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In many markets more and more people are giving up You don’t even need your own Wi-Fi footprint
their landlines relying on the mobile phone as their The next-generation Wi-Fi Calling works transparently over any
primary point of contact. A poor mobile connection in Wi-Fi connection through a tunnel (IPSec) between the smart-
their homes will inevitably force users to switch to a phone and a gateway (ePDG) in the mobile core. This means that
competing mobile operator with better coverage. For mobile operators do not have to build their own Wi-Fi network or
mobile operators Wi-Fi Calling is the perfect customer even partner with Wi-Fi service providers. Next-generation Wi-Fi
retention tool. Calling will work regardless as soon as users are connected to a
Wi-Fi network.
Wi-Fi Calling is all about indoor coverage
Wi-Fi is everywhere. People are already running the vast majo Wi-Fi calling is a cost saver and revenue generator
rity of their data through Wi-Fi. According to a recent study by Wi-Fi calling reduces churn, which is a significant cost for opera-
Mobidia as much as 80% of all mobile data is going over Wi-Fi tors. Mobile operators will potentially also be able to reduce the
and a big portion of this is, of course, indoor traffic including traf- cost for building out LTE base stations, as Wi-Fi calling will take
fic from within people’s homes. Making matters worse, cellular care of the indoor coverage for voice.
networks are having an increasingly harder time penetrating mod- Wi-Fi calling works transparently over any Wi-Fi network, includ-
ern buildings and those LTE networks running on high frequency ing when the user is abroad. This means zero roaming costs for the
bands will not make things easier for them. mobile operator. If the operator chooses to transfer this cost savings
What if you could use all of the different Wi-Fi networks that users to subscribers by applying the same call rate for Wi-Fi calling wher-
are connected to for transporting the voice calls that would nor- ever they are in the world, then Wi-Fi calling will become a revenue
mally go over the cellular network? All of a sudden mobile opera- generator as well. First movers can expect to acquire new customers
tors would be able to offer coverage for their voice services virtually that travel extensively.
everywhere people spend most of their time.
Let Aptilo help you with Wi-Fi Calling and more
This is the value proposition of next-generation Wi-Fi Calling, and Learn more about the details of Aptilo’s solution for next-generation
it is available today! Wi-Fi Calling. Our advanced 3GPP AAA, which is the core compo-
nent in the Aptilo SMP Wi-Fi Calling™ product, performs the critical
Don’t mix this up with the Voice over Wi-Fi solutions (VoWiFi) that
functions of authenticating users and applying any necessary poli-
have been available for many years. This is a next-generation Wi-Fi
cies for the Wi-Fi calling service.
Calling with VoWiFi and Voice over LTE (VoLTE) support natively inte-
grated in the smartphone dialer, which offers a totally seamless user Aptilo’s Wi-Fi Calling solution also offers innovative features such
experience. Newer smartphones such as the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus as support for non-SIM devices and policy lookups, which goes
support a seamless call transfer. When a user moves between LTE beyond the 3GPP standards. As the leading vendor in carrier Wi-Fi
and Wi-Fi networks, the call will continue without any interruption. service management, with 100+ customers in more than 70 coun-
The next-generation Wi-Fi calling will still work for operators that tries, we have learned that this type of extended functionality
have not yet deployed VoLTE and are still using the circuit switched often is required in real-world deployments.
GSM for voice. However, in this case the call will be terminated
when users move between the networks. More details about our Wi-Fi Calling Solution in the following pages.
Next-generation Wi-Fi Calling Using IMS and 3GPP Wi-Fi Access
BENEFITS
Next-generation Wi-Fi Calling Solution
Wi-Fi Calling has been around for a long time. Voice calls have been transmitted over Wi-Fi
either in the form of OTT applications such as Skype or as initiatives such as UMA and fem-
tocells to enhance the reach of mobile voice services in subscribers’ homes.
The problem with OTT applications from an operator’s perspective is that the opera-
Benefits to the END USER tor loses control. The UMA/femtocell initiatives have proven to be too expensive lack-
• Single, uniform voice dialer on their smartphone. ing widespread support among phone manufacturers. In an ideal world voice calling
• Allows for voice services over any Wi-Fi network should be totally seamless for the user, built-in natively in the device and work over
(home, office, hotspots). any network connection.
• Wi-Fi Calling provides better indoor coverage.
• Seamless call transfer support between Wi-Fi and The technology has been available for some time but operators have been hesitant.
LTE (using VoLTE) and specific support in the device. They have wanted to protect their voice-related revenue including revenue from roam-
The next-generation Wi-Fi Calling solution is just as ing charges. However, new business models allowing for flat-fee voice services, combined
seamless for the user as iMessage. Users will never with the realization that users will use OTT applications for calls as much as they can, has
have to consider whether or not they are connected removed the last obstacle for taking Wi-Fi Calling to the next level.
to LTE or Wi-Fi. Voice calls will just work. From any-
where to anyone. In September 2014, mobile operator T-Mobile pioneered this next-generation Wi-Fi Call-
Roaming charges will be minimized. A call from any- ing solution. This is a paradigm shift for Wi-Fi Calling as it is now implemented with
where in the world will be charged as a mobile call native support embedded in the smartphones and working seamlessly through any Wi-Fi
in your home mobile network whenever you have connection.
access to the Internet over Wi-Fi.
Benefits to the OPERATOR Wi-Fi Calling using IMS and IMS Core Circuit
untrusted Wi-Fi access in EPC VoLTE/VoWiFi Switched
• Better indoor coverage compared to cellular macro
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IPSec termination
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device support for Wi-Fi Calling is expected to grow LTE RAN
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Wi-Fi Calling requires four things from the device: (GTP or PMIPv6)
IPSec
(SWu) ePDG
• A native IMS stack.
Wi-Fi RAN
• A native VoWiFi application. Untrusted IPSec termination
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