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An
increasing number of new entrants are joining the world of
wireless. Traditional wireline carriers, next-gen providers,
cable operators and new MVNOs serving niche markets are among
the many seeking to capitalize on the revenue and market
opportunities in wireless telecommunications. With strong
brands and existing customer bases, today’s new entrants are
well positioned to mobilize their businesses, but they can’t do
it alone. |
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To successfully launch a mobile
community, mobile operators must focus on service differentiation
and brand marketing while partnering with experts who can assure
efficient, flexible and low-cost back-office operations. With
the XIUS-bcgi Mobile Services Platform, mobile operators can create
a complete end-to-end infrastructure solution for their mobile
business or choose specific services of the platform that can easily
integrate with their existing infrastructure and third-party
applications. XIUS-bcgi Mobile Services Platform utilizes an
Intelligent Network-based architecture that simultaneously supports
a variety of operational models and handles multiple heterogeneous
wireless technologies. Unrestricted by a single network, XIUS-bcgi’s
infrastructure is adaptable to GSM, CDMA, 3G, 4G, VoIP, IMS and WLAN. |
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The XIUS-bcgi Mobile Services Platform includes the following
components:
Real-Time Services Delivery:
At the core of the XIUS-bcgi Mobile Services Platform is its
real-time services delivery network capabilities, which support
CAMEL, WIN, RADIUS+, ISUP, SIP, Diameter and INAP protocols. The
flexibility of the network architecture helps speed time-to-market
and reduce implementation costs typically associated with
networked-based services.
Real-Time Rating and Billing
(INfinet™ Prepaid)
The INfinet Prepaid rating and billing platform supports real-time
service control and rating for voice, SMS, multiple service rating,
duration-based, rating-based and event-based services. Rating can be
destination network-based or origination location-based.
HLR (Home Location Register)
The HLR is a central database that contains details of each mobile
phone subscriber that is authorized to use the core network. The HLR
stores details of every SIM card issued by the mobile phone
operator. Each SIM has a unique identifier called an IMSI, which
uniquely identifies each HLR record.
SMSC (Short Message Service
Center)
The SMSC is a network element in the mobile telephone network, which
delivers SMS messages.
MMSC with WAP Gateway Features
(Multimedia Messaging Service Center)
The MMSC delivers multimedia messages including ../images, audio, video
and rich text.
GGSN (Gateway GPRS Support Node)
The GGSN is a network node that acts as a gateway between a GPRS
wireless data network and other networks such as the Internet or
private networks.
ESB (Enterprise Service Bus)
The ESB interfaces with components within the Mobile Services
Platform, such as self care applications, the HLR, the SMSC and
voice mail, to provide necessary billing transaction details.
AAA Gateway (Authentication, Authorization and Accounting)
The AAA process performs the authentication, authorization and
accounting of the subscribers for using the IP services (voice/data
services) provided by the IP Services platform.
USSD Gateway (Unstructured Supplementary Services Data)
USSD is a Global System for Mobile (GSM) communication technology
that is used to send text between a mobile phone and an application
program in the network.
Voice Mail
The XIUS-bcgi Mobile Services
Platform includes a Voice Mail Server that manages the mobile
subscriber’s voice messages when the subscriber is out of network
due to unavailability, out-of-reach or a “Do-Not-Disturb” option.
Business Intelligence/Reporting
The XIUS-bcgi Mobile Services Platform provides the capability to
generate daily extracts for business intelligence and reporting
purposes. |
Infrastructure
