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Global Telecom Companies Announce A Standards Based Solution For Voice And SMS Services Over LTE
Published Nov 5, 2009
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Orange, Telefonica, TeliaSonera,Verizon, Vodafone, Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Nokia Siemens Networks, Nokia,Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., and Sony Ericsson have defined the preferred wayto ensure the smooth introduction and delivery of voice and SMS services on
Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks worldwide.
The above telecommunications industry leaders have jointly developed a technical profile for LTE voice and SMS services, also known as the One Voice
initiative. The profile defines an optimal set of existing 3GPP-specified functionalities that all industry stakeholders, including network vendors,
service providers and handset manufacturers, can use to offer compatible LTEvoice solutions.
Open collaborative discussions have concluded that the IP Multimedia Subsystem(IMS) based solution, as defined by 3GPP, is the most applicable approach to
meeting the consumers' expectations for service quality, reliability and availability when moving from existing circuit switched telephony services to
IP-based LTE services. This approach will also open the path to service convergence, as IMS is able to simultaneously serve broadband wireline and LTE
wireless networks.
By following the jointly defined technical profile, the industry can help guarantee international roaming and interoperability for LTE voice and SMS
services, ensuring subscribers continuity of these vital services - all while offering service providers a smooth and well-defined path to LTE.
The objective of the initiative is to ensure the widest possible ecosystem forLTE and to avoid fragmentation of technical solutions. LTE will, with thisinitiative, not only serve as a broadband access for increasing data traffic,but also for continuing voice and SMS services. Network operators will be able to more quickly develop their customized LTE ecosystem in collaboration with both network equipment vendors and device manufacturers. In addition, the reassurance of global interoperability in an LTE voice landscape and the
ability to offer both broadband access and telephony services over LTE willcreate strong foundations for future business.
The profile for the initial solution has been finalized and is availablethrough the companies associated with this press release. The objective is tohand over the profile and continuing work to existing industry forums.
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