With Airtel VoLTE, the telco is promising seamless connectivity and high quality voice calls, thanks to the advanced technology. In cases where Airtel VoLTE does not work due to lack of 4G coverage, the calls will fall back on 3G or even 2G automatically, allowing customers to continue with their calls seamlessly. VoLTE calling was first popularised in India by Reliance Jio last year, with the service provider offering services over its 4G-only network. Airtel had started rolling out its own VoLTE services over the last few of months, with the service now live in Maharashtra, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
How to enable Airtel VoLTE services
To enjoy Airtel VoLTE services, you will have to have a 4G SIM card and a supported device. Airtel also recommends its users to insert the 4G SIM card in the SIM1 slot in case of dual SIM devices, with the Network Mode set to “4G/3G/2G” or “Prefer 4G LTE”, as the case may be.
While there are a lot of 4G VoLTE compatible smartphones in the market right now, not all of them will work with Airtel VoLTE right away. Airtel says that smartphone companies will have to update their phones to support Airtel VoLTE.
Airtel VoLTE compatible devices
For now, the following smartphones are compatible with VoLTE on the Airtel network.
Xiaomi
Mi MaxMi 5Redmi Note 4
OnePlus
OnePlus 5
Samsung
Galaxy J2(2016)Galaxy J7Galaxy J7(2016)Galaxy J7 PrimeGalaxy J2 ProGalaxy ON8Galaxy ON NXTGalaxy J7 NxtGalaxy J5 PrimeGalaxy S6 EdgeGalaxy S6Galaxy Tab A (2017)
