Difference Between LTE and VoLTE explained

Whats the Difference Between LTE and VoLTE?? 

We have entered a new era in the mobile Internet. This is the transition time from 3G to 4G Internet. And there is a lot of buzz around the free voice calling and free unlimited 4G Internet offer made by Reliance Jio. people have been asking questions if their phone supports 4G and also what is the difference between LTE and VoLTE. In this article, we will learn why people are asking about the terms like LTE and VoLTE. We will also learn how these two technologies are different from each other and which one is better.

WHAT IS LTE?

LTE is a mobile Internet technology standard. 

It’s an abbreviation of Long Term Evolution. You may wonder why LTE keeps popping up in context of 4G. Well, 4G (or fourth generation) is just a common name given to LTE technology.

LTE supports download speed of 100 MBits per second and upload speed of 50 MBits per second. Another variant of LTE, called LTE-Advanced, supports download speed of 1 GBits per second and upload speed of 500 MBits per second.

 LTE is fast becoming available across the globe and mobile Internet Service Providers are upgrading their networks from 3G to 4G. LTE is at present the fastest data transfer technology and soon it may become the most dominant among all the mobile Internet technologies being used.

WHAT IS VOLTE?

The full form of VOLTE is Voice over Long Term Evolution.

VoLTE is a technology wherein you can simultaneously send voice and data over the network without diminishing quality of voice. In case of LTE, if you make a voice call and you also keep your data connection on, the quality of voice will reduce.This specifies that if you have to make a voice call,you have to switch off data.

In the cases of 2G & 3G you may have noticed that the phones will automatically stop data transfer so as to preserve the voice quality.

But in case of VoLTE, the voice quality will not reduce even if your data connection is on

What are the Benefits of VoLTE over LTE?

1. Voice quality is better in VoLTE.
2. You can keep data connection on while making a voice call.
3. VoLTE can connect calls faster
4. 4G VoLTE works on higher frequencies like 800 MHz and thus it can make connections much farther away from the mobile phone tower. In previous technologies, it was sometimes difficult to find a mobile signal.
5. Use of VoLTE may save phone’s battery.
6. VoLTE allows to you make video calls without using any third party apps.

                

What is the Difference Between LTE and VoLTE?

	LTE	VOLTE
1.	Stands for Long Term Evolution	Stands for Voice over LTE
2.	Primarily designed to be a data-only technology	Designed to carry both voice and data
3.	Does not natively support voice transmission.	Supports voice as well as data transmission.
4.	Quality of voice reduces if data connection is left on.	Voice quality remains excellent even if the data connection is on