Eurobites: MegaFon extends VoLTE services across Russia
Also in today’s EMEA regional round-up: Inmarsat accelerates the L-band; Finnfund boosts connectivity in Africa; it’s time we took a ‘woliday’.
Telecoms.com
VoLTE
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.
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.
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.
Google’s Project Fi rolls out VoLTE
Google’s Project Fi MVNO has sneakily began to roll out Voice over LTE service for a currently undefined number of customers recently.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
TIM launches VoLTE, LTE-A and free data offer across Italy
TIM, the new name for Telecom Italia, has announced its launch of voice over LTE and LTE-A services across the county.
Global VoLTE deployments hit 40 – GSA
The Global Mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) has confirmed that the number of commercial VoLTE deployments worldwide has reached 40.
LTE is all about customer experience, says Vodacom
Vodacom’s executive head of innovation, Jannie Van Zyl, today explained to AfricaCom attendees how the operator rolled out its LTE network, and how it’s primarily focussed on boosting customer satisfaction and experience.
Smile rolls outs Nigeria’s first VoLTE network
Mauritius-based mobile telco Smile Telecoms has installed the first Voice over LTE system in Nigeria, with services running over a 4G LTE broadband network.
Nokia Networks clinches billion dollar infrastructure deal with China Mobile
Nokia Networks is to provide China Mobile with its TD-LTE-Advanced technology and 2G, 3G and 4G core networks, including Voice over LTE (VoLTE), a deal worth €930 million (or 1 billion dollars).
ZTE, HP and China Unicom prove that VoLTE can be virtualized in 4G
Running voice services over a virtualized 4G network works and ZTE, HP and China Unicom claim to have the evidence.
Vodafone claims access to 1,000 new London sites obstructed
Vodafone UK has called on local councils in London to stop obstructing it and give it access to at least 1,000 more sites in the city after mobile usage grew 76 per cent last year.
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