Major U.S. carriers take their first step toward launching RCS next year - Android

You probably couldn't get the CEOs of the four major U.S. carriers (Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint) to agree on a place to meet for lunch. Yet, late last month that will launch an Android app next year to enable Android phones with Rich Communication Service (RCS). The next generation of wireless messaging will use the carriers' data networks instead of cellular. With RCS, ...