PROTEI Real-time Data Charging Gateway

Data services starts to play more and more important role in the business of mobile operators. Possibility to charge data services fast and flexible guarantees that Operator will have a freedom when choosing business models for various data services being deployed.

Due to overwhelming majority of prepaid subscribers in the subscriber base of mobile operators, it is very important to enable on-line charging of all data services whatever equipment is used for service provisioning to avoid possible debts and revenue losses. This is non-trivial task because data services can be provided via different types of equipment supporting different types of interfaces.

PROTEI Real-time Data Charging Gateway enables to implement real-time charging of data services for GSM/UMTS subscribers not only for traditional mobile data services but for wide range of broadband services (Wi-Fi, WiMax and others), for NGN, VoIP and messaging (SMS, MMS and IM) services. All these services can be charged on-line from main account of mobile subscriber.

PROTEI Real-time Data Charging Gateway:

• Real-time charging of all types of data and messaging services
• Per-session or per-call subscriber authorization and charging
• Volume-based or time-based charging and billing using the operator's main billing system
• RADIUS, DIAMETER, HTTP, IACC and proprietary protocols support
• Diameter-proxy functionality

• Real-time charging for all data services
• Wide range of supported protocols
• Embedded password generation subsystem
• On-line WiFi charging with EAP-SIM, WEB or MAC authorization
• Services are charged to main subscriber's account

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