Movial has today announced that it has been selected to provide its RCS-ready Communicator mobile client for Symbian Series 60 based on the GSMA Rich Communication Suite (RCS) initiative standard, for the multi-operator Italian rich communication services trial. The company has also launched its Communicator PC client for RCS release 2.
Movial will showcase its capabilities at the Informa Rich Communications 2009 conference being held November 4-5 in Paris, in an exclusive demo and the company's CEO and Co-founder, Jari Ala-Ruona, will present on "Assessing Rich Communication Intuitively; Assuring Good End-User Experience of New Multimedia Services Across Platforms."
Movial says it was chosen for the multi-Italian operator trial specifically for its Communicator Mobile client's full integration with devices' native phonebooks that complies with RCS specifications from both a service and a user experience perspective.
"Participation in the Italian trial is another milestone for Movial as well as for RCS," said Jari Ala-Ruona, CEO and Co-founder, Movial. "Not only does this show how RCS is gaining momentum among large carriers like Telecom Italia, but it also underscores the importance of our new products that include full integration with a device's native phonebook and gallery, taking the user experience and our vision of converged user experiences to the next level."
"By 2010, the first full year of RCS availability, there will be 1.3 million RCS subscribers, mostly in Western Europe, and the rest in Asia Pacific," said Diane Myers, directing analyst, Infonetics Research. "The network address book will play a pivotal role in the success of RCS; future capabilities such as auto-populating from diverse sources (LinkedIn, Facebook, MS Outlook, etc.) will enable increased communications across multiple media."
Movial has also developed a fully compliant RCS PC client, Communicator PC following Release 2 of RCS specifications, that supports the multi-device environment operators are targeting for their next generation converged services. Communicator PC for RCS 2 provides a fully integrated end-user experience, which includes 1-to-1 chat, group chat, video calling, instant sharing of images or video during a voice call, and file transfer – all enabled with Presence technology – Movial Communicator PC embodies the first extension of a complete solution for synchronized rich multimedia communication across handsets and computers.