LATEST IMS NEWS

World's first Rich Communication Suite-based service now live in South Korea

KT, SK Telecom and LG Telecom have joined forces to provide new enhanced services for customers incorporating GSMA's Rich Communication Suite (RCS) key features. The GSMA has announced that the world's first interoperable enhanced communication service incorporating key elements of the GSMA's Rich Communication Suite specifications is now a live commercial service in South Korea. The GSMA's RCS initiative is supported by some of the world's leading handset vendors, core network…

Ericsson provides IMS core to O2 Germany

Ericsson is to provide Telefonica O2 Germany with an IMS core system with a VoIP application server. The deal includes hardware deployment and software systems integration services. This represents a major step forward for O2 in Germany, as it migrates its existing fixed and mobile systems into a converged IP-based Next-generation network (NGN). Introduction of IMS and use of a common platform means reduced costs for the operator for new applications and network operations as a…