RCS is set to be big business, with the GSMA estimating market revenue related to the new technology to reach $74 billion this year. Though this may be somewhat hampered by the coronavirus outbreak, China will likely generate a large portion of this revenue, with the growth of its 5G networks easily outpacing their Western rivals.
RCS has been touted as the ‘next big thing’ for many years now – perhaps a widespread and rapid adoption by Chinese operators and associated vendors will finally make this dream a reality.
It should be noted that China is not alone in this endeavour. To the east, in Japan, new mobile player Rakuten Mobile has noted that it offers RCS as part of its 4G launch today.
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