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1. Preferred Roamer
If the subscriber is traveling to an area where the home network
operator has a group company providing services or has a preferred
operator arrangement, the potential for both parties to earn
roaming revenues from this subscriber is high. However, the
Out-roamer usually logs onto various other competing
networks. This translates into huge loss of revenues to the
home network. Preferred Roamer enables the carriers to have
control over the roaming subscribers. It provides control to
the home network operator to ensure that the roaming
subscribers log onto preferred networks only. Home network
can provide complete control on Out-roamers and thus, ensure
higher revenues. The operator can have roaming tie-ups with
partners of choice and can ensure that their subscribers log
onto the required network only. A group of networks can
enhance revenues and can control the quality of facilities
being provided to their subscribers.
2. Single IMSI Multiple MSISDN
Multiple MSISDN roaming enables operators to offer local numbers to
roamers who frequently roam between two or more
regions/countries, leading to optimized roaming call costs
for roamers and sustainable recurring revenue streams for the
operators. Operators can benefit by catering to the specific
needs of the frequent regional roamer segment via increased
loyalty, while retaining the roamers to their networks while
roaming. Roamers can easily avail local numbers without
changing handsets, have local users reach them via a local
call and can essentially portray a multinational presence
3. CAMEL Gateway
The benefits of CAMEL are widely known, yet the lengthy
and costly upgrade process may be prohibitive for many
operators. This solution enables the network to have CAMEL
services and CAMEL roaming without having the need to upgrade to
full fledged CAMEL infrastructure. The service provides
complete CAMEL functionality for non-CAMEL networks and
networks with previous versions. This external, standalone
platform integrates to the operator's network and implements
all CAMEL functional components. Non- CAMEL networks are now
able to realize the potential of CAMEL-based services at
lower cost without lengthy upgrades of network elements or
modifications to service platforms
4. USSD Callback Server
This product, primarily, enables two-way roaming for prepaid
roaming subscribers in Non-CAMEL networks. Also, advantage of
reduced international/ national calling rates in a network
can be availed by both Prepaid and Postpaid international /
national roamers. This business case has been further extended
by some operators and they have started selling their
prepaid cards in countries where major expatriates residents,
including countries in Middle- east, Africa and South-east Asia.
5. Welcome and Outbound SMS
This solution is a low cost marketing and advertising tool
that effectively deliver information to the users of the
service provider's network. This tool allows service provider
to push information to inbound roamer when inbound roamer
selects its network (Welcome Message) or when its
subscriber roams to a foreign network (Bon Voyage Message).
It is an effective media for service provider to promote
its mobile services. It can also be the media for
commercial advertisement
6. Optimal Routing
Optimal Routing allows a call to be routed directly from the
Originating Switch to the MSC currently serving a mobile, which
replaces both the leg from the Originating Switch to the
home MSC and the leg from the home MSC to the Serving MSC.
It is most useful when the roaming mobile being called is
within the local calling area of the calling mobile.
Currently, such a situation may require two long distance
calls even if the two parties are within spitting distance
. Optimal Routing can reduce this to a single local call
and thus save valuable resources for the operator. This
saving may be extended to the subscriber
7. Roaming Call Assistant
Travelers calling from mobile phones tend to make common
dialing errors when placing international calls - due to
unfamiliar dialing conventions and language barriers. The
result is lost operator revenue and fewer completed calls.
This product provides a flexible, multi-modal user interface
to analyze, correct and complete misdialed calls. By
completing more calls and improving the use of network
resources, operators generate additional revenues and visitor
traffic while addressing roamers' basic needs8. Roaming Short Code
Roaming Short Code is a feature-rich translation service
that allows travelers to continue using their familiar short
codes for home-based VAS while roaming. Using our unique
global database of mobile networks around the world lets
operators temporarily adopt visiting roamers as their
customers by providing easy access to VAS. Operators can
significantly maximize the Home Short Code solution with the
integration of Global CLI Access and Welcome SMS/MMS Delivery
services.
9. Global CLI Access
Global CLI Access guarantees transparent access to VAS by
delivering the international travelers' Calling Line
Identification (CLI) information to the home network. This
enables roamers to continue using their familiar short codes,
eliminating the need for cumbersome international numbers
and lengthy authentication sessions, exactly as if they were at
home, for true VHE.10. Roaming Mate
While operators invest heavily in roaming services and
technology, few resources are dedicated to supporting outbound
subscribers. Roaming Mate lets operators focus on their
important outbound roamers by enhancing their
roaming experience. Leveraging current operator infrastructure and
subscribers' existing habits, usage patterns and attitudes,
Roaming Mate provides the top ranked voice and data services
of 6d and its partners via a unified, single user interface:
· Call Assistant o comprehensive data and voice services,
dialing tips, GPRS roaming agreements and self-provisioning for HPMN
services. · City Guides - relevant information sources for
foreign travelers including events, address finder, maps, useful
local numbers and comprehensive city guides.
10. Weather and Conversions o up to date information
including currency, translations, time zones and measurement
conversions · Save Money o promotions and deals from both
home operators and 3rd parties (such as Last Minute).
Tailored promotions and campaigns based on roamers' definitions
11. Voice VPN
VPN is a widely used dialing feature within large
organizations, providing convenience, better inter-employee
communications and use of resources, and reduced costs. While
the extension of VPN services to the mobile phone is a considerable
advancement, these services are limited to employees' home
countries. Employees traveling abroad must revert to long format
international numbers to place their calls, including
international access and country codes, which not everyone
remembers.Voice VPN service lets employees keep in touch with
their home offices easily and transparently, by enabling the
use of familiar VPN extensions when traveling. Voice VPN is
an attractive service that appeals to large business accounts
and users alike because employees can easily contact their
home office without long-format international dialing, and office
communications are improved, more efficient and cost-effective.11.
Signaling Relay System
This enables a mobile operator to leverage its own or its
partner's existing roaming relationships to extend full-fledged
roaming services to its newer regional networks, without
having to go through an extensive roaming relationship setup
process. This enables operators to quickly provision
comprehensive roaming services to all their regional network
properties with minimal incremental investment.
12. Prepaid Roaming Gateway
Prepaid inbound roamers with barred outgoing facility can
have a prepaid account in the roaming network and make
outgoing calls that can be rated real-time. This will also
enable postpaid and CAMEL-based prepaid roamers receive local
calls. This is an innovative offering for the mobile
operator to attract inbound roamers to the network. The
prepaid roamer can enjoy both home call services and VPMN call
services.
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