An Interview on LTE Roaming Challenges with Guy Reiffer, VP of Marketing & Partnerships at Starhome Mach
One of the major issues limiting LTE roaming rollout is the need to negotiate and test a new LTE roaming agreement with each roaming partner.
Signals Research: Commercially Deployed VoLTE Service Better than 3G and Internet Calling Services
Alcatel-Lucent has announced the results of an independent research study which found that its commercially deployed Voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) technology provides better service than 3G Circuit Switched (CS) voice and Internet…
Huawei Completes Interoperability Test for Ultra-Flash CSFB Solution
Huawei successfully completed an interoperability test (IOT) for an Ultra-Flash Circuit-switched fallback (CSFB) solution with Huawei infrastructure and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. chipsets at Huawei’s Shanghai R&D facility.
Huawei and China Mobile Complete CSFB to GSM Field Test on a Live LTE TDD Network
Huawei and China Mobile (CMCC) recently successfully completed Flash CSFB to GSM field test on a live LTE TDD network. According to Huawei, its Flash CSFB solution requires less time…
Polkomtel Selects Nokia Siemens Networks for Voice Services with LTE
Polish operator of the Plus network, Polkomtel has implemented Nokia Siemens Networks’ Circuit Switched FallBack (CSFB) solution to provid voice call services alongside LTE. CSFB seamlessly switches customers to Polkomtel’s…
Vodacom Selects Nokia Siemens Networks to Enable Voice & SMS Continuity with CSFB in LTE Network
South Africa’s telecom service provider, Vodacom has selected Nokia Siemens Networks’ Liquid Core to enable circuit switched fall-back (CSFB) functionality in its LTE network. This functionality allows LTE users to…
Huawei Completes LTE to GSM CSFB Test
Huawei has announced that it had completed a LTE to GSM CSFB (Circuit Switched Fallback) test to reduce voice setup delays from LTE to GSM network by two seconds, improve…
VoLTE Commercially Deployed, SK Telecom, MetroPCS Claim First
Voice over LTE (VoLTE) service is commercially available now. U.S.
ZTE Completes TD-LTE CSFB Testing
ZTE has completed a series of tests between TD-LTE and 2G/3G GSM/UMTS networks using 3GPP circuit switching fallback (CSFB).
Ericsson ready for Voice, SMS over LTE via CSFB
Ericsson has announced deployment of 3GPP CSFB in several networks in North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific region.
Huawei Completes Circuit Switched Fallback Voice Call
Huawei has successfully completed a circuit switched (CS) fallback voice call with a third-party handset provider.
What Next For VoLGA?
Operators are getting ready for LTE deployments in second half of 2010. However data only deployment is initially expected, followed by voice later.
