KOLKATA, Dec 23: Telecom company Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”) on Monday launched its Voice Over Wi-Fi service ? ‘Airtel Wi-Fi Calling’ in Kolkata.
‘Airtel Wi-Fi Calling’ leverages cutting edge technology to enhance the indoor voice calling experience for Airtel smartphone customers.
The innovative service uses WiFi 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.
There is no extra charge for calls made over ‘Airtel Wi-Fi Calling’ and the application consumes minimal data.
Siddharth Sharma, CEO-Bharti Airtel, Kolkata & West Bengal said, “Airtel has led the industry when it comes to introduction of new technologies to enhance customer experience. ‘Airtel Wi-Fi Calling’ will go a long way in making the voice calling experience more seamless for our customers, especially in locations where permissions for site installations has been a big challenge for mobile operators.”
‘Airtel Wi-Fi Calling’ does not require any app. Currently, the following smartphones support ‘Airtel Wi-Fi Calling’ – Apple: All iPhone models starting 6s and above, Xiaomi: Redmi K20, Redmi K20 Pro & POCO F1, Samsung: J6, A10s, On6, S10, S10+, S10e, M20 and OnePlus: All OnePlus 7 and 6 series devices.
Airtel is 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. (UNI)
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