Telenor to Roll out Google's New Messaging Service in Asia, Europe

Alphabet’s Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) said on Thursday it partnered with Telenor ASA to roll out Rich Communications Services (RCS), an upgraded messaging service, to the Norwegian telecoms company’s subscribers in Asia and Europe. The messaging service includes features such as group chats, photo sharing and read receipts among other things, Google said in its official blog.
As quoted in the press release:

Google said these features would come as standard on its Android operating system.
Telenor subscribers, who already have Google’s Messenger app on their phones, would gain access to RCS services automatically through an app update, Google said.

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