Devoteam Subsidiary Crocodile RCS Launches Hosted Service to Help Mobile Operators Accelerate Roll-out of Rich Communication ..
January 16 2012 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
Regulatory News:
Crocodile RCS Ltd, a subsidiary of Devoteam Group (Paris:DVT),
today announced the launch of a hosted service allowing mobile
operators to quickly roll out advanced subscriber services
incorporating Instant Messaging, live video sharing, file transfer
and presence.
The Crocodile service supports RCS-e and RCS 2.0 standards and
additional features previously developed for operators offering
‘RCS-like’ services. The service utilises Crocodile’s SuperNode
platform – a scalable, carrier-class core network solution which is
fully compatible with IMS.
The service will be available from March as a cloud service
delivered from two independent data centres located in the south of
England and supported 24 x 365 from Crocodile’s dedicated support
centre.
According to John Parr, Crocodile’s MD – “Until now there have
been a number of factors holding back the deployment of RCS
services - the technical complexity of the solution, the dependence
on an expensive IMS core network and concerns about the
‘cannibalisation’ of call and SMS revenues. We have solved the
first two issues by providing a hosted core network platform using
our own IMS-compatible technology and by performing extensive IOT
testing with RCS clients provided by partners. And now
‘cannibalisation’ is rapidly becoming a non-issue as operators
switch to new revenue models to compete with OTT players. We think
our hosted service model will prove an excellent means for mobile
operators to offer RCS services quickly, while keeping their
options open to bring the service in-house at a later stage. It
removes the necessity to invest in further network infrastructure
which is particularly important for smaller operators and
MVNOs.
About Crocodile RCS
Crocodile RCS Ltd with HQ at Fareham, Hampshire, UK, is an
innovative provider of systems and solutions powering the
deployment of rich communication services on an open,
next-generation platform. Its reliable, scalable systems and
solutions are targeted at telecom service providers worldwide.
Crocodile RCS is a subsidiary of Devoteam Group, a major European
provider of IT and Telecoms consulting services. For more
information, please visit www.crocodile-rcs.com.