4G VoIP to succeed mobile voice

The likes of Wi-Max and LTE could eventually see high-definition mobileVoIP phones supersede traditional mobile voice services, PCWorld has said.

These 4G wireless technologies would allow mobile phone users to access high-quality VoIP solutions, removing the limitations of minute-based call services, according to the technology news and reviews website.

If such solutions were made widely available, consumers would pay a flat-rate for a monthly data plan that would allow them access to voice and internet services.

The traditional mobile network subscription service would become redundant, as any operators that persisted with them would find themselves bypassed, with their users switching to 4G third-party VoIP apps.

"Wireless carriers are eventually switching to all-VoIP services whether they like it or not," according to Brad Reed of network professionals magazine Network World

However, traditional mobile subscription plans are likely to remain in place for the time bring as 4G connectivity is not expected to be widespread, even in major urban hubs, for at least the next three years.

The roll-out of 4G could be the "revolutionary" catalyst for the transition of IP telephony solutions and broadband speeds to mobile devices, BroadbandIgnite said recently.