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- Verizon is the latest carrier to switch over to Google’s Jibe platform.
- With Verizon now jumping on board, the RCS standard is becoming more unified.
- The carrier says the move will enable new features, allow more secure messaging, and improve interoperability with RCS on other networks.
Last year, two of the biggest carriers in the US — AT&T and T-Mobile — integrated their RCS solutions with Google’s Jibe platform. Now, Verizon is the next carrier to join Google’s RCS standard.
When RCS came about, carriers had a choice of either using Google’s RCS backend/servers — known as Jibe — or use their own infrastructure. With many initially choosing to create their own platforms, this created interoperability issues with RCS. However, the momentum has recently started swinging Google’s way as carrier support has grown over the last year. As a result, Google’s RCS standard has become increasingly unified.