...It provides a single offering for Voice over LTE (VoLTE), Voice over Wi-Fi (VoWiFi), Video over LTE (ViLTE), Rich Communication Services (RCS), interconnection, fixed VoIP, and web communication solutions. The SBC can be deployed on nearly any x86 hardware in multiple cloud environments, such as OpenStack, VMware, and Ericsson NFVI. It is also verified on Ericsson software-defined infrastructure (SDI) and can be delivered as part of industrialized solutions. Ericsson’s SBC architecture utilizes centralized control, with the media plane being handled in traffic hotspots, to enable low media latency and transmission savings. The feature-rich, convergent nature of the Ericsson SBC means that service providers can benefit from a single product for all needs, resulting in significant OPEX savings.