Revenue & Billing

Sri Lankan operator Dialog Axiata has extended its partnership with Netcracker for BSS functionality and professional services to further enhance its billing capabilities for mobile, TV and broadband customers.

India’s Vodafone Idea (Vi) has become one of the largest customers for Ericsson Charging integrated with Ericsson Policy after the successful completion of a charging consolidation programme for the leading operator.

Sri Lanka national ICT solutions provider SLT-Mobitel is to implement Netcracker Digital BSS and Professional Services to consolidate its billing system for upgraded fixed, mobile and online charging capabilities.

A press release attributed to the Parliament of the Republic of Uganda underlines the continuing issue of communications charges across Africa – this time relating to the internet.

Revenue diversification has become an increasingly urgent and strategic focus for telcos, as they have to cope with the most pressing challenges, both internally and externally.

Hrvatski Telekom is implementing Nokia’s Converged Charging software solution to modernise its online charging and better harness network monetisation opportunities to unlock new revenue streams.

Most communications service providers (CSPs) have already started the journey towards becoming digital service providers (DSPs). But with the global economic downturn impacting budgets, how can operators keep digital transformation plans on track.

Operator Ooredoo Kuwait has partnered with Ericsson to implement Ericsson Billing across its network. The billing system upgrade has, Ericsson says, enabled 5G evolution across Ooredoo Kuwait’s network and supported it in developing competitive marketing strategies for a variety of 5G products. 

The Central Bank of Eswatini is looking into the development of a digital currency option with a little help from international technology group Giesecke+Devrient.

In response to what it describes as growing demand for high-quality data services, Guinean operator ETI SA is implementing digital enablement expert Alepo’s BSS Transformation. Alepo says that the advanced platform will modernize the operator’s existing FTTH services, as well as provide support for the future launch of its fixed LTE network.

Roaming between Togo and Gabon may soon incur no additional charges after an agreement between the two states, which was made last week but only reported in recent days.

Iraqi fixed-line provider Kurdtel Communications has selected solutions from digital enablement firm Alepo to modernise its network.

Less than a year after the last review, the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) has allowed operators to raise their tariffs.

The Posts and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) has announced plans to monitor telecommunications traffic for revenue assurance purposes, suggesting that the existing system, whereby operators declare their revenues, may no longer be adequate.

MTN Ghana has selected Tecnotree’s digital transformation stack for B2B and B2C, allowing the operator to meet its enterprise market demand and deliver augmented customer experiences at a reduced cost.

The Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek) and two of the country’s operators, Airtel Kenya and Telkom Kenya, have joined in the controversy over a case involving mobile termination rates (MTR) – the charges levied by a mobile service provider on other telecommunications service providers for terminating calls in its network.

Omantel has signed a multi-year agreement with Optiva to upgrade Optiva Charging Engine to a cloud-native architecture on Omantel’s private cloud.

Mongolian operator Unitel has selected SLA Digital as its managed service provider for carrier billing.

Bangladeshi operator Robi Axiata is joining Fortumo’s payments platform.

One of India’s big three operators, Bharti Airtel, has announced plans to raise tariffs for all its prepaid plans by 20-25 percent. It has been calculated that this will enable the company to move towards the higher average revenue per user (ARPU) that it says it needs.

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s BH Telecom has selected Oracle’s Converged Charging System as it looks to revamp its prepaid product offerings and prepares to monetise 5G.

Analysts from direct carrier billing (DCB) protection firm Evina, and DCB implementation specialists Telecoming, have developed the first Direct Carrier Billing (DCB) Index. This aims to provide an overview of the current state of the DCB business and its potential.

Riding on the waves of the rising adoption of mobile data services, the total mobile services revenue in the Philippines is set to increase at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.6% from US$4.1bn in 2021 to US$5.4bn in 2026, said a study.

The Maldives’ Dhiraagu is upgrading its systems and consolidating its standalone assurance functions with Subex’s Revenue Assurance and Fraud Management (iRAFM) solution.

Telekom Srbija’s Bosnia & Herzegovina unit Mtel Banja Luka has renewed its private cloud upgrade and support agreement with Optiva.

Venezuelan mobile operator Digitel has signed an agreement with Optiva for a multi-year support renewal and upgrade of its online charging system.

Mobile data is least affordable in African countries. That’s a major finding of a recent blog on the Top Dollar Financial Insights Hub, offered by US debt relief options and savings company Accredited Debt Relief.

Oracle Communications' cloud-native converged charging and billing solutions are on their way to Malaysia, Thailand and Pakistan, says the company.

Bahrain’s National Broadband Network BNET has selected Mobileum’s Active Intelligence Platform for risk management.

It’s not every day we announce an operator deal to attract customers, but the latest campaign by leading Kenyan operator Safaricom arguably has wider significance than a mere marketing ploy.

Nigerian operator 9Mobile has selected digital business support systems (BSS) company Tecnotree to replace its wholesale and carrier billing solution.

MTN Nigeria is engaging with local banks to discuss pricing models after it was blocked from selling products and airtime last week after it attempted to reduce commission on transactions.