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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 [email protected]
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Q&A
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