Saturday, September 13, 2014

When AT&T will offer calling over Wi-fi, not until 2015 sources says


AT&T one of the leading Mobile carrier in US has different plans. 
AT&T has plans to start offering Wi-Fi calling support by 2015. The system would allow subscribers to place calls using their phone's Wi-Fi connection instead of the cellular network. If that sounds familiar, it should, as T-Mobile  has offered Wi-Fi calling for years now, and even dedicated their Uncarrier 7 press event to expanding on the concept. 
AT&T Mobile and Business Solutions CEO Ralph de la Vega spoke at the Communacopia Conference in New York City, saying that while AT&T is working on implementing Wi-Fi calling support for their network, it's not a pressing matter for them. But with the upcoming iOS offering support, carriers might find more pressure from consumers to offer support. 
Android, BlackBerry, and Windows Phone all already offer built-in support for Wi-Fi calling, so once iOS 8 is released next week all smartphones will support the feature. So it's a matter for the carriers of ensuring their networks can seamlessly handle the hand-off from Wi-Fi to cellular when a user leaves the Wi-Fi network, and then flipping the proverbial switch. 
Source: Light Reading 


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