Cross Carrier Messaging Initiative

Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T Abandon Their Dumb RCS Plans

Kellen April 13, 2021 41

You may not remember the news, but in October of 2019, just as Google was starting to force RCS into its Messages app outside of the US, the big US carriers (Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T) announced an RCS-related venture of their own. Called the Cross...

Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, and Sprint Team Up to Bring RCS to US (Updated)

Kellen October 24, 2019

The Cross Carrier Messaging Initiative (CCMI) will bring RCS to US consumers, they say. It's only been a couple of months since Google decided to force adoption of Rich Communication Services (RCS) on Android in Europe, all while suggesting that they couldn't...