Representatives from top companies in the wireless industry have teamed up to form the Voice over LTE via Generic Access (VoLGA) Forum, which will focus on defining a set of specifications for enabling the delivery of voice services over Long-Term Evolution (LTE) access networks based on the current 3GPP Generic Access Network (GAN) standard. The group comprises leaders from Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Huawei, Kineto Wireless, LG Electronics, Motorola, Nortel, Samsung, Starent Networks, T-Mobile, and ZTE.

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The VoLGA Forum seeks to enable mobile operators to deliver voice and messaging services over upcoming LTE radio access networks using the same core networks they use today to support voice services on 2G/GSM and 3G/UMTS radio access networks.

Its participants are currently working together to create the initial set of VoLGA specifications, which they intend to complete and publish by mid-2009. Vendors and operators will have access to these open specifications to develop and deploy interoperable solutions.

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