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Main article: VoWiFi (Voice Over Wi-Fi)
2025
Accessibility to metropolitan subscribers
Rostelecom"" extends mobile subscribers' access to Voice over Wi-Fi (VoWiFi) and technologies. Since Voice over LTE (VoLTE) October 1, 2025, both standards communications work in and, To Moscow since Moscow region the launch, every second subscriber in the capital region has already connected them. This was announced Rostelecom by "" on October 20, 2025.
VoWiFi allows you to make and receive voice calls and SMS in areas where mobile communication is unavailable or limited, but there is a Wi-Fi connection. VoLTE provides high-quality voice transmission (HD Voice technology) and instant dialing in a 4G network.
VoWiFi and VoLTE services are free and automatically available, calls using them are charged as regular voice calls. VoLTE technology operates when located in the home region. Rostelecom subscribers can make calls via Wi-Fi throughout the country, as well as in international roaming - for this it is enough to register on the network of any operator every four hours.
Шаблон:Quote 'author=said Olga Kravtsova, director of the product office of MVNO Rostelecom.
As of October 2025, VoWiFi technology is available in 23 regions, VoLTE - in 27 regions of the country. Most actively, these services are used by residents of St. Petersburg, Perm Territory, Voronezh and Sverdlovsk regions. In the near future, subscribers will be able to evaluate new technologies in all regions of the operator's presence.
Availability in 13 regions
Rostelecom subscribers in 13 regions received access to Voice over Wi-Fi (VoWiFi) technology, which allows you to make and receive voice calls and SMS in areas where mobile communication is unavailable or limited, but there is a Wi-Fi connection. Rostelecom announced this on June 23, 2025.
The technology helps to make calls on the upper and basement floors of buildings, in places with a high load on the network, such as new residential complexes and areas with dense buildings. The service will also allow you to stay in touch, make calls and send SMS if cellular communication is temporarily unavailable.
The VoWiFi service is free and becomes available automatically, the call is charged as regular voice traffic, the included mobile Internet package is not consumed.
VoWiFi calls are already available for Rostelecom package offer subscribers in, Voronezh,, Irkutsk,, Novosibirsk, and Penza. Sakhalin Tomsk Ulyanovsk Chelyabinsk regions It can also be used in the republics, and, and. Adygea Buryatia Tyva Altai Stavropol Territory
It is planned that VoWiFi in the future will be able to use subscribers in all regions of the operator's presence.
Шаблон:Quote 'author=said Olga Kravtsova, director of the product office of MVNO Rostelecom.
The technology is available on most Android smartphones. In order to use it, you need to enable the "Calls via Wi-Fi" or VoWiFi function in the smartphone settings, make sure that the smartphone is connected to a Wi-Fi network with Internet access, and the VoWiFi icon is displayed in the upper right corner of the phone. When leaving the Wi-Fi zone, the phone automatically switches to making and receiving calls in the available mobile network, if the subscriber has not configured any restrictions. VoWiFi in iOS is not yet supported.
Rostelecom subscribers will be able to use the service not only in the home region, but also throughout the country. To make calls via Wi-Fi, it is enough to register on the network of any operator every four hours.
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