New-Tech Magazine Europe | Dec 2015 Digital edition

Why Voice over Wi-Fi?

CJ Platino, Alcatel-Lucent

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phone number and the native dialer of the phone without moving in between applications. No more swiveling in between applications in search of the best connection. 2.Better coverage - VoWi-Fi selects the best service across 2G/3G/VoLTE and Wi-Fi wherever you may be. Consumers can be confident that they are connected to the strongest connection available. 3.And the best part is the call continuity, delivering seamless transitioning between networks - no dropped calls. According to research from North Carolina State University, 70 percent of users are in Wi-Fi zones over a 24- hour period and 65 percent of cellular traffic today can be offloaded using Wi-Fi. This data builds a further case for VoWi-Fi service. Without a doubt there is a market for VoWi-Fi. A recent Alcatel-Lucent market research conducted by Penn Schoen Berland (PBS) shows that all four participating countries - Japan, United States, United Kingdom and Brazil - indicate a significant interest in Wi-Fi calling within their markets

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from your mobile phone to 50+ attendees and - BAM - the call drops! You quickly try to redial and there’s NO SIGNAL! Why did you cancel your landline service? Wouldn’t Wi-Fi ® calling come in handy right now? What is Wi-Fi calling? Voice over Wi-Fi (VoWi-Fi) or Wi-Fi calling is a completely wireless voice over IP (VoIP) service that complements voice over Long Term Evolution (VoLTE) deployments by providing expanded coverage and service continuity utilizing Wi-Fi networks. One of the features to come out of Apple’s iOS 8 launch was the iPhone’s support for Wi-Fi calling. While there are plenty of apps that allow phone calls over the iPhone’s data connection, they don’t work with the iPhone’s native dialer. Since Apple’s announcement VoWi-Fi has experienced a surge of interest from service providers such as mobile, fixed, mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs), cable operators, and wireless access providers, as well

Consumers have been using VoIP for a while, and voice and video calls have been transmitted over Wi-Fi in the form of over-the-top (OTT) applications such as Skype and Viber, which allow local or international calls at minimal cost. All it requires is data - a connection to the network. As consumers, we try to conserve as much data usage as possible so we can put it to use when it is really necessary like when we need to find directions, search for a recipe, or reconnect with an old friend on Facebook. And because we are such data hogs, we try to connect to free Wi-Fi whenever possible - in our homes, coffee shops, airports and hotels. With that being said, even though we do value data preservation, the quality of the service still stands as a priority. Voice over Wi-Fi is exactly what the term means - using Wi-Fi to conduct capabilities such as calling and messaging. Although VoIP is not new, what makes it so special now? What does VoWi-Fi have to offer? 1.VoWi-Fi offers the user the same

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