Greetings from Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. During the OMA Demo Day this Wednesday, Interop will be one of ten OMA member companies to be showcasing solutions that rely on OMA enablers to develop interoperable mobile services.

We’ve recently announced that we have enhanced our cloud-based RCS technology with two additional RCS version 5 features—a network address book and social presence. The network address book synchronizes users’ contacts among different devices, including mobile phones, tablets, and PCs.

As is typical at the beginning of the year, wireless industry experts have been busy making predictions for 2013. It's no surprise that RCS is expected to see continued adoption this year, after U.S.–based MetroPCS and operators throughout Europe jumped on board in 2012.

Today’s consumers have more communication options than ever before. Given widespread adoption of smartphones and the convergence of mobile and IP-based messaging, mobile users have moved beyond basic texting to more sophisticated messaging options.

The prevalence of unlimited messaging plans in the United States has helped drive explosive growth in text messaging. While wireless subscribers have embraced this service, the proliferation of texting has created unexpected content and cost management challenges for both families and business customers.