2. Contents
Voice over LTE
Voice over Wi-Fi
Role of VoWi-Fi
How to avail VoWi-Fi
Benefits – For Customers and Mobile
Operators
Challenges and Risks
Conclusion
3. Have you ever seen this symbol on your
status bar?
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4. Voice over LTE
VoLTE stands for Voice Over
Long Term Evolution , as the
name Suggests this is an
Evolution for Voice
Communication as the Same
Technology used for 2G/3G
for a long time which had
issues of call drop and poor
quality of voice call due to
clipping.
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6. Working of VOLTE
• VoLTE uses Our 4G Data
Connectivity to send Data
Packets for Voice calls its
basically nothing but calling
someone using Internet.
• Even If Network
Congestion Exists the Voice
calls aren’t clipped off as the
data packets are prioritized
for voice calls with most
priority.
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7. But What if you are
suffering with bad
network ?
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8. What is Voice over
Wi-Fi or Wi-Fi
calling?
IN SIMPLE WORDS USING
WI-FI OF OUR HOUSES FOR
VOICE COMMUNICATION
WHEN THE SIGNAL IS
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9. Role of Volte in Wi-Fi
calling:
• VoLTE , VoWiFi belong to
same IP based IMS
technology.
• Enabling VoLTE is
Mandatory for using VoWiFi
Service.
• VoWiFi is extension of
Existing Mobile Operator
Network . Its a
Complimentary Tech to
VoLTE.
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10. • VoWiFi Utilizes the IMS technology to provide packet
voice service which is delivered over IP network Via
Wi-Fi.
• VoLTE is a Parent Service , Vo Wi-Fi is an Extension
to VoLTE.
• Vo Wi-Fi Enables a direct Connectivity between a
Mobile Handset to the EPC Network of a Mobile
Operator.
Cont.
11. How to avail Vo Wi-Fi service? • The Handset must
support VoWiFi and
must has latest
Software.
• The Sim in the
Handset must support
VoWiFi.
• We should Enable Vo
LTE, Vo Wi-Fi
Services on the
Handset in Settings.
• A Good Wi-Fi
Network.
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12. • Operator Should have a
working 4G Network to
Support Vo LTE , Vo
Wi-Fi.
• First VoLTE Service
Should be Launched,
later on It can be
Extended to VoWiFi
Support.
• Seamless Handover
from VoWiFi to VoLTE
without any Call drop.
What is Expected from mobile
operator?
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13. Vo Wi-Fi Benefitsfor
users(Customers):-
Better indoor coverage
Secure Communication
Ease of Connectivity
Call to Any Network
Seamless Handovers
HD Quality Voice
Faster Call Setup
Longer Battery life
No Extra Charge
14. Vo Wi-Fi benefits for mobile
operators:-
Reduce Customer Churn
Unlock revenue
opportunities
Existing Security re-use
Wi-Fi Offload , Unclog
4G Radio
Use other Operator Wi-Fi
Common Bill / Charging
Gain a competitive
advantage
15. Challenges and Risks:-
Quality of Service:-Operator has
no control over quality of Wi-Fi
but still unfairly gets blamed for
poor Service.
Capacity Planning:-Operator
needs to replan the capacity and
entire Infrastructure as Offloading
of 4G Network to Wi-Fi Calling
frees up the Spectrum Bandwidth.
16. Security:-End to End Secured. Communication must be managed by Mobile
Operator while providing VoWiFi Service. They need to implement
Authentication, Encryption.
Emergency Calls:- As IP Address of End User doesn't provide accurate
Location, operator needs to find solution to such services or situations where one
is Supposed to find geographical Location of the user.
Cont.