Magenta Telekom, Austria's second-largest mobile and fixed operator and part of the Deutsche Telekom Group, announced today that it has selected Mavenir's end-to-end Cloud-Native IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) solution to enable software-defined voice services for end-users of Magenta Telekom's network.
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Future-Ready Voice Services
This solution will be used to provide Voice over LTE (VoLTE) and Voice over Wi-Fi (VoWi-Fi) services to customers of Magenta Telekom, paving the way for future delivery of Voice over New Radio (VoNR) services, including 5G Voice and Web Real-Time Communication (WebRTC), the vendor said.
Service and Feature Parity
The solution not only allows a single IMS investment to support multiple generations of voice services but also ensures service and feature parity with Virtual Network Function (VNF) and cloud-native network function (CNF) deployments. Additionally, it facilitates voice continuity between 4G and 5G, noted the official release.
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Cloud-Native Architecture
"Mavenir's Cloud-Native IMS offers a high degree of resilience for critical usage, reduces operational complexity and cost per subscriber for voice services, and accelerates time-to-market with increased automation for deployment, update, upgrade, and validation and testing," the official release noted.
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Consistent User Experience
Mavenir asserts that its solution will deliver a consistent user experience for Magenta Telekom customers, regardless of their location or whether they are connected directly to the cellular network or through the Wi-Fi network.