Voice over Wi-Fi (VoWiFi), first for India. 🇮🇳
Key Insights: 🙂
Strength in thought:
- Wi-Fi Calling is aimed especially for areas where cellular networks are not strong.💪
Thought about support:
- Wi-Fi Calling is aimed especially for areas where cellular networks are not strong.💪
Fig A : Weak signal. Solution: WiFi Calling
- You can make WiFi calls to the other person regardless of their phone supporting WiFi Calling or not. The recipient can be on any network, be it 2G/3G/4G/VoLTE/WiFi.😌
-Use your prevailing phone number.
No need for separate Airtel/Jio pack.📱👥
- Wi-Fi Calling can be configured on compatible smartphones by upgrading operating systems to the version that supports Wi-Fi Calling, and enabling this in
- Wi-Fi Calling can be configured on compatible smartphones by upgrading operating systems to the version that supports Wi-Fi Calling, and enabling this in
Settings>>connections>>WiFi calling.
Fig B : How to enable WiFi Calling in Samsung phone.
(No 3rd party app or logins needed.)💁
Regular thought:
- ‘A Wi-Fi call will be treated exactly the same as a regular call.’ So, calls and texts will reflect in your Airtel/Jio master balance.💯📱👩💻🤸
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Note: Apart from helping users get better call experience, the Vo-WiFi is also expected to help Airtel and Jio take on apps like WhatsApp and Hangouts.
BENEFITS TO THE END USER📔📕
- Allows for voice services over any Wi-Fi network (home, office, hotspots).🌇
- Wi-Fi Calling provides better indoor coverage.⚡⚡⚡
- Seamless call transfer support between Wi-Fi and LTE (using VoLTE) and specific support in the device.
- Allows for voice services over any Wi-Fi network (home, office, hotspots).🌇
- Wi-Fi Calling provides better indoor coverage.⚡⚡⚡
- Seamless call transfer support between Wi-Fi and LTE (using VoLTE) and specific support in the device.
Drawbacks☄️☄️
- Wi-Fi Calling solution operators have to give up some control over Quality of Service for voice, as the traffic will go over networks that they do not fully administer.
- It doesn’t work if the Airplane mode is turned on.
-Right now there is no facility to record wifi calling(Samsung phones)
For more info :👩💻👩💻
You may find more terms and conditions here (links) for Airtel and Jio.
-check Devices supported from below link.
Airtel users link🔻🔻🔻
Fig : Airtel description of WiFi Calling benefits
Jio users link 🔷🔷🔷
Fig : Jio description in WiFi Calling
Other post about Architecture and benefits for Telecom Operators.
My references:
Image source: Google search images
That's it 🤷
-Thank You
