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  • 03 December, 2023

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Voice over 5G (Vo5G/ VoNR) AND Volte

Reports indicate Reliance Jio, India’s largest mobile carrier, has been testing VoNR behind the scenes whose aim is to improve voice quality in calls.

It is also known as Voice over New Radio (VoNR).VoNR is the IMS based voice calling services that use the 5G network for its source of Internet Protocol (IP) voice processing instead of the current standard that uses 4G.

IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) is a standards-based architectural framework for delivering multimedia communications services such as voice, video and text messaging over IP networks.

  • Pre-requisite - A phone that supports Vo5G, a carrier that offers Vo5G and a 5G signal in your area.
  • It takes the improvements of 5G (like speed, capacity, and responsiveness) to voice calls.
  • Better call quality – It uses advanced audio codecs that provides superior clarity and fidelity based on 5G’s increased data capacity.
  • Faster call connection time – It is due to 5G’s reduced network latency and doing away with switching to VoLTE while calling.
  • Reliable and continuity of calls – There is lower packet loss, potentially leading to fewer voice cut-outs and will end the call drop issues.

VoLTE (Voice over Long-Term Evolution) 1st hit the scene in India back in 2016 that enabled crystal clear WhatsApp-quality voice on calls.

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