After launching Advanced Calling which offers VoLTE service in June, Swisscom this week announced the availability of the Wi-Fi Calling service on the plan, allowing its customers to make voice calls using native phone dialers on Wi-Fi connection, a feature that is particularly important in areas where cellular signal is weak or unreachable.
With the launch of the WiFi calling service, Swisscom said that it is the first telecoms provider in Europe to combine the two technologies, further improving its mobile telephony service for its customers. WiFi Calling is available on all current Swisscom NATEL® subscriptions and is charged at the standard mobile phone call rate.
According to Swisscom, the new WiFi Calling service will be available initially in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, and will be expanded to other areas at a later stage.
With the WiFi calling feature, supported smartphones such as Samsung Galaxy S6 (edge) will automatically select the wireless network that offers the best reception. The operator plans to include more devices onto the service by the end of the year.
Marc Werner, Head of Residential Customers
Customers will then be able to enjoy better reception on their mobiles in buildings while outside Switzerland too. Using your mobile abroad at low costs is already possible for Swisscom Natel customers: the Natel infinity plus subscriptions include between 30 and 365 days of unlimited calls per year and no roaming charges within the EU, while the iO communication app offers the same worldwide.
