Orange’s commitment to RCS

RCS, VoLTE & beyond Workshop, 11th of October 2012

Thibaud MIENVILLE, thibaud.mienville@orange.com

Multimedia Services Standardisation Manager,
Standardisation & Ecosystems Development
Orange
What is RCS/Joyn?

Cross operator standardised communication suite based on IMS

Rich Call – share the moment IM – text chat File transfer – share files

LIVE LIVE

Initial Sharing Picture / Video (from one – to – one one – to – many Send and receive any type of
Set of camera or gallery) during a call file
Services
Capability Discovery – see
communications options of your
peers
Future (backward-compatible) evolutions of Joyn:
Blackbird and Crane releases

Two evolutions of Joyn (technically based on RCS 5.1) are being

defined in GSMA:
– Joyn Blackbird: Focusing on RCS 5.1 features that have been prioritised
taking into account the feedback from initial commercialisations & FUTs, e.g.:
• Support for VoLTE (based on GSMA IR.92)
• Support for IP Video Call (based on GSMA IR.94)
• File transfer enhancements (e.g. store & forward)
• Location
• WiFi provisioning

– Joyn Crane: Focusing on additional features from RCS 5.1 (e.g. store &
forward in Group chat…)

Refer to comprehensive overview in next slide

Future (backward-compatible) evolutions of Joyn:
Blackbird and Crane releases
The evolutions of Joyn are progressive meaning that features
included in the previous release will be part of the next release.

Blackbird Key features Crane Main targeted features

Baseline Joyn (RCS-e) Baseline Blackbird

File Transfer enhancements (S&F..) Main new Store & Forward for Group Chat
features
Support for VoLTE …
Main new
Support for IP Video Call
features
Support for Location

WiFi provisioning
Figure: Future evolutions of Joyn
2013
Feb November
2012 2012
Joyn logo created
as service mark
for RCS Blackbird Release Crane Release
RCS-e publication by GSMA
publication by GSMA
Orange is delivering RCS to the market

Orange is committed to launch RCS services:

– Spain in Q4 2012
– France in H1 2013
– Targeting a launch across its European market footprint by
the end of 2013 at the latest.

Orange considers RCS as:

– A natural evolution of its current suite of messaging services
– Coupled with HD voice (now launched in #15 Orange
markets), RCS provides a compelling suite of enhanced
interpersonal communications services.
RCS – gaining considerable momentum

MWC
2011 2012
announcements
Handset makers e.g. Nokia, Samsung Including: HTC, Huawei, LG, Nokia,
committed Research In Motion, Samsung,
Sony, ZTE, Motorola
9 of the top 10 handset manufacturers already committed!

Operators Europe: Deutsche Telekom, Europe: e.g. Deutsche Telekom,

supporting RCS Orange, Telecom Italia, KPN, Orange, SFR, Telecom Italia,
standards Telefonica, Vodafone Telefonica, TeliaSonera, Vodafone
Other markets (e.g. SK North America: e.g. AT&T, Bell
Telecom in South Korea) Mobility, Rogers Communications,
Telus, Verizon
Asia: e.g. KT, LGU+, SK Telecom
Other Markets (e.g. India, Africa):
e.g. Bharti Airtel, Orascom Telecom
RCS reachable market footprint is exceeding one billion customers!
Orange’s contribution towards the RCS ecosystem

Orange has developed an RCS Android stack:

– has made it available to all device vendors for integration into
their (worldwide not just Orange) devices
– the stack still ensures vendors to add their own User
Interface (UI)
– open source-based available at:
• http://code.google.com/p/android-rcs-ims-stack/
Orange’s contribution towards the RCS ecosystem

The Orange’s stack has been already adopted by several device makers
(e.g. HTC, Sony, Motorola) and by third party applications.

Hence, Orange facilitates RCS device ecosystem development:

– By encouraging device vendors and chipset vendors to commit to RCS
– By speeding-up vendors time to market of their RCS native devices

The Orange’s stack architecture relies on a singe IMS

attachment/registration shared between every IMS service, which eases the
integration of new IMS services.

Orange contributes in leveraging and fastening the GSMA interoperability

testing between devices
Latest technical updates, in Orange

Orange Spain network successfully granted GSMA accreditation in

June 2012:
– 150 applicable tests from GSMA accreditation test cases Matrix successfully passed
– Results & traces provided to GSMA, per GSMA accreditation process

Accreditation for other Orange networks (e.g. Orange France…) will follow
by end of this year.

Further detailed information (regarding Joyn accreditation status for

operator networks and device implementations) available at:
– http://www.gsma.com/rcs/iot-accreditation/
Orange’s vision on the future of RCS

Today: Tomorrow:

RCS is an IMS-based RCS is an important stepping stone

interoperable interpersonal towards a future where all
communications service offering, by communications will be IP based (in
operator community many cases will be first such step)

RCS will be a platform enabling a

myriad of new services and
applications, through network and
devices APIs which will enable third
parties to develop a range of
services running over RCS.
Towards LTE
Voice still makes use of CS domain, and CS fallback is seen as a good
transition towards LTE.

But VoLTE is the long term target

Customers are used to:

– Good quality voice
– With interoperability, roaming, seamless mobility…

With that respect:

– Implementation of standards (in particular GSMA IR.92)
– And comprehensive testing
is KEY.
 Thank You!

RCS, VoLTE & beyond Workshop, 11th of October 2012, v1.1

Thibaud.Mienville@orange.com
Multimedia Services Standardisation Manager, Orange