T-Mobile to Support Wi-Fi Calling for Apple iPhones

by Christopher Freeburn | June 3, 2014 11:53 am

At its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on Monday, Apple (AAPL[1]) said it would add Wi-Fi calling to the iPhone when it launches its new mobile operating system[2] — iOS 8 — later this year.

T-Mobile deal[3]

Now, T-Mobile (T[4]MUS[5]) says that it will support Wi-Fi calling from iPhones on its network. The nation’s fourth largest carrier said that “With the upcoming update, more than 90 percent of all T-Mobile smartphones will feature Wi-Fi Calling.” A T-Mobile executive observed that T-Mobile was “the very first U.S. wireless provider to enable Wi-Fi Calling nationwide on our Android-powered and Windows smartphones” in a post on its corporate blog, PCMagazine notes.

Wi-Fi calling — already available on a number of smartphones on Sprint (S[6]) and T-Mobile — permits users to make telephone calls even if they cannot access their carriers voice network.

Apple will officially launch iOS 8 in the fall along with its next-generation iPhone 6. A beta version of iOS 8 is already available to Apple developers.

TMUS stock fell almost 2% in Tuesday morning trading, while AAPL shares climbed modestly.

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Endnotes:

  1. AAPL: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=AAPL
  2. launches its new mobile operating system: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2458874,00.asp
  3. [Image]: https://investorplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/T-Mobile-storefront-630.jpg
  4. T: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=T
  5. MUS: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=MUS
  6. S: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=S
  7. Report: New Google Tablet Will Be Able to Capture 3D Images: https://investorplace.com/2014/05/google-tablet-3d-goog-stock/
  8. MSFT – Is the New Surface Pro 3 Tablet a Game-Changer?: https://investorplace.com/2014/05/new-surface-pro-3-msft/
  9. BBRY: BlackBerry Launches Z3 Low-Cost Smartphone: https://investorplace.com/2014/05/bbry-blackberry-z3-lowcost-smartphone/
  10. The Smartphone Kill Switch Is Coming in 2015: https://investorplace.com/2014/04/smartphone-kill-switch-coming-2015/

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