Movistar, Vodafone, Orange launch Joyn-embedded handsets

News Wireless Spain 2 APR 2013
Movistar, Vodafone, Orange launch Joyn-embedded handsets

Movistar, Vodafone and Orange have introduced the first mobile phones with the Joyn Rich Communication Service (RCS) incorporated into the OS in Spain. The offer will initially include mobile phones from manufacturers such as Samsung, LG, HTC, Sony and Nokia. With this launch, Spain becomes the first country in the world to offer a fully interoperable rich communications service, supported by Movistar, Orange and Vodafone, to its mobile subscribers.

Samsung Galaxy SIII, LG Optimus L9, HTC One S, Nokia Lumia 920 and Sony Xperia Z will be the first mobile phones to incorporate the Joyn service. Customers can download the Joyn app on Android-powered devices from Google Play. A version for iOS will follow shortly.

Joyn services enable customers to chat and enrich messaging or voice calls by exchanging images or video simultaneously during calls, with any member of their contact list that has Joyn, regardless of the user’s network or mobile device. Additional services such as VoIP or IP-video call will be introduced in the near future. These services may be used on both the operators’ mobile networks and on Wi-Fi networks.

Categories:

Mobile

Companies:

Orange,  Vodafone,  Movistar

Countries:

Spain

Tags:

Messaging, IT - applications, Handsets

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