Ericsson, Verizon Wireless and Samsung demonstrate Voice over LTE
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
* Over-the-air demonstrations at Mobile World Congress February 14-17
* Global, interoperable voice solution in LTE mobile broadband networks
* Consumers will experience telecom quality Voice over LTE and converged
multimedia capabilities in mobile and fixed networks
Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC), Verizon Wireless and Samsung today at Mobile World
Congress made one of the world's first LTE voice calls over a smartphone with an
IMS client for Voice over LTE (VoLTE) according to GSMA specifications. The
companies accomplished this over Ericsson's LTE demonstration network based on
commercial products and using Samsung's 4G LTE smartphone, which will be
available through Verizon Wireless in the United States later this year.
VoLTE will provide consumers and users with rich communications services and
outstanding call quality. These demonstrations are among the many steps toward
commercial availability of interoperable, global devices and network
infrastructure supporting voice services over LTE
Based on established industry standards, VoLTE will give network operators the
ability to offer enhanced voice services on LTE networks around the globe.
Consumers benefit from additional mobile services such as presence, video and
chat, which can be available from any device, location or service provider in
both mobile and fixed broadband data networks
"Today's demonstrations are important because operators need to start making
strategic decisions about how to maintain and develop their current voice and
SMS businesses when launching LTE mobile broadband networks," said Johan
Wibergh, Head of Ericsson's Business Unit Networks. "VoLTE allows operators to
provide telecom grade voice services, along with enriched multimedia services,
using an interoperable, global standard."
"Verizon Wireless has always been an innovator in the technology industry, and
VoLTE is the most recent example," said Tony Melone, chief technology officer,
Verizon. "We're working hard this year on this technology and expect to have
commercial VoLTE services available in 2012."
"Samsung is proud to have played a key role in today's successful trial and
demonstration of the power, speed and connectivity of voice over LTE
communications," said Tom Jasny, vice president of 4G and mobile broadband for
Samsung Mobile. "Samsung has made a significant investment in the development of
both LTE-enabled devices and LTE infrastructure and it is gratifying to see our
commitment to 4G innovation come to fruition."
The solution for providing VoLTE includes LTE radio access equipment as well as
Evolved Packet Core, policy control, Multimedia Telephony (MMTel) deployed in
the IMS core as service engine for voice over LTE and fixed services.
The companies will be demonstrating devices and live calls at Mobile World
Congress in Barcelona through February 17.
Notes to editors:
Voice over LTE white paper:
www.ericsson.com/news/101221_wp_voice_over_lte_244218599_c#
Our multimedia content is available at the broadcast room:
www.ericsson.com/broadcast_room
Information about GSMA VoLTE:
http://www.gsmworld.com/our-work/mobile_broadband/VoLTE.htm
Information about Verizon Wireless:
www.verizonwireless.com/lte
Ericsson is the world's leading provider of technology and services to telecom
operators. Ericsson is the leader in 2G, 3G and 4G mobile technologies, and
provides support for networks with over 2 billion subscribers and has the
leading position in managed services. The company's portfolio comprises mobile
and fixed network infrastructure, telecom services, software, broadband and
multimedia solutions for operators, enterprises and the media industry. The Sony
Ericsson and ST-Ericsson joint ventures provide consumers with feature-rich
personal mobile devices.
Ericsson is advancing its vision of being the "prime driver in an all-
communicating world" through innovation, technology, and sustainable business
solutions. Working in 175 countries, more than 90,000 employees generated
revenue of SEK 203.3 billion (USD 28.2 billion) in 2010. Founded in 1876 with
the headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, Ericsson is listed on NASDAQ OMX,
Stockholm and NASDAQ New York.
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