Airtel Expands Voice-overWi-Fi service

Airtel has launched its Voice-over-WiFi service in Mumbai, Kolkata, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, after introducing services in Delhi/NCR. The company’s Wi-Fi calling service leverages its cutting-edge technology to enhance the indoor voice calling experience for smartphone customers, Airtel stated. The innovative service uses Wi-Fi networks to create a dedicated channel for voice calls and allows customers to make telco grade calls to any network. This dramatically improves customer experience as one can seamlessly switch to Airtel Wi-Fi Calling.

According to reports, there is no extra charge for calls made over Airtel WiFi Calling and the application consumes minimal data and presently it supports services on all iPhone models starting 6s and above; Xiaomi Redmi K20, Redmi K20 Pro, POCO F1; Samsung J6, A10s, On6, S10, S10+, S10e, and M20; and all OnePlus 7 and 6 series smartphones. The company is also working with all leading smartphone brands to roll out compatibility with Airtel Wi-Fi Calling. The service is currently compatible with Airtel Xstream Fiber home broadband and will soon be compatible with all broadband services and Wi-Fi hotspots.