Out of the RCS VoLTE space, D2 Technologies (News - Alert), along with NewPace Technology Development, made headlines with the successful interoperability testing of a joint solution that will provide IMS functionality for network operators transitioning legacy voice services.
The move to LTE (News - Alert) is not new. LTE touts speeds 10 times faster than 3G. Activities that require large amounts of data, such as streaming movies, work very well on an LTE network, so for network providers looking to market towards a data-hungry generation, ditching 3G is a pretty good shift.
Both D2 and NewPace showcased this "green button" native user experience that combines rich communication services (RCS), VoLTE (IR.92) and ViLTE (IR.94).
"Our recent partnership with D2 Technologies is a significant milestone," said Brent Newsome, president and CEO of NewPace, in a press statement. "D2 provides the software that is embedded by handset manufacturers to enable VoLTE, IMS and now RCS. With this technology easily at hand, it will ensure that RCS stacks can be provided as a standard option to global mobile network operators."
According to the company, D2's mCUE 4G is a highly advanced IMS IP communications software solution for the Android (News - Alert) OS platform. It supports the IR.92 VoLTE, IR.94 video call and RCS (5.1 and joyn) GSMA standards to deliver IP communications features like HD voice, real-time video call, instant message, presence, SMS and VCC on 3G, 4G LTE and Wi-Fi networks.
VoLTE offers significant advantages over the traditional voice infrastructure. Being able to offer high-definition voice and seamless call handoff among various LTE networks is just a small start. VoLTE has the capacity to allow users to use many multiple media applications involving voice, video and data simultaneously on their smart devices. Operators win by offering higher value added applications, in turn increasing the average revenue per user and maintaining a common core, thus reducing capital expenditures.
To have network providers be able to offer these kinds of technologies and services to their customer base means enhanced and more efficient communications. According to D2 officials, these subscribers will soon be able to video call, IM and send media and files as if they were sending a text or making a traditional voice call.
By providing VoLTE services for customers, operators can ensure a solid base from which to build on going into a universal LTE future.
Edited by Alisen Downey