As of October 10th, 2018, Toronto-based national carrier Rogers has begun rolling out its voice-over LTE (VoLTE) service to subscribers roaming in the U.S. The VoLTE technology platform allows users with a compatible phone to place and receive calls over the Rogers LTE network instead of the traditional voice network. Rogers VoLTE roaming

Voice over LTE (VoLTE) Roaming provides the ability to extend IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) applications outside of a user’s serving area. Voice over LTE (VoLTE) Peering and Interconnect define how two different network operators interwork in order to deliver end-to-end IMS services.

VoLTE will be available to both Rogers and Fido subscribers roaming on networks maintained by the world’s largest telecom service provider AT&T. The carrier began rolling out the feature to Rogers Roam Like Home and Fido Roam subscribers with Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+ devices in select U.S. cities.

“This milestone will enable Rogers and Fido postpaid customers to experience VoLTE service when travelling in the US, just like they do at home,” according to Rogers. More cities, and more VoLTE-capable devices, will be announced in the coming months.

Travelling Outside of Canada and US Rogers VoLTE roaming

As soon as you leave Canada and enter a new country/area (now except the US) your device will automatically switch to one of the wireless network providers in your destination. You will receive a welcome message from Rogers with some helpful information.

For international destinations:

• For Data usage to work, a network in the destination area needs to support GPRS data roaming.
• Data roaming for all international destinations is $0.03 per KB.