Deployments of HD Voice have increased 40% over the past year, with 45 operators across 35 countries now offering HD Voice, according to a report from the GSA (the Global mobile Suppliers Association).
The GSA's Mobile HD Voice: Global Update report confirms that HD Voice is commercially launched in almost 60% of EU member countries, and is available from more than one operator in 10 countries.
The GSA said that HD Voice services are commercially launched on 45 GSM, 3G/HSPA and LTE mobile networks in 35 countries and territories: Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Hong Kong S.A.R., India, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mauritius, Moldova, The Netherlands, Poland, Réunion, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Uganda, and UK.
Mobile HD Voice services are offered by competing operators in 10 markets – Austria, Canada, Croatia, France, Poland, Slovenia, South Korea, Switzerland, Turkey and UK,
The GSA also reported that there are 80 HD Voice enabled mobile phones on the market. are launched by many leading manufacturers, including products for professional broadcasters. Many new phone models are delivered with HD Voice (W-AMR) activated as default, it said.
There is a strong business case for Mobile HD Voice, the GSA said, as customers make more, or longer, calls. HD Voice can also help operators differentiate their offerings and enable high quality services to voice dependent business like call centers and information services.