PortaBilling Now Supports Sprint, Other CDMA Networks Via Interoperability With BroadForward BFX Interface Gateway
Interoperability Enables North American CDMA Mobile Networks to Deploy PortaOne's B/OSS for Real-Time Billing, Service Provisioning and Customer Management
Feb 21, 2017, 07:22 ET
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Global communications software company PortaOne, Inc. today announced it has completed interoperability testing between its PortaBilling B/OSS (Business and Operation Support System) and the BFX Interface Gateway from BroadForward, a leader in interworking and routing solutions for mobile, Fixed/Wi-Fi and other communications networks. Through its interoperability with BFX, PortaBilling can now serve as an Online Charging System (OCS) on mobile networks built on CDMA, the prevalent North American standard, including the Sprint network in the USA.
PortaOne's PortaBilling B/OSS is used by telecom operators, mobile networks, and mobile service resellers in countries all over the world. The software combines service management and customer provisioning with a carrier-grade billing system that delivers online charging, rating, and invoicing. As an integrated solution, PortaBilling allows users to manage and bill for multiple services including those managed by third-party network elements, grouping charges for separate services on a single bill.
The interoperability of PortaBilling with BroadForward's BFX Interface Gateway is a major operational advantage for mobile networks operating under the CDMA standard as well as for those operators connecting to CAMEL protocol-based intelligent networks. The BFX Interface Gateway, one of the fastest growing products in the signaling world, is designed to simplify network integration and service enablement through GUI-based service orchestration. It offers a multitude of functions including routing, any-to-any interworking, mediation, protocol conversion, load balancing, and advanced service logic. Networks supported by BFX include 2G/3G, 4G/LTE, IMS, fixed, Wi-Fi, Number Portability, and M2M (machine-to-machine).
Interoperability testing between PortaBilling and BFX was performed as part of a three-way relationship between PortaOne, BroadForward, and Peerless Network, a major Chicago-based provider of services to MVNOs (Mobile Virtual Network Operators), many of which use CDMA.
"The combination of BFX and PortaBilling gives Peerless Networks and its MVNO customers, as well as other mobile operators, a high degree of flexibility," said Steven van Zanen, Head of Product Management and Marketing for BroadForward. "Not only can these operators take advantage of the versatility PortaBilling provides, but through BFX they can perform B/OSS services across a broad range of access networks and network generations."
"Working together, PortaBilling and BFX Interface Gateway opens advanced OCS services to many MVNEs and MVNOs in North America," stated Andriy Zhylenko, Chief Technical Officer for PortaOne. "Through its ability to manage multiple services through a single interface, PortaBilling makes it easier to perform real-time online charging for data/voice and SMS, offer flexible rating options, bundle services, provide prepaid/postpaid customer support, and much more."
For more information about PortaBilling, email PortaOne at [email protected] or call 866 747 8647 or +1 604 628 2508 outside North America.
About PortaOne:
Based in Canada, PortaOne is a leading global software developer for modern telecoms. The company's billing (B/OSS & OCS) and switching (SBC & Class 4/5) products enable telecommunication service providers and carriers to run a broad line of retail, enterprise, SME, and wholesale services on a single integrated software platform. PortaOne's flagship platforms, PortaSwitch (http://portaone.com/products/portaswitch/) and PortaBilling (http://portaone.com/products/portabilling) are fundamental parts of the business infrastructure for over 400 service providers and telcos in 85 countries worldwide. Over two-thirds of 300 PortaOne staff are support engineers providing the best-in-industry 24/7 technical support services for clients involved in hosted IP PBX and SIP trunking services, calling cards and wholesale VoIP, IPTV and residential triple-play, MVNO and MVNE, SMS, data and voice over LTE, and more. To learn more, visit http://PortaOne.com.
About BroadForward:
BroadForward is the leading expert in signaling interworking and routing for 2G/3G, 4G/LTE, IMS, Fixed, Wi-Fi, Number Portability and M2M networks. BroadForward's BFX Interface Gateway is the next generation signaling solution which was nominated by the GSMA for Best Mobile technology in 2014, 2015 and 2016 and winner of the Best M2M/IoT solution at the MVNO World Congress 2016. BFX provides a unique combination of any-to-any protocol interworking, routing and GUI-based services orchestration, working across Diameter, RADIUS, SS7 and IT protocols. BroadForward's solutions are hardware-agnostic, supporting network virtualization and cloud deployment. BroadForward was founded by an internationally recognized team of mobile telecoms experts with a track record in building carrier grade, revenue generating products and services for global mobile operators. BroadForward's software development is entirely done in The Netherlands. Website: www.broadforward.com.
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