MegaFon VoLTE (Voice over LTE)

Main article: LTE (Long-Term Evolution, 4G)

VoLTE is the next generation voice communication. Voice over LTE technology transmits a call over a high-speed 4G (LTE) network.

2023: The share of calls in Moscow and the Moscow region reached 75 %

Mobile traffic of VoLTE technology in Moscow and the region reached 75%. Megafon announced this on January 23, 2023.

Voice calls in the LTE network are made by every second subscriber in the region.

The technology provides subscribers with clear sound during voice connections, and also allows you to simultaneously talk on the phone and use the mobile Internet.

Residents of Moscow and the region make calls using VoLTE more often than subscribers in other regions. Here, the service accounts for three quarters of all voice traffic on MegaFon's network. Over the past four years, this figure has doubled. This was facilitated by the emergence of a large number of smartphones that support the technology, including in the low price segment. As of January 2023, the share of devices with VoLTE support is already 89%. The most popular models among MegaFon subscribers are Apple iPhone 11, Apple iPhone XR, Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max, Apple iPhone 7 and Xiaomi Redmi 9A.

In MegaFon's network, VoLTE technology works using Enhanced Voice Service codecs, which are responsible for improved quality. In communications popular models smartphones , the service is turned on automatically, in other models it is enough to activate the function in the settings. phone

Connection via VoLTE is possible with subscribers of any operators. In this case, the quality of voice communication will be better if the interlocutor also uses this technology.

2022: International roaming launch

Subscribers MegaFon will be able to make calls from abroad using VoLTE technology. The service is already available in, by the Estonia end of 2022 it is planned to launch in,,, and USA To Canada. To Korea The Japan China company "" Megaphone announced this on February 10, 2022.

Voice over LTE (VoLTE) allows you to connect to a subscriber of any operator in a few seconds and provides clear sound during a conversation. The subscriber can communicate and simultaneously use the mobile Internet, for example, search for a location on the map without interrupting the conversation with the interlocutor by phone.

The technology does not affect the cost of services and does not consume Internet traffic: calls through networks LTE are charged as voice connections under international conditions. roaming To use the service, the subscriber just needs to activate access in the settings. smartphone

Foreign mobile operators are actively using VoLTE. Over time, the technology will eliminate voice calls in 2G and 3G networks, and some telecommunications companies have already announced such plans. By launching access to the service for Russian users, we are acting ahead of the curve, because it is important for us to provide subscribers with a seamless transition to this technology in international roaming, "said Vlad Wolfson, Commercial Director of MegaFon.

VoLTE technology became available to MegaFon subscribers in all regions of Russia in 2021. In February 2022, more than half of the voice traffic in the company's network is VoLTE. Now subscribers can use the usual quality of communication on foreign trips.

2021: Federal VoLTE launch

On August 12, 2021, MegaFon"" TAdviser announced the launch of Voice over (LTE VoLTE) technology at the federal level. According to the company's forecasts, this standard voice communications will soon be used more often than classic services from 2G and 3G.

Megafon launched a VoLTE network in all regions of Russia
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Traditionally, voice mobile communication is provided by 2G and 3G technologies, while the LTE standard when it appeared in 2009 was intended only for access to high-speed mobile Internet. VoLTE technology, first launched in the world in 2014, made it possible to transmit high-quality voice through the LTE network. In Russia, VoLTE appeared in 2016, when MegaFon launched it in Moscow. Over the past years, the service has become available to residents of other regions of the country. Federal technology coverage became after its introduction in the Chuvash Republic, Kursk and Volgograd regions, where the upgrade consistently occurred during the spring and summer of 2021.

As of August 2021, more than 13 million subscribers use VoLTE. In addition to Moscow and the region, technology consumption is actively growing in the Krasnodar Territory, the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, the Nizhny Novgorod Region and St. Petersburg. You can use the latest generation of voice communication on most modern smartphones.

MegaFon always offers subscribers high-quality services, so we are not only actively building the IT infrastructure, but also modernizing the existing one. The popularity of VoLTE technology is easily explained: it gives a faster and better connection, so subscribers are increasingly preferring it. We see that over the 5 years of the technology's existence in Moscow, voice traffic in VoLTE is already comparable to traffic consumption in classic types of communication and are confident that this trend will repeat itself at the federal level. For August 2021, the service is available to residents of all regions of the country, with the exception of Chukotka, where a satellite channel is used to provide communication, with which VoLTE is not compatible, said Valentin Polozenko, Director of Network Infrastructure at MegaFon.

In MegaFon's network, VoLTE technology works using Enhanced Voice Service codecs, which are responsible for improved communication quality. VoLTE does not affect the cost of services and does not consume Internet traffic: calls through LTE networks are charged as regular voice connections and are included in the packet of minutes at the tariff.

Connection via VoLTE is possible with subscribers of any operators. In this case, the quality of voice communication will be better if the interlocutor also uses this technology. The connection setup time is only 2 seconds. Depending on the model, the smartphone service is available both in automatic mode and after making settings cellular communications in the device.