SK Telecom "Not the first" to launch VoLTE?

In an article by Mark Hearn on August 7, 2012 in Wireless it was pointed out that MetroPCS was in fact the first to release the coveted VoLTE .  Following is a copy of the article discussing the race...

MetroPCS may only be America’s sixth largest wireless carrier, but it’s definitely the country’s first to offer Voice over LTE (VoLTE) services. Not usually known for being the first to bring new products to market, MetroPCS announced Tuesday that its first VoLTE-capable handset, the LG Connect 4G, is now available. MetroPCS has deployed its new service in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

The company plans on rolling out more devices and additional coverage in “the coming weeks.” Almost in the spirit of Olympic-like competition, the regional carrier won the VoLTE race by mere hours. South Korean wireless carrier SK Telecom prematurely made the claim of being the world’smobile provider to offer VoLTE services, which were set to go live on August 8 using Samsung’s Galaxy S III.

Using higher levels of bandwidth, VoLTE improves overall call quality and reduces connection latency.

While this was a neck and neck race between the two carriers, it appears that MetroPCS has come away with the VoLTE gold and SK Telecom will have to settle for silver.http://www.technobuffalo.com/news/wireless/metropcs-takes-voice-over-lte-services-live-with-the-lg-connect-4g/