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AT&T not in a rush, will offer Wi-Fi calling in 2015

<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><a href='http://www.imore.com/att-will-offer-wi-fi-calling-2015-theyre-no-rush' title="AT&amp;T not in a rush, will offer Wi-Fi calling in 2015"><img src='http://www.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/styles/large_wm_brw/public/article_images/2014/03/ATT-Store-Sign-02.jpg?itok=X4gvbeBM' />[/url]</p> <p>AT&amp;T (http://www.imore.com/att) has plans to start offering Wi-Fi calling support by 2015. The system would allow subscribers to place calls using their phone's Wi-Fi connection instead of the cellular network. If that sounds familiar, it should, as T-Mobile (http://www.imore.com/t-mobile) has offered Wi-Fi calling for years now, and even dedicated their Uncarrier 7.0 press event (http://www.imore.com/volte-wifi-calling-and-wifi-texting-part-t-mobiles-un-carrier-7) to expanding on the concept.</p> <!--break--> <p>AT&amp;T Mobile and Business Solutions CEO Ralph de la Vega spoke at the Communacopia Conference in New York City, saying that while AT&amp;T is working on implementing Wi-Fi calling support for their network, it's not a pressing matter for them. But with the upcoming iOS 8 offering support (http://www.imore.com/ios-8s-one-more-thing-apple-didnt-have-time-announce-wwdc), carriers might find more pressure from consumers to offer support.</p> <p>Android, BlackBerry, and Windows Phone all already offer built-in support for Wi-Fi calling, so once iOS 8 is released next week all smartphones will support the feature. So it's a matter for the carriers of ensuring their networks can seamlessly handle the hand-off from Wi-Fi to cellular when a user leaves the Wi-Fi network, and then flipping the proverbial switch.</p> <p>Source: Light Reading (http://www.lightreading.com/mobile/carrier-wifi/atandt-to-launch-wifi-calling-in-2015/d/d-id/710805)</p> </div></div></div><div id="comment-wrapper-nid-26987"></div><img width='1' height='1' src='http://tipb.com.feedsportal.com/c/33998/f/616881/s/3e67e4fd/sc/5/mf.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/>

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