Qualcomm Technologies and ZTE have achieved a 5G-enabled Voice over New Radio call, the U.S. chipmaker said in a release.
The call was performed in compliance with 3GPP Release 15 specifications over the 2.5 GHz spectrum band by utilizing a ZTE’s 5G NR base station and a 5G smartphone form factor test device powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 5G modem-RF system.
Voice services are a fundamental offering for mobile operators, Qualcomm noted, and the ability to complete Voice over New Radio (VoNR) calls will be an important step in the global mobile industry’s evolution from Non-standalone to Standalone 5G, because it will allow operators to deliver high-quality voice service without having to rely on VoLTE (Voice over LTE) or an LTE anchor.
