GSMA: 'RCS will create a market worth more than $74 billion by next year'
At the 2019 Competitive Carriers Association Convention last September, Josh Wigginton, VP of product management at Interop Technologies, spoke about the state of Rich Communication Services (RCS), arguing, that despite a slow adoption,...
Application-to-person messaging is driving RCS adoption globally
At the 2019 Competitive Carriers Association Convention, Josh Wigginton, VP of product management at Interop Technologies, spoke about the future of Rich Communication Services (RCS), which despite a slow adoption, is now picking up as business use cases...
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories!
Carrier consolidation in...
OpenMarket sees strong potential from mobile messaging to improve customer interactions
Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what they expect to see in the new year.
Enterprise mobile technology has dramatically evolved...
Editor’s Note: In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this Reader Forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible, but we maintain some editorial control...
Jibe Mobile is participating in the GSMA’s 360 Series in North America this week to showcase its cloud-based (RCS/joyn) deployments with Deutsche Telekom and Sprint.
I had the opportunity to speak with Amir Sarhangi, Jibe’s CEO, about the differentiation the company's solution provides to operators and also...
With the 2014 FIFA World Cup concluded and Germany victorious, data continues to reveal just how entwined mobile engagement was with the experience of the games.
SAP, which says it processes 1.8 billion messages daily from more than 1,000 operators, analyzed how text messaging traffic fluctuated...
More than half of mobile users first check notifications when they pick up their phones, and among women, the percentage is even higher -- 57%.
So says a recent survey from home screen messaging company Mobile Posse and Phoenix Marketing International, released as part of...
Text messaging has long been a cash cow for mobile operators, currently generating about 20% of their revenue. But over-the-top services such as Facebook, Skype, WhatsApp, Twitter and Apple’s iMessage are rapidly siphoning off SMS revenue.
DUBLIN, Calif. — August 24, 2011 — Mobile operators around the globe consider IP Exchange (IPX) an essential ingredient for next generation wireless services, according to a new study ("IPX: New Interconnect Strategies for Operators") of global operators commissioned by Sybase 365, a subsidiary...
Vringo, Inc. (NYSE Amex: VRNG) ("Vringo" or the "Company"), a provider of software platforms for mobile social and video applications, announced today that it has closed a private placement of convertible notes in the aggregate amount of $2.5 million primarily to leading venture capital...
Stratos BV, provider of mobile and fixed-site remote communications solutions, announced it has purchased most of the operational assets of Blue Ocean Wireless Ltd. As part of the acquisition, Stratos assumes responsibility for providing services to most of BOW’s customers, including many large commercial...
Los Angeles-based mobileStorm Inc. has landed a deal with Humana Inc. to test a new mobile messaging platform tailored for the healthcare industry. The mobileStorm for Healthcare system will enable healthcare professionals and patients to transmit and receive protected health information via mobile devices.The...
eServGlobal Limited, a global telecoms software vendor specializing in Mobile Money and Value-Added Services (VAS), announced that it will supply its PayMobile solution to Nokia Siemens Network for installation in a mobile operator network in Afghanistan, as part of a network expansion project to...
Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) said it will begin providing “business-grade” security and full device management features on its Android-powered devices through an agreement with Good Technology Inc.The Good for Enterprise solution includes Good’s Mobile Control feature that provides for mobile device security management using...
It used to be that messaging, which gained popularity as simple texting or Short Message Service (SMS), was just for teens—a way for them to interact in real-time via their own shorthand tech-speak. Enter: Multimedia Message Service (MMS), enabling wireless consumers to incorporate images...
T-Mobile USA Inc.'s customers might want to mind their P's and Q's next time they get the urge to send a missive in the form of a text message or text under the influence.The nation's fourth-largest carrier in terms of subscribers argued in federal...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.There’s no question as to the explosive growth of mobile messaging, giving those of us in the...
Editor's Note:Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.From its humble beginning as a 160-character, text-based novelty, mobile messaging has exploded in popularity to now play...
NEW YORK - Here's something you probably haven't heard before: this is not the year of mobile advertising. And next year may not be either.Executives at the Mobile Marketing Forum last week dispensed with the usual talk of hockey-stick projections and tipping points, opting...
Perhaps no segment in mobile data remains as untapped as wireless e-mail.Research In Motion Ltd. continues to dominate the market for high-powered users, resulting in millions of CrackBerry addicts hunched over their flashy devices who don't mind paying a premium - or charging their...
Nearly one-third of the major financial organizations worldwide are planning to launch mobile banking services within the next two years, according to a new survey commissioned by Sybase 365, a subsidiary of mobile messaging services company Sybase Inc.About two-thirds of banks consider mobile banking...
The Mobile Marketing Association is working to make sure the world, indeed, is flat.The Denver-based nonprofit last week released its first set of global guidelines, tweaking its instructions for mobile Web advertisers and adding new rules for marketing campaigns centered on mobile messaging and...
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