Summary of RCS and VoLTE Launches Market Operator Service Launch Date Inteconnected Launch Albania Vodafone RCS May-14 Albania Telekom Albania RCS Aug-15 Argentina Claro (América Móvil) RCS Dec-13 Brazil Claro (América Móvil) RCS Dec-13 Canada Rogers VoLTE Mar-15 Colombia Claro (América Móvil) RCS Dec-13 Costa Rica Claro (América Móvil) RCS Dec-13 Czech Republic Vodafone RCS Jun-14 Czech Republic T-Mobile (Deutsche Telekom) VoLTE May-15 Dominican Republic Ecuador Claro (América Móvil) RCS Dec-13 Claro (América Móvil) RCS Dec-13 El Salvador Claro (América Móvil) RCS Dec-13 France Orange RCS Dec-13 Mar-15 France SFR (Vivendi) RCS Nov-14 Mar-15 Germany Telekom (Deutsche Telekom) RCS Dec-12 2012-2013 Germany Vodafone RCS Dec-12 2012-2013 Germany O2 RCS Apr-15 Apr-15 Germany Vodafone VoLTE Mar-15 Germany O2 VoLTE Apr-15 Greece Vodafone RCS Jun-14 Guatemala Claro (América Móvil) RCS Dec-13 Honduras Claro (América Móvil) RCS Dec-13 Hong Kong 3 (Hutchison) VoLTE May-14 Hong Kong csl (HKT) VoLTE Jul-14 Hong Kong SmarTone VoLTE Jul-14 Hungary Vodafone RCS Jun-14 Ireland Vodafone RCS May-14 Italy Vodafone RCS Dec-13 Italy Vodafone VoLTE Jul-15 Japan NTT DOCOMO VoLTE Jun-14 Japan au (KDDI) VoLTE Dec-14 Japan SoftBank Mobile VoLTE Dec-14 Kuwait Viva (KTC) VoLTE Jun-15 Liechtenstein Swisscom VoLTE Jun-15 Malta Vodafone RCS Jun-14 Mexico Telcel (América Móvil) RCS Dec-13 Netherlands Vodafone RCS Dec-13 New Zealand Vodafone RCS Jun-14 Nicaragua Claro (América Móvil) RCS Dec-13 Peru Claro (América Móvil) RCS Dec-13 Portugal Vodafone RCS Dec-13 Romania Vodafone RCS May-14 Romania Cosmote (OTE) RCS Jun-14 Romania Orange RCS Nov-14 Romania Vodafone VoLTE Nov-14 Russian Federation Singapore Vimpelcom (Beeline) VoLTE Aug-15 SingTel RCS Apr-15 Singapore SingTel VoLTE May-14 Singapore M1 VoLTE Apr-15 Singapore StarHub VoLTE Sep-14 Slovakia T-Mobile (Slovak Telekom) RCS Jun-14 Slovakia Orange RCS Mar-15 South Africa Vodacom RCS Dec-13 South Africa Vodacom VoLTE Apr-15 South Korea KT RCS Dec-12 2013-2014 South Korea LG Uplus RCS Dec-12 2013-2014 South Korea SK Telecom RCS Dec-12 2013-2014 South Korea KT VoLTE Dec-12 Jun-15 South Korea LG Uplus VoLTE Dec-12 Jun-15 South Korea SK Telecom VoLTE Dec-12 Jun-15 Spain Movistar (Telefónica) RCS Dec-12 2012-2013 Spain Orange RCS Dec-12 2012-2013 Spain Vodafone RCS Dec-12 2012-2013 Spain Vodafone VoLTE Jul-15 Switzerland Swisscom VoLTE Jun-15 Taiwan Ambit Microsystems VoLTE Jun-15 Turkey Vodafone RCS Dec-13 United Kingdom Vodafone RCS Dec-13 United States of America United States of America United States of America United States of America United States of America United States of America United States of America Sprint (SoftBank) RCS Dec-13 *MetroPCS (Merged T-Mobile) RCS Dec-12 T-Mobile (Deutsche Telekom) RCS Jul-15 T-Mobile (Deutsche Telekom) VoLTE May-14 AT&T Mobility VoLTE Jun-14 Verizon Wireless VoLTE Sep-14 *MetroPCS (Merged T-Mobile) VoLTE Dec-12 Table updated July 2015 *MetroPCS acquired by T-Mobile USA in 2013