Globe completes VoLTE activation

MANILA, Philippines — Globe Telecom Inc. has completed the activation of Voice over LTE or VoLTE in all cities and towns within Metro Manila and the three nearby provinces.

Globe said its VoLTE is now fully activated in the National Capital Region, Rizal, Cavite and Bulacan, giving its postpaid customers in these areas another option to enhance their mobile experience.

VoLTE is the standard high-speed wireless communication for mobile phones using 4G LTE instead of the traditional voice networks being used by 2G and 3G.

Globe chief commercial officer Issa Guevarra-Cabreira said VoLTE is the better solution for customers who need voice connectivity indoors as this technology is superior to 2G and 3G.

“By using this innovative technology, Globe postpaid customers get better connectivity, clearer connection, faster and uninterrupted browsing even when they are inside their rooms, confined places in their homes or even in the office. VoLTE delivers a much better overall experience,” she said.

Cabreira said VoLTE also has many advantages over the old voice services of 2G and 3G networks when it comes to voice capacity.

With VoLTE, Cabreira said Globe can accommodate more customers making calls at the same time without slowing call set-up, compromising voice quality and dropping important calls during emergency situations.

VoLTE is also expected to give users the ability to simultaneously connect to the internet while on a call.

Customers can likewise have access to Voice over WiFi or WiFi calling, which helps address indoor mobile coverage woes such as voice calls affected by the distance between the mobile phone and the nearest network tower, building walls that block wireless signals, and poor signal inside a home or building.

Globe said customers could address these concerns by using their existing WiFi connections to make calls through VoWiFi.

According to the telco, VoLTE and VoWiFi work like and charge as regular calls, but customers who are registered to a Globe unli call promo can also have unli VoLTE and VoWiFi calls within the Globe network.

Aside from NCR, Rizal, Cavite and Bulacan, Globe is also making VoLTE and VoWiFi available in strategic locations all over the country.