4G has certainly made its rounds, literally and figuratively, when it comes to Internet access, as it provides what is known as “ultra-broadband” in regard to connectivity. It should come as no surprise, then, that VoIP adoption could get a boost from 4G, especially mobile VoIP, as the spread of 4G networks has resulted in a similarly fast advancement toward a VoIP option that can easily maintain backward compliance with legacy processes.
In the U.K., homes and services are benefitting from 4G, namely EE, which has teamed up with Intu Properties plc. for high-speed broadband to the Trafford Center in Manchester.
What this means for business running VoIP solutions is that communications just got cheaper. Remote offices and workers can now be reached at a low cost, thanks to being able to utilize VoIP with the new rollout of a 4G network.
Utilizing a mobile VoIP app on an efficient network means better calls for less. VoIP usage and the applications needed to utilize the connections are typically free, so backing this technology with the speeds of 4G means functioning mobile VoIP calls.
EE claims that it will have 98 percent coverage by the end of 2014 and, unlike other mobile providers, EE allows the use of VoIP on their data network. This paints a bright future for VoIP.
Users will find they have access to 4G wherever they travel around their city, and during their commutes to work. This continued investment is enabling businesses and consumers to have the full, superfast 4G experience of Web, social media, e-mail and VoIP wherever they are.
In the earlier parts of 2013, 4G was launched in Bradford, Chelmsford, Coventry, Doncaster, Dudley, Leicester, Luton, Newport, Reading, Rotherham, St Albans, Sunderland, Sutton Coldfield, Walsall, Watford, West Bromwich and Wolverhampton, bringing 4G coverage to approximately four million more people across the U.K.
Edited by Rachel Ramsey