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Not just for smartphones, RCSe/joyn evens the mobile playing field

The great divide between smart phones and feature phones will continue to shrink as RCSe/joyn begins to be implemented.

Recently we have had conversations with several operators concerned that their smartphone penetration is too low, they are concerned that they cannot justify spending time and effort on implementing an RCSe/joyn initiative.

However, this is far from true. RCSe/joyn provides operators a platform that bridges the communications gap between feature phones and smart phones. The premise of RCS-e is that it is based on providing customers regardless of their phone type to communicate with one another using advanced interactivity.

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No IMS, how?

As word spreads that NewPace has an RCS-e solution that doesn’t require an IMS core we are frequently running in to the question of how our service operates.  The IMS vendors have done a great job of convincing everyone the only way you can run a SIP application on a mobile network is inside their infrastructure.   SIP is an IP protocol, just like HTTP, SMTP, POP etc., all of which run now in mobile networks without IMS components.

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Common Misperceptions About RCS #1: IMS is a Prerequisite

One of the most common concerns I have heard about RCS is that an IMS deployment is a pre-requisite. This idea creates barriers as, while IMS deployment is an inevitability for any operator moving to LTE, there are still many who haven’t moved to adopt an IMS core. This isn’t surprising, as adopting and deploying IMS is both a major strategic decision and a significant financial investment.

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