Is RCS really a richer experience than SMS? If so, what makes it “richer”? For starters, Rich Communication Services (RCS) is the functional foundation for a new messaging platform to be built upon, and this platform enhances just about every component of simple Short Message Services (SMS). 

Rich Communications Services (RCS) is an IP Multimedia Subsystem (ISP)-based platform that enables the delivery of communication services beyond the traditional voice and SMS services.

Text-based alerts of significant, imminent danger will be able to be sent to most mobile-phone users in a hazardous location in the U.S. beginning Saturday, when the new commercial mobile alert system (CMAS) is scheduled to become operational.

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.