Ericsson will assist Bouygues Telecom to launch VoLTE services on its 4G / LTE network that already covers 69 percent of the French population.

Bouygues Telecom will be able to offer HD (high definition) voice services to its 4G users. In addition, 4G subscribers will benefit from shorter call set-up times and enriched IP-based communication services such as video calling over LTE. Customers will have the flexibility to make HD voice calls and use 4G/LTE mobile data services at the same time, said Ericsson.

Ericsson will supply key components of the IMS solution for VoLTE including the Ericsson Multimedia Telephony Application Server Ericsson Session Border Gateway, Ericsson Home Subscriber Server and Ericsson User Profile Gateway, as well as software upgrades to the installed base of Ericsson LTE radio access network and Ericsson Evolved Packet Core.

Jean-Paul Arzel, head of the Networks Division, Bouygues Telecom, said: “Bouygues Telecom is proving the capabilities of its 4G/LTE network to support the latest advanced technologies and services. Commercial service roll-out is scheduled for 2015 and our network will be carrying the first voice and video calls over LTE later this year.”

Earlier, Ericsson Mobility Report predicted that more than 65 percent of the world’s population will be covered by LTE in 2019.

TelecomLead News Team