Innovative service
offerings for consumers
and enterprise users with
Ericsson VoLTEThe Ericsson VoLTE solution is architected anddesigned to efficiently provide advanced end-userservices. This description explains what kind ofsolutions are available for tomorrow’s advanced
consumer and enterprise communication services.

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Essential VoLTE features to expand yourservice offerings

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Business communication

Making it easy for service providers to innovate
Making it easy for service providers to innovate

The Ericsson VoLTE solution is architected and designed to efficiently
Ericsson’s
VoLTE solutionsarearchitected
designed
to efficiently
provideadvancedservices intoday’smarketandwhere
subscriptions
are noprovideadvancedservicesintoday’smarketwhere
subscriptions
arelonger simply one user with one device and one phone number.
no longer simply one user with one device and one phone number.
IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) is implemented according to the intenThe IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) is implemented according totions of 3GPP, from scratch, and the old MSC has not been updated with
the intentions of 3GPP from scratch. Ericsson’s VoLTE solution are
SIP interfaces, as some other providers have done. The Ericsson VoLTE“IMS native”. That makes it much easier for service providers to besolutionis “IMS native”. That makes it much easier for service providers
innovative.
to be innovative.

Essential Ericsson VoLTE capabilities
Essential Ericsson VoLTE capabilities

Designed to provide tomorrow’s advanced services – MTAS (MultiDesigned to provide tomorrow’s advanced services – MTAS (Multimedia Telephony Application Server) is designed to efficiently manage
media Telephony Application Server) is designed to efficiently manage
emerging use cases such as multi-device, multi-line, and shared lines,
emerging
cases such
multi-device,
multi-identity and multi-user,
as well as use
maximizing
theasbenefitsof cloud.
as well as maximizing the benefits of cloud.
First to market in collaboration with device partners
First
to market incollaboration
with devicepartner
partners– Standardized
solutionsand a technology
working with all–Standardized
solutionsand astandardized
technology partner
workingsolutions
with all tomajordevice partners
to bringand scalable
market.
major
device partners to bring standardized and scalable solutions tomarket.
Architected to quickly launch offerings – Easy scaling of new innovative featuresto
acrossotheruse cases.
Architected
quicklylaunchofferings – Easy scaling of new innovative features across other use cases.
Wi-Fi calling – Extended reach beyond cellular coverage, use whenroamingand support
for seamless
handoverto VoLTE.
Wi-Fi
calling– Extended
reach beyond
cellularcoverage, use whenroaming and support for seamless handover to VoLTE.
Multi-device – Same number on multiple devices and transfer between
devices.

Multi-persona – Multiple numbers on one device (e.g. work and home
Multi-device – Same number on multiple devices and transfer
numbers).
between devices.
Multi-user
Multiplenumbers
users able
fully
share(e.g.
a single
numberas aMulti line ––Multiple
ontoonedeviceprivate-,work-,
group
(e.g.
a
familylandlineorasmall
businessgroup).
temporary-, home- numbers).
Enterprisecommunication– Extend
the operator
service toShared lines– Multiple users
able to fully
share a VoLTE
single number
as aenterprise
Enableusingorthe
nativephone dialer
on businessgroup (e.g.users.
a familylandlinea smallbusinessgroup).
users’ VoLTE smart phones, to deliver a high-quality voice service eveBusinessCombine
communication
use existing
network
assets(VoLTE andrywhere.
the voice–service
with leading
UnifiedCommunicaeSIM)
and buildturnkeycollaboration
cloud communication
for businesstion
vendors’
enterpriseservices forservices
a seamlessuser expeusers with
self-service
automation
to drive
revenues.
rienceon VoLTE
phones,and
laptops,
conferenceroom
TV screens etc.
HD Voice+
Voice+ –– HigherHigher voice
voice andand music
musicwithin
withincalls
callsquality
qualitywith
withincreasedHD
increased
network
efficiency.
network efficiency.
Enriched calling – Personalize your call and content sharing within
Enriched calling – Personalize your call and content sharing withincalls.
calls.
Advanced messaging – Multiple groups chats with advanced sharing,
Advancedmessaging– Multiple groups chats with advanced sharing,and evolution
to chat bots.
and evolution to chat bots.
Video communication – Easy add-on of high quality conversational
Video
communication – Easy add-on of high quality conversational
video calling.
video calling.
*IP multimedia subsystem IMS

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Grow your business with VoLTE
Grow your business with VoLTE
Expand business3

Simplify launchingFirst to market with innovations
through partnerships

Deliver new VoLTE services
on your network in weeks

Superior solution to expand
your offerings

Maximize the potentialof your cloud

Expand business

Simplify launching

To create new businesses or expand your market in ways that are unique, service providers will need to be first to market with innovations
Expandenabled by business
partnerships supported by superior network solutions.
To create new businesses or expand your market in ways that are unique,providerswill need to be
first to partnerships
market with innovationsFirstservice
to market
with innovations
throughenabledbythe
partnerships
supportedby superiorway
networksolutions.
Engaging
device industry
in a successful
is crucial.
Innovations can be brought to market through collaborations on aneutralbasis (noIPRinnovations
interests or portfolioFirst
to market
withthrough governance).
partnerships This happens
through uniqueand provenwithleadingdevice-OEMs
toEngaging
the device
industrypartnerships
in a successfulway
is crucial.
Innovations
co-develop
andtobringnewthroughservicesto market. on a neutral basis (nocanbe broughtmarketcollaborations

To simplify launching of new VoLTE services it is important to understand how a service can be launched and managed faster and easier.
multiple identities on a single device, and multiple users sharing a line
(family landline
replacement,
or smallbusiness).inOther
vendors’ offeDeliver
new VoLTE
services on
your network
weeks
rings
have
added
SIP
functionality
to3G
communicationcore,design,
which has
Ericsson Cloud VoLTE includes a verified blueprint solution
created a limitationin theseguidelines,
use cases, andas wellas presenting
complicatedpreparationand planninga specialized
deployment
team
to support
activities
eitheron-site,or both.
Ericssonsolutionsfor theseuse cases,
which
do notoff-shore,scale acrossdeviceswell.
Cloud VoLTE includes staging, deployment, acceptance test, andperformance
test capabilities to onboard and confirm performance
Simplify launchingon
servicelaunchingprovider’sofspecificcloudservices
datacenter.
If you don’t
To asimplify
new VoLTE
it is important
tohaveunderanexisting
datacenter
then
Ericsson
Fast
VoLTE
Launchistheeasier.
way
stand how a service can be launched and managed faster andforward. A industrialized solution targeting service providers of any
size that is in the need of a rapid and cost-efficient launch of VoLTE for
Deliver new VoLTE services on your network in weeks
a small to medium number of subscribers, in addition to the existing
By developing
completesolutions with industrialized delivery, it ismobilebroadband
service.
possible to drastically reduce the delivery time of a complete system.
This is provena recentof
deployment
Maximize
the inpotential
your cloudwhere a pre-packaged complete
solutionwasdeliveredandintegrated
into aperformance
multi-vendorand
environment
The cloud based IMS delivers
on agnostic,
automain just
few weeks.
tion.
A auniqueattribute to this is a fully virtualized media plane whichruns in any environment on standard x86 HW. Other vendors’ offeringsarerequiring
purpose-built
Maximizethepotential of hardware
your cloudwithin the cloud to deliver on theperformancerequirements,
which
creates performance
infrastructureandandautomaoperatioThe cloud based
IMS delivers
on agnostic,nal
limiting thevaluethevirtualized
cloud investment.
tion.complexity
A unique attributeto thisis aoffully
media plane which

IPR interests or portfolio governance). This happens through unique
Ericssonhaspartnerships
contributedwith
network
expertiseand otherexpert knowand
provenleadingdevice-OEMs
to co-develop
andledge to many successful market launches:bring new services to market.
• Enabling voice calls for the latest cellular smartwatches
Ericsson has contributed network expertise and other expert know• VoLTE for Unified Communication where Ericsson was first toledge
to many
launches:
marketwithsuccessful
a scalablemarket
solutionincluding integration with Cisco• Enabling
VoLTE over
Cat-M1with– thefirst example of a–voice
calls fortheQualcomm
latest cellularsmartwatches
network partner to demonstrate this in a live customer network– VoLTE for Unified Communication where Ericsson is first to market
with a scalable solution including integration with Cisco.
Superior solution to expand your offerings– VoLTE over Cat-M1 with Qualcomm – the first example of a
Ericsson Multimedia Telephony Application Server MTAS was designetwork
partnertoelegantly
demonstrate
thisin a live
customer
network.
nedfrom dayone toserve
VoLTE
serviceto multiple
devices,
multiple identities on a single device, and multiple users sharing a line
Superior
solution
to expand yourofferings(family landline
replacement,
or smallbusiness). Other vendors’ offeEricsson
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Telephony
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ned
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runs in any environment on standard x86 HW. Other vendors’ offerings
aremultimedia
requiring purpose-built
hardware within the cloud to deliver on the*IPsubsystem IMS
performance requirements, which creates infrastructure and operational complexity limiting the value of the cloud investment.

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4First to market with innovations
through partnerships
Multi-SIM
Voice calls for cellular smartwatches>50 percent market share

Multi-persona

Multi-device

Native device solution in progresswith key customer

Smart speakers supporting voice
and messaging

IoT and 5G commIoT and 5G commEnterprise commVoLTE for Unified Communication

Cat-M1 VoLTE with Qualcomm

Augmented reality– Unique to market– First to market– First to trial with video communication

End-to-end scalable solutions for service providers
Use cases such as multi-device/SIM, multi-line, shared lines andEnd-to-end
scalablesolutions forhave
serviceproviders
VoLTE
for Unified
Communication
specificrequirements.
Use cases such as multi-device/SIM, multi-persona, multi-user, andTrue
end-to-end
scalable solutions
neededwhich are open
VoLTE
for Unifiedand
Communication
have arespecificrequirements.
and flexible, facilitating multi-vendor environments with identity anddevicemanagement
architectureand service
designtoTrue end-to-end
and application
scalable solutions
are needed
which areopen
supportcomplexidentityand device handling.
and flexible,
facilitating
multi-vendor
environments with identity anddevice management application architecture and service design toGrowing
VoLTEidentity
eco system
support complex
and device handling.
targeting high growth IoT and 5G markets

VoLTE support in Cat-M1-capable Internet of Things (IoT) chipsets,
devices and network infrastructure is starting to be commercialized,
andnewexplored.
Many
IoTuseusecases
casesarecanbeing
benefitfrom incorporating basic voice calling
functionality, for example, in assistance situations or to improve
Many
IoT performance.
use cases can benefit from incorporating basic voice callingbusinessfunctionality, for example, in assistance situations or to improvebusiness performance.
The Ericsson VoLTE offering enables evolved end-user communication
using a multitude of device types with diverse form factors, running
The Ericsson VoLTE offering enables evolved end-user communication
over any access technology and dynamically using the identities thatusing a multitude of device types with diverse form factors, runningthe userwants tobe reachableover
any accesstechnology
andon.
dynamically using the identities that

There
are VoLTE
more than
VoLTE enabled device models*Growingeco 2650
systemtargeting high growth IoT and 5G markets
Cellularsmartwatches
are oneof the latestdevice
commercial
devices to
There aremore than 1.800
VoLTE-enabledmodels*.
utilize VoLTE. As part of a multi-device scenario, fast growing devices
such as smart speakers could also be IMS-enabled.
Cellular smartwatches are one of the latest commercial devices toutilize VoLTE. As part of a multi-device scenario, fast growing devices
such as smart speakers could also be IMS-enabled.

the user wants to be reachable on.
Ericsson performs interoperability testing with leading device andchipset vendors,interoperability
TTM.device andEricsson
performssecuring
interoperability
testing andwithfast
leading
chipset vendors, securing interoperability and fast TTM.
Fully optimized for cloud deployment
The Ericsson VoLTE offering is fully optimized for cloud deployment,
agnostic to the underlying infrastructure for both media and control
plane, and it includes critical automation to simplify creation andmaintenance of end user services.

VoLTE support in Cat-M1-capable Internet of Things (IoT) chipsets,
devices and network infrastructure is starting to be commercialized,
and new use cases are being explored.

* GSA Aug 2018

* GSA (May 2020)

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Grow revenues with targeted
enterprise offerings

Ericsson Communication Accelerator
Ericsson can help you deliver advanced business communication services
to any type of enterprise customer with its as-a-service offering called
Ericsson Communication Accelerator (ECA) that allows for low upfront
investments, faster time-to-market, fast development cycles for new
service offerings, and in collaboration with global eco-system partners.
With Ericsson Communication Accelerator, you can:• Quickly launch new services leveraging existing network assets• Modernize or enhance legacy services with a cloud-based offering• Enter new niches to find additional revenue sources with lower risks
and investments
Some of the use-cases enabled by Ericsson Communication
Accelerator are:
VoLTE Intelligent Routing
With Ericsson Communication Accelerator, you can extend VoLTE andnative mobile dialing capability to your Unified Communication (UC) &UCaaS enterprise customers and offload the complexity of managing
different partners.

Contextual Communication Service
The Contextual Communication service from Ericsson Communication
Accelerator allows easy integration of advanced communication andcollaboration services into any website or application using flexible APIs
and SDKs using well established technologies like HTML5 and WebRTC.

Ericsson Compact Core
Ericsson Compact Core is an industrialized solution that allows rapid andeasy launch of mobile broadband, VoLTE and Wi-Fi calling for up to 300k
subscribers. Ericsson Compact Core features a verified design of 19 VNFs
for User Data Management, Packet Core and IMS plus a carrier-grade
network design for local redundancy and two geo-redundant site.

SIP-Trunking
SIP-Trunking connects enterprises communication systems such as
PBX’s, Unified Communication and contact center solutions to the
public telecoms network over an IP connection. Ericsson’s SIP Trunking
solution offers connection and control services, regulatory services aswell as supplementary services and provides flexible interworking with
IP-PBXs that support both dynamic and static mode.

Microbusiness Segment Communication
Currently 80% of Microbusinesses are on consumer plan. Using
Microbusiness solution from Ericsson Communication Accelerator, you
can provide extra features on top of consumer calling features andmotivate them to move to business plans, leading to extra incremental
revenue of 8-15 € per user/month.

VoLTE for Private Networks

Service Number
With Ericsson Communication Accelerator, you can enhance yourlegacy service number offerings with different enablement services
such as call recording and fraud detection or offer ECA Service Number
as a turnkey solution.

Group-Radio Mission Critical Push-to-talkVoice for IoT
Voice for IoT service from Ericsson Communication Accelerator
allows you to effectively manage voice calls (VoLTE or OTT) from IoT
connected devices using intelligent rules based on destination number,time, event etc.

With VoLTE for private networks, it is possible to have a dedicated
VoLTE/Wi-Fi calling network for your business and mission criticalneeds, as a part of a pre-integrated and industrialized solution
including RAN, Packet Core, OSS and push-to-talk.

An Ericsson Mission Critical Applications offering, enabling Land
Mobile Radio (LMR) users a migration path to LTE, whilst retaining
their existing operational capabilities for mission-critical group
communication. Group-Radio MCPTT further enhances group
communication by introducing real-time video communication, media
sharing and other mission critical end-user applications.

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How Ericsson can support you
deploying VoLTE
People are changing the way they interact with technology as it becomes
more intuitive. New services with voice communication are growing fast.
Service providers can partner with Ericsson to simplify, expand, and scale
their business, and address these new and fast-growing use cases for
VoLTE based communication services.
Be first to market with innovations through partnerships

Deploy VoLTE in weeks

The Ericsson VoLTE offering enables evolved end-user communication
using a multitude of innovations from eco-system partners on a great
variety of devices, running over any access technology and dynamically using the mobile phone number identities that the user wants tobe reachable on.

VoLTE solutions can be deployed into a multi-vendor network in weeks
through industrialized delivery and test capabilities.

Maximize the cloud potential
The Ericsson VoLTE offering is cloud ready and fully optimized for cloud
deployment, agnostic to the underlying infrastructure for both media
and control plane and includes critical automation to simplify creationand maintenance of end user services.

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Expand service provider offerings
Service providers can build on their Ericsson VoLTE network andexpand with enterprise communication solutions, building on unified
communication, WebRTC and Cat-M1 for IoT voice services, developed together with partners. Ericsson’s VoLTE solutions support 5G
voice and future innovative communication services for consumers andenterprise users
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