Nortel is now offering a solution with Qualcomm which will help the users to continue their conversation without interruption and additional roaming charges when the caller shifts from one network to the other.
Nortel’s IMS-based Voice Call Continuity (VCC) network solution and Qualcomm chipset solution utilizes IMS/VCC device which is a highly innovative.
VCC helps decreases mobile phone charges by switching voice calls without interruption between Wi-Fi and cellular network. Airtime and long distance charges are not applied when the user roams in Wi-Fi coverage which could be at home, office or some retail locations.
Nortel and Qualcomm’s offers pre-validated solutions which allows a dual-mode mobile phone to be VCC already available with the purchase of any additional software downloads or service provider which helps to use the technology.
Akshay Sharma, research director, Gartner, Carrier Network Infrastructure commented, “Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC) with the ability to seamlessly switch between cellular and Wi-Fi networks is a critical requirement for many carriers.”
He further continued, “IMS VCC requires both a network-based component and a handset-based solution. Specific handset offerings with advanced client software have proven difficult for operators to maintain. Having VCC-enabled phones will accelerate the up-take and deployment of the technology in the market.”
VCC allows service providers to offer innovative multimedia services on mobile phones like network-based real-time, multi-player gaming, enterprise service integration and interactive blogging.
According to Alf Decardenas, general manager, Carrier Multimedia Networks, Nortel, “Because Nortel’s VCC is based on IMS, it will allow operators to deploy more multimedia services compared to other FMC solutions.”
He continued, “Also, Nortel’s VCC solution supports seamless voice calling across a wide range of next-generation technologies, as well as Femto cellular access points that are able to connect to the network using residential DSL or cable broadband connections. Nortel is a leading contributor to VCC standards and our successful completion of testing with Qualcomm illustrates that we are committed to deploying commercial VCC solutions in the market, making them available to service providers within their current networks or as they evolve to 4G solutions such as WiMAX, UMB and LTE.”