VoWifi: What are the benefits and drawbacks of Nepal Telecom’s new service?
When Nepal Telecom, a leading telecommunications provider in the country, launched its VoLTE service for Nepali users about two years ago, everyone was left curious. Over these years, reportedly, the company received positive feedback. Perhaps excited by the same, the company is soon going to start the service of VoWifi (Voice over Wifi) . During the company’s 19th anniversary celebration last month, Managing Director Sunil Poudel said the VoWifi service would start soon. So what is it? What are the benefits and drawbacks? What is VoWiFi? Voice over Wifi (VoWifi), in simple terms, is a technology that uses Wifi instead of cellular data networks for calls and messages, etc. It uses information management system (IMS) technology and delivers the packet voice service over the internet protocol (IP) using a Wifi network. VoWifi can be more easily understood comparing it with VoLTE. The only difference is it will Wifi while VoLTE uses cellular data. This service can be activated a...