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LTE VS VoLTE Full Form

LTE VS VoLTE Full Form

Edited By Team Careers360 | Updated on Feb 28, 2023 11:03 AM IST

LTE VS VoLTE Full Form

LTE stands for Long Term Evolution. It is popularly known as 4G(fourth-generation wireless). LTE service provides 4G speed internet on your mobile. It provides high-speed cellular data communication. It provides a download speed of 100Mbps(Megabits per second) and an uploading speed of 50 Mbps. It is not able to provide good voice calls while using data services.

VoLTE(Voice over LTE) is a standardized system to make high-definition voice calls. Users can make voice calls while using data services, and it doesn't change the quality of voice calls. In the 2G and 3G networks, users have seen that phones will automatically stop the data transfer to maintain the quality of voice when making a phone call.

Difference Between LTE And VoLTE

LTE

VoLTE

It does not provide data service and voice calls simultaneously.

It provides data and calls services at the same time.

The quality of voice decreases when data service and calls are used simultaneously.

Quality remains high.

Data turns off while making calls.

Data stays on while making calls.

Different apps are needed for making video calls.

Another application is not required for video calls.

It is slowly fading.

It is used by most people nowadays.

Benefits Of Using VoLTE Over LTE

  • Extend voice calls to more devices. Innovate and secure add-on revenues with targeted offerings using new functionality like video calling, multi-device with call transfer between your own devices, several numbers on the same phone, etc.

  • Better call experience. It does not fall back to 2G or 3G coverage while making a voice call. Faster call set-up times than in 2G/3G networks, around 1.5 sec in LTE vs around 3.5-5 seconds in 2G/3G.

  • Enable Wi-Fi calling to improve indoor voice coverage. Seamless voice handover between LTE and Wi-Fi(Wireless-Fidelity).

  • Reduce the amount of transcoding, and cut costs for specialized transcoding equipment.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. How to enable VoLTE calls on Android phones?

The steps are:

  • Tap Settings.

  • Tap Network and Internet (or Connections)

  • Tap Call (or Cellular Networks, Mobile Network, or Mobile Data)

  • Tap Preferred Network Type (or Network Mode)

  • Select LTE and 5G (if your data plan includes 5G) and enable VoLTE / HD (High-Definition) Voice / Enhanced Calling.

OR

  • Go to the dial pad of your phone.

  • Tap the three dots/menu in the top right.

  • Tap Call Settings.

  • Tap to enable VoLTE / HD Voice / Enhanced calling.

2. How to enable VoLTE calls on iPhone/ios devices?

The steps are:

  • Tap Settings.

  • Tap Cellular.

  • Ensure the Cellular Data switch is in the "on" position.

  • Tap Cellular Data Options.

  • Tap Voice and Data.

  • Ensure 4G or LTE is selected

3. Who is the first LTE provider in India?

Bharti Airtel rolls out India's first 4G service. 

4. Who is the first network to provide 4G LTE and VoLTE in India?

The first network service to provide 4G LTE and VoLTE in India was Reliance Jio on September 5, 2016.

5. When was VoLTE introduced?

Beginning in August 2012, MetroPCS(Metro Personal Communications Service) launched the world's first commercial VoLTE services in Dallas, Texas, in the United States, alongside the first VoLTE phone, the LG Connect 4G.

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