Google tries to send Apple an RCS message with Drake’s ‘Texts Go Green’“Texts go green, it hits a little different, don’t it?” By I. Bonifacic, 06.19.2022
Mobile World Congress will ban some Russian companies from 2022 showSome companies might stick around despite the attack on Ukraine.By J. Fingas, 02.25.2022
Samsung won’t attend MWC in Barcelona this summer"The health and safety of our employees, partners and customers is our number one priority."By I. Bonifacic, 05.11.2021
Plans for an in-person MWC continue as Sony, Nokia and Ericsson bow outWhat will the show even look like when it kicks off on June 28th?By C. Velazco, 03.10.2021
MWC 2021 has been pushed back to late JuneThe new date gives the GSMA extra time to make a potentially tough decision.By S. Dent, 09.23.2020
MWC 2020 is canceled due to coronavirus concernsThe announcement comes after several companies said they planned to skip the event.By I. Bonifacic, 02.12.2020
AT&T and Verizon agree to change their eSIM practicesThe DOJ is closing its investigation and says it found no wrongdoing.By C. Fisher, 11.27.2019
GSMA puts eSIM work 'on hold' due to US collusion investigationYou might not see card-free phones for a while.By J. Fingas, 04.21.2018
Global carriers adopt Google's SMS standard"RCS" gives iMessage-like capability to anyone on Android. By S. Dent, 02.23.2016
MetroPCS intros first Rich Communication Services on LTE, touts universal contacts and chat (video)By J. Fingas, 10.31.2012
24 wireless operators agree on data roaming alert mechanisms, do nothing about actual roaming ratesBy D. Murph, 06.21.2012
SIM-based NFC gains global support from 45 mobile carriers, all huddled around GSMA's standardBy Z. Lutz, 11.17.2011