While LTE modems delivering mobile broadband services already appearing on the market, LTE phones are still some way off — not least because manufacturers and operators have yet to agree how calls will be placed and voice traffic carried over LTE’s all-IP networks. One of the solutions to that problem got a boost Monday, though, with more operators and vendors lending it their support.
Support for One Voice, an initiative to standardize telephony over LTE (Long-Term Evolution) networks, has increased from 12 operators and vendors to over 40, according to the GSM Association (GSMA), which represents mobile operators and equipment manufacturers.
To read this IDG report in full, see: www.computerworld.com.au/article/336280/mobile_operators_talk_up_prospects_voice_lte_phones/
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