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neXus Solutions for Mobile Operators

With the expansion of IP-based networks and services in the mobile space, hundreds of millions of subscribers are expecting continuous and fast access to a range of IP-based services anywhere and anytime.

High-capacity, high-bandwidth Internet connectivity combined with always-on access, service selection and corporate connectivity (VPNs) are all vital for retaining consumer subscribers and maintaining effective mobile workforce productivity.

Yet the IP network for mobile operators is complex and has several unique requirements pertinent to the Mobile space, calling for special considerations for effective subscriber- and IP-service management.

While IP services represent a real revenue opportunity for Mobile Operators, they also provide cost-effective solutions for their subscribers, offering alternatives for traditional services in the shape of VoIP and IM applications that could replace traditional voice calls and SMSs.

To address these opportunities and challenges, several network elements and supporting systems have been deployed in Mobile Operators’ networks, such as SGSN, GGSN, DNS, AAA, DHCP, SSG/ISG, Security and DPI. Such systems make subscriber and service management challenging tasks for the Mobile Operators.

neXus by ComAbility consolidates all subscriber- and service-related activities across all relevant network elements and supporting systems to help Mobile Operators overcome these challenges and offer their customers advanced data services.

ComAbility’s solutions for Mobile Operators caters to the following:

Service Management and Provisioning, VPN & APN Management

neXus’ Service Management and Provisioning enables quick creation of services and flawless service provisioning and management, including VPN and APN definition.  Its comprehensive, simple-to-use interface enables overall management of services, hiding network complexity from the operator and greatly facilitating service rollout throughout the service provider’s network.

Subscriber Management and Provisioning

neXus’ Subscriber Management and Provisioning provides a single interface for subscriber management, service subscription and troubleshooting.

With neXus, Service providers can control all network aspects of a subscriber with a single interface, which enables provisioning and control of subscriber’s connectivity, associated L4-L7 services, VPN and APN definitions and advanced business rules.

Using neXus Subscriber Management and Provisioning, service providers have one single interface for debugging and troubleshooting any subscriber-related activity.

neXus Subscriber Management and Provisioning reduces time-to-market for service association and activation, enhances subscriber experience due to reduced time-to-resolution and dramatically reduces the number of issues.

neXus Single Interface to the Network

To support Service Providers’ need for differentiated, personalized services, more and more elements have been added to the service providers’ networks in recent years, resulting in increased network complexity and more elements to provision and control. Services providers currently require solution management more than any product-specific management.

neXus provides a single interface to the network, thus enabling end-to-end solution-level management rather than product-specific management. By having a single interface to the entire subscriber and service management portfolio, service providers reduce their operational expenses, service errors, and costly troubleshooting time.

Furthermore, neXus allows service providers to greatly reduce the time between a new service conception by Marketing and its implementation in the network, resulting in fast service rollout and quicker revenues.

Self-Care & Service Selection Portal

Mobile users may have several IP services associated with their profiles. Services may be of several types, such as default service (auto-connect upon logon to the IP network) or on-demand service. In some cases, mobile operators may need to comply with equal-access regulations - hence allowing ISP selection.

neXus Self-Care & Service Selection Portal provides means for subscribers’ self-management and self operations.

Advanced Charging - Prepaid and Postpaid Support

Allowing prepaid and postpaid billing is crucial to the business of Mobile operators. neXus Advanced Charging provides packaged postpaid and prepaid charging support. With neXus Advanced Charging, Mobile Operators can provide their customers with either a single account and single balance for their overall consumption or two separate accounts, one for their voice services and another for their data IP services.

Subscriber Ownership and Partitioning

neXus’ Subscriber Ownership and Partitioning enables service providers to designate administrative profiles within different subscriber groups and services. Subscriber Ownership and Partitioning thus supports a range of wholesale scenarios required by service providers to support Virtual Operators, Corporate account management, Enterprise or SMBs management, and subscriber self-management.