- Cell C has successfully completed its first Voice over LTE (VoLTE) call on Amazon Web Services (AWS).
- The call was made possible thanks to a partnership with ng-voice.
- Moving forward it will allow Cell C to offer VoLTE, Voice over New Radio (VoNR,) and Voice over WiFi (VoWiFi) services to local customers.
Cell C is ready to offer Voice over LTE (VoLTE) services locally.
The network recently partnered with Germany-based ng-voice to leverage its cloud-native IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) and evolved Packet Data Gateway (ePDG) technologies to compete its first VoLTE call via Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Moving forward, this strategic deployment will enable the delivery of VoLTE, Voice over New Radio (VoNR), and Voice over Wi-Fi (VoWiFi) services to all Cell C customers in South Africa and futureproof its network, according to Cell C.
Explaining the significance of the partnership, the network noted that with, “ng-voice’s cloud-native IMS, Cell C will benefit from the flexibility and scalability that cloud technology offers. This allows voice systems to be continuously updated, new services to be introduced quickly and operations to scale in line with the company’s growing customer demand.”
“Deploying ng-voice solutions in AWS eliminates the need for large hardware investments, making it the perfect solution for keeping voice production costs down. Collaborating with ng-voice and AWS represents the ideal solution for Cell C, enabling the industry leader and technology pioneer to drive innovation in the region by leveraging ng-voice’s cloud-native portfolio,” it added in a release shared with Hypertext.
As for when customers can begin making use of the services, that is still in the offing, but this is an important step forward for Cell C to keep pace in a highly competitive telecommunications landscape.
“We were looking for a solution that would enable us to deliver high quality, reliable, and cost-effective communications services to our customers, with the flexibility to scale as required, ng-voice’s IMS on AWS is the perfect solution for this, guaranteeing unprecedented service resilience, combined with a very high level of automation and a low resource footprint,” said Cell C CTO, Schalk Visser.
“This collaboration aligns with our commitment to harness the power of technology to meet our customers’ evolving needs,” he concluded.
