Jibe Mobile, the cloud communications Company for Mobile Operators, and GSMA are teaming up with leading mobile operators - Deutsche Telekom, Sprint, Vodafone and KPN - to demonstrate their ability to interconnect IP messaging, calling and video across networks on Jibe's IP Communications Cloud and RCS Hub at the ongoing Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2015.
Code named 'Global interoperability' , the demo will enable attendees to have first hand experience on how mobile consumers are able to communicate across networks regardless of their mobile operators, using video calling, group messaging, as well as sharing of their favorite photos and videos using mobile apps or with natively embedded RCS devices.
According to Jibe, its end-to-end IP Communications Cloud platform, RCS Hub, and messaging clients are based on GSMA's Rich Communications Services (RCS) specification, enabling carriers to rapidly launch and interconnect IP services globally. Jibe added that many operators have now launched IP Communication services to their own subscribers and are in advanced stages of launching on native devices as OEMs bring RCS enabled smart phones to market.
Sprint launched its Messaging Plus RCS service powered by Jibe Mobile in the United States in late 2013, and now preloads the Messaging Plus client on most new Android-powered smartphones, said Jibe Mobile. Apart from this, said Jibe, Deutsche Telekom's regional operating companies in Romania and Slovakia launched joyn services developed by Jibe Mobile and delivered these over the Jibe IP Communication Cloud in Q2 2014. Deutsche Telekom will expand the service to other regions throughout Europe and begin interconnecting over Jibe's RCS Hub later this year, added Jibe.
This is an important new phase for mobile consumers and the industry as leading Carriers such as Deutsche Telekom, Sprint, Vodafone and KPN are now able to demonstrate the ability to connect their IP services providing seamless access to their subscribers across networks over the Jibe Hub. As carriers now move to interconnect their IP services Jibe's RCS Hub makes it easy for them to connect once to interoperate with every other operator on the Hub. With new device OEM's native RCS support of smart phones, innovative new IP services will get a tremendous boost as the default messaging experience for consumers.
Henry Calvert, Head of Network 2020 Programme, GSMA
The GSMA's Network 2020 programme is driving an All-IP communications agenda to accelerate the adoption of IP Communication Services such as VoLTE and Rich Messaging ensuring that devices and networks deliver a native, interoperable and global service – and so we warmly welcome today's news. Ultimately, we want to deliver the 'Green Button Promise' which describes rich and reliable IP Communication Services with ubiquitous reach that works regardless of device or network.
