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17.07.2015 1 GSM roaming brokerage allows integration of Carribean’s fragmented mobile markets CANTO Congress St. Kitts & Nevis, 21.06.2005 17.07.2015 17/07/2015 2 Roaming traffic scenario (voice) Bilateral Roaming Agreement (IRA) STP SS7 (MAP) STP HPMN HLR SMSC VPMN MSC MSC GW MSC GW MSC Switch 17.07.2015 Voice (ISUP) VLR SMSC Switch 3 Commercial Layers of the roaming business PMN Enabling Roaming Coordination Transport Contracting, activation & administration PMN Roaming Coordination SS7 (MAP) Signalling Clearing (DC/FC) 17.07.2015 Buying / Selling Voice GRX Signalling TAP / RAP Invoicing/Settlement ISUP IP Clearing (DC/FC) Voice GRX 4 List of activities Establish SS7 Links Produce IO invoice Perform incoming TAP Control SS7 Links Fraud Control Sending Test SIM‘s Generate TAP Testfile RAP File Perform IREG Tests Validation incoming TAP Check out-going TAP Register VPLMN SIM Data in Billing system 17.07.2015 IREG completion certificate Data in Test MSC 5 Spaghetti roaming PMN A PMN B Clearing Signalling Roaming Coordination 17.07.2015 Costs PMN C 6 Roaming efforts & costs increasing in two dimensions Roaming Service Features 3G roaming/ IW MMS roaming/ IW SMS Interworking GPRS roaming Prepaid Roaming SMS Roaming Voice Roaming Early 90ties Mid 90ties End 90ties Around 2000 2002 Today Tomorrow 20-40 50100 100200 ~300 ~400 ~500 ~700-1000 Number of GSM Networks The actual GSM Roaming framework is elaborated by dominant operators, based on high traffic projections. Small networks and GSM-newcomers must be selective, or find innovative solutions. 17.07.2015 7 Key2roam The goals of the GSMA RB TF (Roaming Broker Task Force) 17.07.2015 8 GSMA Roaming Broker Task Force – guidelines “Roaming broker guidelines “ issued August 2001 •“Definition: A ‘Roaming Broker’ is an entity, which enables a mobile network operators subscribers to roam on one or more mobile networks where the mobile network operators have no direct contractual.” •“Obligations of a Roaming Broker: The following guidelines describe the obligations of a ‘Roaming Broker’ in different fields of operation towards the standard GSM operators.” Home Network Signalling Contract (Roaming Agreement) 17.07.2015 IOT (Billing) IOT (Billing) Roaming Broker Visited Network Signalling Contract (Roaming Agreement) 9 The concept of the automatic signalling testing Customers Network SIM-Cards of Community Members SIM-Card Server Comfone Internet GSM850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 17.07.2015 10 Signalling Flow scheme of Key2roam – General Layout Broker agreement PMN MCC MNC 123 02 MGT 72 76 PMN Code ABCK9 MSC Broker agreement PMN Comfone Key2roam Signalling Signalling MGT PMN Code ISPC 41 799 CHERB 2-061-6 2-061-7 MCC MNC MGT PMN Code 321 01 52 44 XYZK9 MSC GT routing table configuration: GT routing table configuration: 321 01 41 799 DPC 2-061-6 123 02 41 799 DPC 2-061-6 17.07.2015 11 TAP Flow scheme of Key2roam – General Layout Comfone Key2roam VPMN HPMN Atheer, Irak PMN code: Broker code: Orange Liechtenstein IRQAT IRQK9 DCH PMN code: Broker code: H’PMN V’PMN LIEK9 IRQK9 DCH DCH DCH Recipient TDIRQATLIEK900001 LIEVE LIEK9 Recipient Inc. TAP Files Outg. TAP Files Sender TDIRQK9LIEVE00001 Sender Conv. & Clearing Process 17.07.2015 12 Roaming Broker Invoicing Example B C Comfone Key2roam Y PMN X PMN A Inter PMN invoice grouped Inter PMN invoice grouped or ungrouped A PMN A IOT ABC PMN X A 100 B 50 C 20 PMN Y A 200 B 30 IOT = 170 A B IOT IOT Clearing Comfone IOT = 300 PMN B Z Clearing IOT B IOT Comfone IOT = 80 IOT = 230 C PMN C IOT Comfone IOT = 65 17.07.2015 C Clearing IOT PMN Z C 45 IOT = 45 13 Standard lead time for activation of Key2roam relations Week ID Task Name Duration 1 1 Decision to establish Key2roam 0d 2 Execution of the Key2roam Service Agreement and its Annexes 20d 3 Key2roam Service Agreement and its Annexes signed 0d 4 Signalling, DC and FC operational 0d 5 Set up Network and Billing System 10d 6 One-time IREG- and TADIG Tests 5d 7 Key2roam enabled 0d 8 Key2roam Test Unit operational 0d 9 Activation of Key2roam Relations 10d 10 Key2roam Relations operational 17.07.2015 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0d 14 Thank you for your attention ! For further information on the topic: Helmut Bösiger Sales Director Latin America Av. Niemeyer 915-1401 Rio de Janeiro Tel: +55 21 3204 6866 Fax: +55 21 3204 6914 Mobile: +55 21 8855 6866 Mobile: +41 79 788 11 18 [email protected] Or Sales & Sales Support Team: Tel: +41 31 341 1172 Fax: +41 31 341 1011 [email protected] 17.07.2015 15