Creating an integrated RCS world
What is a ‘test fest’?
‘just works’ because of the interworking across operators and device boundaries. As part of the interoperability testing programme the GSMA organises ‘test fests’ where OEM vendors have the opportunity to demonstrate that their products are ready for accreditation. These events also provide opportunities for demonstrations and marketing of the participating devices.
A test fest took place in Madrid, Spain in July 2012. It was organised by the GSMA with technical support from Orange, Telefonica and Vodafone. The test fest focused on two main work streams: a technical stream to resolve issues that had been identified during testing and a product one to improve the user interface and experience. The technical work stream confirmed a high level of interoperability between different RCS devices and clients, as well as to the three Spanish networks. It also confirmed a high level of convergence between the different RCS networks. At the same time, each participant of the event gained useful insights in to possible improvements in the quality of the RCS implementation either on client side or network side. A second test fest commenced in Madrid, October 1st and concluded early November 2012.
