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Ria Lakshman January 26th, 2017 1:45 PM 33 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel to move to VoLTE for voice service in key markets soon: CEO Gopal Vittal tells investors

India’s leading telecom operator, Bharti Airtel, said that it will launch voice over LTE (VoLTE) technology in key markets in the next 12-18 months. The move will be aimed at countering Reliance Jio, which is currently the only telco that is offering VoLTE-based calling service in India to its over 72 million customers in India. It is using Nokia’s IMS solution to offer the technology. The 4G entrant’s voice service,... Read More

Kaur G November 5th, 2016 9:00 AM 163 COMMENTS

Why Is VoLTE Crucial For Airtel ?

India’s largest service provider, Bharti Airtel has recently awarded a $60 million pan-India deal to Nokia to deploy Voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) technology across the country, according to a recent report by ETTelecom. While Airtel is already believed to be piloting VoLTE, other incumbents, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular, are also planning to deploy VoLTE. Greenfield operator Reliance Jio, which has recently launched commercial services in the country has been marketing VoLTE... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas November 2nd, 2016 4:46 PM 110 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel prepares for VoLTE battle against Reliance Jio, large scale launch likely in coming weeks

Bharti Airtel is all set for a battle against 4G newcomer Reliance Jio Infocomm on the voice over LTE (VoLTE) front with a possible nationwide launch within this calendar year. The leading carrier has awarded a nationwide VoLTE contract worth $60 million to Finnish gear maker Nokia to counter Reliance Jio’s VoLTE services in India, according to a report by Economic Times. “Airtel was piloting the technology in a few... Read More

Imon September 3rd, 2016 1:55 PM 63 COMMENTS

Airtel doesn’t feel the desperate need to deploy VoLTE just yet

At a time when Mukesh Ambani's Jio has gone all in on VoLTE to deliver voice calling on its end to end IP network, and younger brother's Rcom planning to follow suit by year end, largest telecom operator Airtel isn't much interested in deploying VoLTE solution anytime soon. During an analyst call, answering questions on VoLTE, Gopal Vittal, MD and CEO - India and South Asia - Bharti Airtel said... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas January 16th, 2016 12:33 PM 33 COMMENTS

Airtel, Vodafone to start VoLTE battle against Reliance Jio

Bharti Airtel and Vodafone may soon start offering Voice over LTE or VoLTE services in the country to take on their bigger rival Reliance Jio, which will launch its services commercially and is banking big on VoLTE technology to offer voice services. Both the leading telecom operators have given contracts to Nokia for IP multimedia solution (IMS) for the implementation of VoLTE technology on their networks, the Economic Times reported.... Read More

Ria Lakshman December 9th, 2015 8:29 PM 56 COMMENTS

Airtel tests VoLTE in labs, but in no rush to deploy: Report

Bharti Airtel will not deploy the Voice of LTE (VoLTE) technology in near future, and it will continue to use existing 2G and 3G spectrum for providing voice services in the country. The telco is currently testing the technology in its labs, and would deploy it once it’s fully matured, the Economic Times reported, quoting Airtel’s chief technology officer Abhay Savargaonkar. Savargaonkar... Read More