(Source: MARKETWIRE)
ITU -- Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) and Openet today announced that
Turkcell, Turkey's leading communications and technology company, has
deployed a combined solution to provide a flexible charging system
for its general packet radio service (GPRS) mobile data network. The
joint solution from Cisco and Openet, which went live at mobile
operator Turkcell in June 2009, introduces intelligence into the
network to enable the real-time packet inspection, rating and billing
of individual customers' mobile data usage. It helps the operator
deliver and charge for pre- and post-paid data and next-generation
services. As a result, Turkcell, which has a subscriber base of more
than 36 million, is able to provide subscribers with several billing
options: by application used, for combined services or by data
bandwidth consumed.
Key Facts / Highlights:
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Openet's FusionWorks(TM) Convergent Charging solution deployed at Turkcell is
combined with the following Cisco(R) technologies:
-- Cisco Enhanced Gateway GPRS Support Node (eGGSN), based on the
high-performance Service Application Module for IP (SAMI) technology in the
Cisco 7600 Series Router;
-- Cisco Service Control Engine;
-- Cisco Access Register
-- This combined solution was selected to help prepare Turkcell for
a surge in data traffic from the launch of its 3G network in July
2009.
-- The Cisco eGGSN solution provides advanced processing of
Internet Protocol (IP) flows for content-aware billing, filtering,
management and analysis in a highly scalable, fault-tolerant package.
The solution helps Turkcell to deliver personalized mobile data
services to its customers.
-- Openet's FusionWorks(TM) Convergent Charging product verifies
the subscriber identity, the type of service and the authorization to
use the service; advises on charge and session management; and
charges for the service. These capabilities provide the
transactional intelligence that Turkcell requires for the accurate
delivery of, and charging for, 3G services.
-- As a complementary technology with the Service Control Engine,
Cisco provides content inspection capabilities that enable Turkcell to
control network traffic and monetize subscriber use. Currently, there
are servers deployed in Istanbul, with plans to roll out additional
servers in Ankara and to augment the existing hardware in Istanbul as
more subscribers begin to use Turkcell's 3G network for data
services.
-- The joint solution was previously deployed to handle
data on Turkcell's 2G network and was selected for its ability to
scale exponentially as 3G data use grows and delivery speeds rise as
high as 1,500 transactions per second. Turkcell's 2G customer base
consists predominantly of consumers using voice and SMS services.
-- The ability to handle real-time GPRS transactions now allows
Turkcell to maximize profitability from data services, thereby
creating a commercially viable proposition to take to the enterprise
market.
