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Is Facebook Messenger killing BULK SMS?

Is Facebook Messenger killing BULK SMS?

Jan 21, 2020 |

After Facebook’s F8 Development Conference, some started speculating that some Facebook Messenger new features were designed to kill BULK SMS. But, such predictions are not entirely true. So, let’s start from the beginning first, with this year’s conference general overview. The storm has finally come down, and now we can calmly review the novelties Facebook announced on this year’s F8 Developer Conference, held at Fort Mason in San Francisco this April. As it was expected, Facebook came up with plenty of new things.

SMS vs. Social Media – who wins?

SMS vs. Social Media – who wins?

Jan 21, 2020 |

Social media has changed the world in so many ways. Communication and connecting to other people have become easier, faster and more fun so the number of active social media users have grown rapidly and we can say that today vast majority of people in “The Internet World” have at least one social networking profile.

OTT vs. Bulk SMS

OTT vs. Bulk SMS

Jan 21, 2020 |

Although we witness a serious rise in popularity of Over-The-Top (OTT) instant messaging apps like WhatsApp, more than 50% of WhatsApp users still think that SMS will always be an essential form of communication for them. And more importantly, OTT messaging services don’t allow users to send messages in bulk which puts SMS on the top of the list of the most useful marketing tools.

Why RCS isn’t killing SMS?

Why RCS isn’t killing SMS?

Jan 20, 2020 |

On June 17 this year Google announced it is officially rolling out its RCS Chat in the UK and France. In the UK, the service officially became available on 28 June for some users. After this news broke, RCS became the main buzz word. However, RCS or Rich Communication Services is not a novelty. RCS protocol dates back to 2007. In 2008 GCM Association took it over, while in 2016 it became an agreed standard when GCMA published the Universal Profile on RCS. The Universal Profile is a set of features and technical enablers built to facilitate global operator deployment of RCS. RCS is a new messaging standard aimed to enable the industry to deliver a consistent and more advanced texting experience for billions of consumers worldwide. The goal is to have most smartphones with a built-in advanced messaging that features read receipts, the capability to send high-resolution images and videos, typing indicators, animated stickers, better group texting, etc. Similar to popular chat apps like WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Signal, and others. In other words, RCS is the protocol intended to supersede the SMS. This protocol should provide improved messaging. To put it simply, RCS is enriched SMS.