Lyca Mobile UK Finally Gets Around to Putting Wi-Fi Calling Live
After a bit of a false start a couple of years ago, mobile network operator Lyca Mobile, which in the UK is a virtual operator (MVNO) on EE’s national network, has now finally confirmed that they’ve enabled the Wi-Fi Calling (VoWiFi – Voice over Wi-Fi) feature across “all” of their SIM plans.
VoWiFi enables consumers with a supporting Smartphone and mobile operator to harness the WiFi connectivity of their home broadband connection, or another WiFi network, to make mobile voice calls (and sometimes also texts), instead of using your mobile (4G or 5G) data network. The feature is extremely useful, particularly when away from a good mobile signal, but remember that support can still be patchy between different networks and devices.
The announcement appears to have been confirmed via social media just before the bank holiday weekend (example) and a related information page has also been setup – here.
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Holly Flintoft, Head of Digital Sales UK at Lyca Mobile, said:
“At Lyca Mobile, we are focused on making everyday connectivity as reliable and seamless as possible for our customers. By enabling WiFi Calling across all our mobile plans, we are taking another step in improving everyday connectivity for our customers. Whether at home, at work or in places where mobile signal can fluctuate, WiFi Calling helps ensure people stay connected when it matters.”
Mark is a professional technology writer, IT consultant and computer engineer from Dorset (England), he also founded ISPreview in 1999 and enjoys analysing the latest telecoms and broadband developments. Find me on X (Twitter), Mastodon, Facebook, BlueSky, Threads.net and Linkedin.
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What this article should actually say is Lyca Mobile fix intermittent VoWiFi issue, after far too long!
Is it accurate to describe it as mobile (4g/5g) data if we are referring to calls? I know it is 4g calling or 5g calling but is that “data” or no? Would appreciate clarification.
Technically yes, but it’s not “your” data as it uses a different APN and does not require internet access to be enabled. 🙂
Would really like to know if their MVNO agreement allows for use of EE’s 5GSA. Or for that matter any info on any MVNO and 5GSA.