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Real time charging accelerates multi partner servicesAlex Leslie Publisher, BillingViews

Tony Poulos Market Strategist TM Forum

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Today’s Speakers

Tony Poulos Market Strategist TM Forum

Alex Leslie Publisher, BillingViews

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Background

Real time convergent charging (RTCC), policy management and the effect on multi party services.

• Driven by digital services?• What do we really mean by RTCC?• Selling third party services• Charging on behalf of third

parties.

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The project

Real time convergent charging (RTCC) and policy management

• 67 surveys• 13 interviews• 12 weeks• 1 report

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The project

The respondents

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The results

How important is RTCC and policy management?

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The results

How important is RTCC and policy management?

95 percent

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The results

Who has implemented RTCC and policy management?

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The results

Those who have not implemented RTCC and policy management?

67 percent will implement both

And

61 percent of those will do so within a year

And

86 percent will integrate them

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The insights

Cost of real time

Example: 300 million CDRs/day

10 years ago – $5 million of hardware

Now – one server - $30,000

Source - Openet

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The results

Should we integrate RTCC and policy management?

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The results

Should we integrate RTCC and policy management?

85 percent

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The results

Have the drivers changed since last time?

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The results

What are the obstacles?

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Usage

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Usage

now

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Usage

In 2 years

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Sanity check

Where are we?

On a journey from controlto context

The potential is being recognised by the business

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The surprises

What are the surprises?

Operators are further forward than we guessed• OTT collaboration top use in two years

The largest operators (150 million + customers)• 87 percent have implemented• 93 have integrated

• 100 percent agree they should be integrated

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The insights

Beyond data

The real value lies in the homeService design head, global carrier

The real value lies in the customer insightsHead of Solutions, Smart Telecommunications

The real value lies in products not dataCIO of Robi Axiata

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The insights

Conclusions

“We have to think like the internet or we won’t survive”

“The goal is policy enabled billing.”

“I don’t know how you could live without it.”

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The insights

The journey continues (with extra impetus)

Thank You

Questions?

Alex Lesliealex@billingviews.com

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Q&A

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