Video calls now possible in Nigeria with voice over 4G LTE – Smile
Making video call is now possible in Nigeria with the introduction of two 4G LTE innovations by Smile Communications Nigeria. The service which is the first of its kind in West Africa will access to the fast growing global standard for voice and video calling through SmileVoice and SmileUnlimited while promoting its fair usage policy […]
Making video call is now possible in Nigeria with the introduction of two 4G LTE innovations by Smile Communications Nigeria.
The service which is the first of its kind in West Africa will access to the fast growing global standard for voice and video calling through SmileVoice and SmileUnlimited while promoting its fair usage policy (FUP).
The introduction of this innovative technology has technically removed call roaming (for international calls to home) while offering services similar to the Skype call, video and social media chats via the App once connected to the internet.
Speaking at a press conference in Lagos to announce services, chairman of Smile Communications Nigeria, Dr. Ernest Azudialu-Obiejesi SmileVoice calls will be charged on megabytes (MB) per second to an active data which equates to a kobo/second rate.
He said for instance, if a subscriber has a 10gigabytes (GB) airtime bundle and makes a one minute local call, the customer will be charged 6MBs from their data bundle, which equates to N5.27k. According to him, the effective call rate of N8.79k per second associated with the 10GB airtime bundle is lower than any local call rate in the market.
He said SmileVoice comes in two options of using a world-first downloadable free mobile app that affords customers with Android smartphone and Apple iPhone devices the ability to make voice calls over Smile’s 4G LTE network.
The second option he explained permits the use of VoLTE-enabled handsets plus a Smile SIM Card, such as the latest Samsung devices.
Azudialu-Obiejesi said, “We are committed to improving the quality of voice and data services in Nigeria. With SmileVoice our customers can call anyone locally and in the world just like on any other mobile.” He stated that Smile has expanded its 4G LTE network in Nigeria to seven States and the FCT, providing 30-days of unlimited access to SuperFast mobile broadband.