Voice and SMS over LTE

Another opinion of CS Fallback

Dean Bubley of Disruptive Analysis recently published a paper on CSFB.  Over the years, Dean has been a pretty good prognosticator of technology.  In this case, he’s negative on CSFB, and positive on VoLGA.  Given that’s how I see it, it doesn't seem to be that “disruptive" an analysis.  

One voice to rule them all

Industry Analyst Dean Bubley recently weighed in on the “One Voice” announcement. His take: excellent first step at boiling down IMS “…to the minimum set of requirements for basic telephony to work.”

Playing out the idea that One Voice attempts to establish the functionality of basic telephony means that this is a first step in the long evolution to a commercially viable IMS voice solution commensurate with GSM (ie what subscribers expect from mobile voice).

Therefore, we concur with Mr. Bubley’s assessment that One Voice isn’t going to happen “ubiquitously” or “overnight.” "It's an important step, but it isn't the whole journey," he writes, and reiterates "there is still likely to be a need for an interim solution for several years."

I can only assume then, his reference to VoLGA being Frodo in a Lord of the Rings analogy implies that VoLGA is on the side of good and righteousness. Whereas CS Fallback, the Gollum in this situation, is the less optimal route to voice over LTE.