I have been covering the LTE Voice Summit for last couple of years (see here: 2015 & 2014) but this year I wont be around unfortunately. Anyway, I am sure there will be many interesting discussions. From my point of view, the 2 topics that have been widely discussed is roaming and VoWiFi.
One of the criticisms of VoWiFi is that it does not the QoS aspect is missing, which makes VoLTE special. In a recent post, I looked at the QoS in VoWiFi issue. If you haven't seen it, see here.
Coming back to VoLTE roaming, I came across this recent presentation by Orange.
This suggests that S8HR is a bad idea, the focus should be on LBO. For anyone who is not aware of the details of S8HR & LBO, please see my earlier blog post here. What this presentation suggests is to use LBO with no MTR (Mobile Termination Rates) but instead use TAP (Transferred Account Procedures). The presentation is embedded below:
Another approach that is not discussed too much but seems to be the norm at the moment is the use of IP eXchange (IPX). I also came across this other panel discussion on the topic
IPX is already in use for data roaming today and acts as a hub between different operators helping to solve inter-operability issues and mediating between roaming models. It can work out based on the calling and callee party what kind of quality and approach to use.
Here is the summary of the panel discussion:
Hopefully the LTE Voice Summit next week will provide some more insights. I look forward to hearing them.
Blog posts on related topics:
One of the criticisms of VoWiFi is that it does not the QoS aspect is missing, which makes VoLTE special. In a recent post, I looked at the QoS in VoWiFi issue. If you haven't seen it, see here.
Coming back to VoLTE roaming, I came across this recent presentation by Orange.
Another approach that is not discussed too much but seems to be the norm at the moment is the use of IP eXchange (IPX). I also came across this other panel discussion on the topic
IPX is already in use for data roaming today and acts as a hub between different operators helping to solve inter-operability issues and mediating between roaming models. It can work out based on the calling and callee party what kind of quality and approach to use.
Here is the summary of the panel discussion:
Hopefully the LTE Voice Summit next week will provide some more insights. I look forward to hearing them.
Blog posts on related topics:
- VoLTE Roaming – Let’s Take Away The Confusion - iBasis
- VoLTE Roaming – Critical enabler or long term ideal? - 5G World
- VoLTE Roaming Confusion and the IPX Provider Opportunity - Ovum
- IPX providers must look internally for class-of-service customers - Ovum
Thanks for valuable updates!!
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