Long term partners Taqua and Kineto Wireless are to merge, to exploit the rising carrier interest in voice over WiFi. Taqua, whose main product is a virtual mobile core, will acquire its fixed/mobile convergence ally. Together, they provide an end-to-end voice over WiFi platform that does not require an IMS, as VoLTE does. As such, they claim to support a lighter approach to 4G and IP voice than VoLTE, for the large number of operators which are cautious about the big investment and disruption required to deploy an IMS solution. Taqua’s CEO, Eric Pratt, said: “With the VoWiFi market set to take off and many operators looking for an end-to-end solution, we decided to solidify our partnership with Kineto. By…