones or have Mobile Phone Networks, which is the primary target of RCS. Thus these are editorial viewpoints.

I'll work on this entry if I can get some time. I'm interested if anyone disagrees with this assessment, however, because in at least 30 edits since October, no one has changed this. Benevo (talk) 02:23, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

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Article focuses on abandoned RCS standards, and is missing detail on Universal Profile RCS

A majority of the RCS Specifications is spent describing Release 1 - Release 8, RCS-e (enhanced), Joyn, with no sources. All of this has been abandoned by the GSMA in favor of Universal Profile RCS, and no MNOs are adding these old standards.

Major missing topics:

1. RCS Business Messaging (RBM) 2. Summary of MNO participation (RCS Launches) is both confusing and outdated. A much more accurate summary can be found here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14Ns9oV0Dh8_S5M-JHDvJ8sNHR6rpbiq2N6qZlP3g9zQ/ 3. How support varies (Person 2 Person interconnect, Worldwide interconnect, RBM, Device Support, Android app Support) 4. Future development, such as Android OS APIs — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rocketwidget (talk • contribs) 14:22, 10 October 2019 (UTC)

I'd also suggest talking about the "Google Guest" program and the concept of "gold" countries (GSMA term for countries where all major operators support RCS), probably in relation to one another. But I'm not sure where this should go, nor can I find a good source for the concept of a gold country.

• EDITED to add*: I would also add a section on handset compatibility, but where exactly should it be placed? - 213.160.140.100 (talk) 12:16, 4 February 2020 (UTC)

Unclear introduction text - too technical

can someone please rewrite "provides phonebook polling (for service discovery)"? if it is important enough to be in the first paragraph it should be made understandable. thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.195.58.239 (talk) 20:36, 9 October 2020 (UTC)

Propose deleting "RCS launches" table

In "Commercial Deployments", I have replaced the old and outdated intro (from GSMA circa 201Something) with a succinct and accurate summary of Commercial deployments:

Apple maintains a global list of carriers that support Universal Profile RCS messaging in Messages (Apple). (source links to Wireless carrier support and features for iPhone in the United States and Canada - Apple Support) Google Messages supports RCS with these carriers, and additionally supports RCS for all users globally, provided directly by Google Jibe if the carrier does not offer RCS. The GSMA states that Universal Profile support is optional in 4G, but mandatory in 5G networks and devices.

Given this, does it make sense to continue maintaining the old and outdated "RCS Launches" table? Almost all of it is historical launches, many non-Universal Profile, that are now defunct. I think it's just confusing and should just be deleted. Rocketwidget (talk) 15:17, 18 September 2024 (UTC)

Tagging @Sucrehypsy As this user has chatted with me on this topic before Rocketwidget (talk) 16:20, 18 September 2024 (UTC)