Amdocs today announced VoLTE Controller, a virtualized policy control and charging rule function (PCRF) solution designed to better customer experience including a high definition (HD) quality and differentiated VoLTE.
Tier-1 operator in North America and Tier-1 service provider in Europe has selected Amdocs VoLTE Controller for policy control support of VoLTE. Amdocs did not name these two telecom operators and share details of the deal.
By leveraging the Amdocs VoLTE Controller as a dedicated PCRF solution for VoLTE, service providers can deploy it alongside legacy PCRF systems, which can continue to support basic policy needs such as fair usage control.
Amdocs VoLTE Controller supports key IP voice requirements including quality of service (QoS), emergency call prioritization, voice roaming with QoS assurance, voice call reliability with session geo-redundancy, and differentiated IP voice services for flexible service plan bundling and customer-specific services.
The company in a statement said the solution can operate in a dedicated hardware environment or as a virtualized appliance, with pre-packaged services for rapid deployment in two months, and features ease of scalability to support the expected 10-fold increase in signaling that comes with VoLTE.
Rebecca Prudhomme, vice president of product and solutions marketing at Amdocs, said: “This solution extends policy control for VoLTE with its extensive support for emergency call services, voice roaming and other critical voice service attributes; having a specialized PCRF solution, designed with the rigors of VoLTE in mind, is vital for operators seeking to differentiate next-generation voice services over LTE.”
