NEWS
Paratus
upgrades
mobile data
LTE network
P
aratus has successfully concluded the first
phase of the upgrades to its Mobile LTE
Data network. The operator has confirmed
that phase two will commence during
November when the equipment arrives from
the vendor manufacturing line.
Vodacom launches
Enhanced Voice Services –
Super HD Voice
Vodacom South
Africa has
launched Enhanced
Voice Services
“We have been planning the upgrades for
quite some time, during which various lab
tests were done to ensure efficiency on
the network platform,” said Client Service
Executive Andrew Hall.
“Meticulous planning is crucial when
implementing in a live environment, as to not
disrupt any service delivery to our clients.”
Hall says Paratus is working closely with the
vendor to ensure that the network continues
to perform optimally during this process.
Phase two will deliver the same results
and Paratus is confident that clients
will experience an improved service.
The two phases were separated due to
manufacturing time frames and deliverables.
However, this proved to be a blessing in
disguise, as this ensured that network
inconsistencies were resolved.
According to Hall, they are happy with the
results to date and are confident that their
clients will experience the benefits of the
upgrades. He added that it is important to
remain on the forefront of technological
advances and the additional infrastructure
has already shown a positive impact on the
service to its customers.
V
odacom South Africa has introduced
the next chapter in the evolution of
the Vodacom network, Enhanced Voice
Services (EVS), also known as Super High
Definition (SHD) voice or HD Voice+.
Voice Over LTE (VoLTE) subscribers
using a compatible handset on the
Vodacom network can now experience
improved voice clarity made possible by
the EVS codec.
Vodacom launched VoLTE three years
ago and is now pioneering the evolution
of this technology in South Africa with
EVS being the successor of the current HD
Voice Codec called AMR-WB (Adaptive
Multi-Rate Wideband).
Siyabonga Zulu, Vodacom Group
Managing Executive for Radio Access
Network Engineering, said: “Vodacom is
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always looking to improve the experience
customers have on our network.
Deploying Enhanced Voice Services is
another step in this process and will
ensure even better voice quality for our
4G users.
“With our extensive 4G coverage, it makes
sense to ensure that 4G users get the best
possible voice quality to complement our
super-fast 4G speeds.”
EVS can deliver speech quality that
matches other audio sources such as
hi-fidelity stored music and is designed
to offer up to 20kHz of audio bandwidth
(CD quality). In addition, EVS has been
shown to provide coverage gains for cell-
edge users, which will translate in better
voice quality performance in cell-edge
conditions, i.e. where coverage might not
be optimal.
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