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International voice traffic spikes 20% during COVID-19

Roaming traffic might be down substantially, but industry association i3Forum is reporting a surge in the number and duration of international calls.

• 01 Jun 2020

Ericsson reaches for client wins prior to MWC

Any client win will do when you’re trying to build positive momentum leading into the annual telecoms jamboree.

• 19 Feb 2018

Ericsson and Qualcomm get excited about voice over LTE-M

The concept of machines wirelessly talking to each other is no longer just a metaphor as the first instances of voice being carried over an IoT technology are announced.

• 03 Jul 2017

Exclusive – the facts and figures behind EE’s Glastonbury temporary network

If a reveller goes to Glastonbury and doesn’t document the entire experience exhaustively on social media, were they really there?

• 23 Jun 2017

Sonus has a SIP of Kandy with Genband merger

The merger of IP comms players Sonus and Genband has been announced, with the aim of creating a network transformation leader.

• 23 May 2017

O2 UK finally joins the VoLTE and wifi calling club

Years after many of its competitors had already done so, O2 UK has finally switched on VoLTE (naming it 4G calling) and wifi calling.

• 30 Mar 2017

Qualcomm piggy-backs on feature phone euphoria

Qualcomm has seemingly cashed in on feature phone nostalgia with the launch of its 205 Mobile Platform, designed to bring 4G LTE connectivity and 4G services to entry-level feature phones.

• 20 Mar 2017

OpenCloud snapped up by Metaswitch for its software VoLTE riches

UK Telecoms cloud software company Metaswitch has acquired mobile virtualiztion company and fellow brit OpenCloud to offer a pure-play software VoLTE solution.

• 17 Feb 2017

VoLTE & virtualization beyond voice – the challenge Is exponentially ‘V-squared’

VoLTE is proving transformational beyond simple migration of voice services, while virtualization is fundamental to providing the scale, flexibility, and economics needed to compete.

• 17 Jan 2017

Voice quality and testing are priorities for VoLTE in 2017

Although the biggest benefit of this VoLTE growth for operators will be the freeing up of spectrum for increasing 4G, 5G and internet-of-things services, it’s imperative in 2017 that operators continue to maintain primary focus on ensuring that the quality of their voice service remains immaculate.

• 12 Jan 2017

Why VoLTE can lead to smartphone enabled fraud

VoLTE is perceived as the next step in the evolution of the third generation partnership project (3GPP). However, when looking to deploy VoLTE networks, there are important fraud considerations that mobile operators must address to ensure they are adequately equipped to deal with the associated risks.

• 02 Aug 2016

Deutsche Telekom brings wifi calling to Germany

German operator group Deutsche Telekom has rolled out wifi calling across its domestic network with the stated aim of plugging not-spots.

• 24 Jun 2016

Telefónica claims LATAM’s first fixed/mobile IMS VoLTE network

Telefónica and ZTE have set to work on constructing a unified fixed-mobile convergent IMS VoLTE network to support domestic and mobile HD calling.

• 20 Jun 2016

EE announces major investment to achieve 95% 4G geographical coverage by 2020

Newly-acquired UK MNO EE has announced the start of a major coverage initiative with the aim of providing 4G to 95% of the UK landmass by 2020.

• 25 Apr 2016

Double the 4G subscriptions, is it time to double down and repurpose 3G?

The UK’s first 4G network was launched 3 years ago, almost to the day, by EE. Its launch was met with a muted response from consumers and businesses, who didn’t think the cost of upgrading to 4G would be worth it.

• 19 Apr 2016

T-Mobile claims 300 million daily VoLTE call milestone

T-Mobile has launched an expanded HD voice solution called the Enhanced Voice Service, while it claims to be connecting 300 million VoLTE calls every day.

• 07 Apr 2016

ZTE signs China Unicom deal for SDN, NFV, VoLTE development

Chinese kit vendor ZTE says it has signed an extensive agreement with China Unicom to develop working SDN and NFV practices, while trialling a new VoLTE solution.

• 30 Mar 2016

Vodafone Netherlands partners with Ericsson to deploy cloud VoLTE

Kit vendor Ericsson has completed the upgrade of Vodafone Netherlands’s core network, using a commercial NFV deployment to enable VoLTE and wifi calling.

• 11 Mar 2016

Ooredoo Qatar’s project UNIFY: transforming infrastructure with NFV

Like a number of global operators, Ooredoo is in the process of transforming its network architecture to a next-generation infrastructure.

• 22 Feb 2016

Telefónica and Ericsson collaborate over cloud-VoLTE in Colombia

Latin American incumbent operator Telefónica has claimed the launch of Colombia’s first cloud-based voice over LTE service, in partnership with Ericsson.

• 15 Feb 2016