T2 (previously Tele2 Russia), a Russian telecom operator, has launched Voice over LTE (VoLTE) expertise throughout 23 areas, with nationwide protection anticipated by the top of 2024. In eight of those areas, T2 carried out VoLTE utilizing options from the Russian firm Protey, that are based mostly on home expertise.
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VoLTE Rollout with Home Know-how
This partnership enabled T2 to deploy Voice over LTE utilizing parts from the home producer Protey in areas together with Tomsk, Ulan-Ude, Orenburg, Kurgan, Birobidzhan, Yekaterinburg, Ivanovo, and the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, the official launch mentioned.
Since August, T2 has steadily expanded VoLTE availability, now overlaying over half of its buyer base in supported areas. At present, 53 p.c of all voice site visitors in these areas is carried out over the 4G community. T2 mentioned that by the top of the 12 months, VoLTE will likely be out there in all areas the place the operator has a presence.
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Advantages of VoLTE for T2 Prospects
T2 reported that it started the large-scale rollout of this expertise in August, initially overlaying two areas with VoLTE. In September, it expanded to 6 further areas, and within the first three weeks of October, it added one other fifteen.
VoLTE permits customers to make high-quality voice calls over 4G with out interrupting web entry or utilizing cellular knowledge. It additionally improves name setup occasions, voice readability, and battery life by eliminating the necessity to change to 2G/3G, T2 defined.
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Plans for Nationwide VoLTE Protection
T2’s Technical Director described VoLTE as a key step in modernising communication companies: “The launch of VoLTE is a pure development of all of the in depth work T2 carried out in 2024. This transition marks the following section in our journey to boost communication high quality for our customers.”
Protey’s Vice President highlighted the collaboration as important for strengthening Russia’s homegrown expertise and assembly the necessities of a Tier 1 operator.
