SYDNEY – Vodafone Australia says it’s planning to launch Voice over 4G (VolTE) services later this year. And that will be followed by Voice over Wi-Fi, running natively through smartphones rather than having to be accessed via an app, according to Voda’s CTO Benoit Hanssen.“We’re seeing customer demand for fast 4G data

continuing to grow,” Hanssen said yesterday.

“VoLTE will allow customers to stay on the 4G network when taking or

receiving voice calls, instead of switching to 3G.

“VoLTE will deliver a superior call experience with reduced connection

times, while customers continue to enjoy Vodafone’s high definition audio

quality.

“One of the exciting benefits of VoLTE is that customers will be able to

multi-task on 4G . for example, if a customer wants to browse the Net while

having a conversation on the same device, they’ll still have access to fast 4G

data speeds.”