4G/LTE & 5G Billing System for CSPs and ISPs​

Deploy a LTE & 5G wireless network with PortaBilling’s automated service provisioning, flexible quota management and LTE real-time billing. Complement it with OTT voice or VoLTE. ​

What is 4G/LTE & 5G Billing?

One of the core infrastructure elements necessary for becoming a successful 4G/LTE or 5G provider is a comprehensive 5G billing system. A robust billing and online charging system (OCS) offers flexible quota management and real-time billing of multiple services:

  • Data over LTE & 5G – content-based billing, data bundle control
  • Voice over LTE (VoLTE) – voice calls and SMSs
  • Over the Top (OTT) services – VoIP, messaging, VAS, e.g. cloud softphone
  • IPTV
  • Mobile wallets, transfer of funds / quotas between subscribers, etc.
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Robin Kent

Director of European operations at Adax

“We are always looking to enhance our LTE EPC capabilities through joining forces with ecosystem partners such as PortaOne which can allow us to offer operators a complete network solution.

Its technology allows operators to rapidly deliver quadruple play solutions via legacy infrastructure. Instantly unlocking additional revenue streams and being able to compete in a rapidly evolving competitive market place.”

Challenges CSPs & ISPs face with 5G Billing

If you’re a CSP or ISP dealing with 4G/LTE and 5G services, you might recognize these frustrations:

Difficulties

Struggling to sync data between billing systems and back-office platforms (CRM, support ticketing, reseller portals, etc.)?

Frustrations

Seeing low margins in basic data services and looking for value-added services (VAS) to increase profitability?

Inefficiencies

Frustrations when managing resellers and distributors, especially regarding discounts and commissions, due to an inflexible billing system?

Overload

Operating multiple channels of revenue (data, voice, messaging, OTT) that require separate management and resources?

Discover a better way

We have heard these cries before, which is why PortaBilling offers a convergent LTE / 5G billing system, combining B/OSS and OCS functionalities. With PortaBilling you can:

Maximize revenue by reducing revenue leakage

Increase marketing opportunities with flexible service bundles

Enable new and expanded revenue streams

Scale seamlessly with quick-to-market solutions

Why CSPs & ISPs Choose PortaBilling for 5G Billing

See why CSPs and ISPs offering 4G/LTE and 5G are choosing PortaBilling to be their all-in-one provisioning and billing platform

Differentiate with Value-Added Services

distinguish yourself from your competitors through our Add-on Mart - marketplace for third-party integrations

Increase customer satisfaction

by empowering them to self-manage quotas, top-ups and add-ons and only submit one consolidated bill for all digital services

Reduce your expenses

with one consolidated and converged platform solution in lieu of multiple billing systems for different product offerings

Enjoy security & reliability

with default full data redundancy, site redundancy, and zero downtime updates

Why Choose PortaOne?

See why so many telecoms choose the PortaOne 4G/LTE & 5G billing solution.

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Rapid go-to-market deployment

Agile development ensures the release of new software updates every 7 weeks

Fair pricing

Choose from an unlimited perpetual license or a simple, value-based SaaS metric. All features, maintenance & support included

Open architecture

No constraints! Access API and full source code so you can develop, integrate, and expand on your own timelines for your own market niches

24/7 technical support

Our technical support is praised as best-in-industry, with 180 engineers ready to help whenever you need them

How Does our 5G Billing System Work?

There are 5 key technologies working hard to give you a comprehensive and reliable LTE billing solution:

  1. BSS (Business Support System): Creates a central repository of customer data and manages SIM activations, product catalogs; consolidates customer balance and quota management; charges recurrent subscription fees; handles billing and invoice generation; and more!
  2. LTE & 5G service provisioning: Instantly provisions new customer activation and other BSS changes and syncs with network elements (HSS, PCRF, ERP, CRM, etc.) 
  3. LTE OCS (Online Charging System): Enables real-time charging of transferred data, voice calls, SMS, and other services. Offers flexibility for quota management via a combination of different quotas and roll-overs, and an unlimited number of service wallets. Enables location, content-based charging, and LTE data bundle control.
  4. EPC (Evolved Packet Core): Handles packet switching and session management during connections. Includes HSS (Home Subscriber Server), MME (Mobile Management Entity), SAE-GW and PCRF.*
  5. eNodeB: Supports the actual radio part of the communication. Customers have full freedom of choice between eNodeB platforms/vendors, without any effect on BSS and charging.
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* For EPCs, PortaOne works with technology partners Alcatel-Lucent, Altran (former Aricent), Huawei, ZTE, Yate (SS7ware), Protei, and Adax. 

Don’t see your EPC listed here? No problem. We can interoperate and integrate in 3 weeks. For more information regarding integration with one of our partners, see this document.

4 Steps to Smoothly Launching a Wireless LTE / 5G Network

1

Roll out

Launch your radio access network (E-UTRAN), with eNodeB of your. Install pre-tested Evolved Packet Core (EPC) and PortaBilling.*

2

Configure

Import and activate SIM cards. Create and define products. Bundle services and/or allow for “à la carte” products.

3

Provision

Provision customers in PortaBilling. Real-time authorization reserves funds and locks quota volume enabling multiple concurrent sessions/services.

4

Get paid

Self-care portals make administration simple and add-ons fast to access by allowing customers to check their statistics, order additional products and top-up prepaid service wallets.

What makes our PortaOne solutions special?

Act fast!

The world is moving fast and future trends demand up-to-date technologies

There are many real-world applications which will benefit immensely from 5G networks: self-driving cars, manufacturing, virtual reality (VR) and IoT (Internet of Things) services, which offer more chances to expand and increase revenues. Get started now with the billing solution for your 4G/LTE and 5G networks.

Whether currently operating within the 4G/LTE realm, or considering moving to 5G, CSPs and ISPs need converged charging systems with real-time decision capabilities.

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