[jcfrei]

Yes, why shouldn't the next standard (like 6G) introduce support for a better messaging network than SMS? With group chats and image support. Each carrier could decide if you can send unlimited messages or a few thousand. In any case it would remove this dependency on a single company.

Edit: Just realized there's RCS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Communication_Services

[JoshTriplett]

Such a standard is unlikely to ever introduce end-to-end encryption.

[jvolkman]

It already exists and is enabled by default (at least on my Pixel phone using the default messaging client).

https://support.google.com/messages/answer/10262381

[JoshTriplett]

That's not part of RCS, that's a Google extension.