Science, Discovery, Tech and Environment · 10 December 2025
Bharti Airtel partners with Google to launch RCS messaging in India
Exam-focused facts from the 10 December 2025 current affairs briefing.
Key facts
- Bharti Airtel has signed a pact with Google to offer RCS messaging on its network.
- Airtel will charge Rs 0.11 per RCS message under an 80:20 revenue-share with Google.
- Airtel will route RCS traffic through its AI-based spam filter before approving messages.
- With Airtel on board, all three major Indian telcos—Airtel, Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea—now support RCS.
- Google Messages is the main driver of RCS, handling 1 billion messages daily worldwide.