“Verizon Wireless is officially joining in on this year’s major new cellular network technology: Voice over LTE, or ‘VoLTE,'” Mark Gurman reports for 9to5Mac.
“VoLTE allows voice calls on compatible smartphones to be made over the previously-data only LTE network technology,” Gurman reports. “This allows for higher-quality, better sounding (‘HD Voice’) phone calls to be placed. The rollout will occur ‘later this year,’ or ‘in the coming months’ depending on which part of the press release you believe.”
“Verizon is not the first U.S. carrier to jump on the VoLTE bandwagon. Less than a week ago, AT&T announced that it will begin rolling out VoLTE in select markets this month and more markets later this year. Other major U.S. carriers Sprint and T-Mobile already have VoLTE/HD Voice support,” Gurman reports. “Sources say that Apple is developing integration for VoLTE into the next-generation iPhone and iOS 8, which are both expected to be released this fall.”
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