CSG Interconnect Billing
Monetize Digital Services and Make Partnerships Profitable
An interconnect billing system makes life much easier for your company and allows you to partner with virtually any other company.
Improve efficiency, profitability and partner experience
As communication service providers (CSPs) broaden their portfolios to include partner-enabled offerings, they need wholesale billing solutions capable of handling high-volume settlements and complex revenue-sharing across these partnerships.
Traditional, voice-centric interconnect billing systems cannot handle the scale and complexity of digital services. CSG’s advanced interconnect billing solution accommodates new business models and partnership requirements, enabling CSPs to earn revenue from enterprise customers and B2B2X services.
Our telecom interconnect billing solution simplifies rating and billing for traditional (voice and messaging) and digital services:
- Subscription services
- OTT services
- Cloud services
- 5G network slicing
- Internet of Things (IoT) services
Features of CSG’s telecom interconnect billing system
Why choose CSG for telecom interconnect billing?
Our system simplifies the wholesale billing process, providing:
- Clear agreements
- Easy-to-understand bills
- Transparent reports showing exactly how your network is being used
CSG customers using our telecom interconnect billing solution have achieved:
reduction in billing disputes
increase in interconnect revenue
in manual intervention
reduction in resolution times
CSG: More than your telecom interconnect billing system
At CSG, our telecom interconnect billing solution enables new connections and services while maintaining your business’ security and peace of mind. We design our solutions to meet your needs, going beyond the typical scope of interconnect billing in telecom.
Our software offers comprehensive support through auditing, administrative and error management care, and pathways to ease revenue sharing and multi-franchise communications.
We prioritize digital partnership management, wholesale billing and much more to meet your evolving needs.
Maximize ROI with CSG Digital Partner Management
Simplify interconnect billing and digital partner management. Contact us today to learn how our interconnect billing platform opens the door to new revenue streams.
FAQs:
Interconnect billing in telecom refers to the process of managing and settling charges between different telecom operators for the use of each other’s networks to complete calls or transmit data.
A telecom interconnect billing system is a specialized software solution used by telecom operators to manage and automate the billing process for interconnection services between different networks. An automated interconnect billing platform supports agreements from multiple parties and multiple service providers.
Robust billing and invoicing. Look for a system that provides:
- Accurate billing and invoicing with support for re-rating
- Multi-currency support
- Prompt and flexible bill runs
- Ability to generate detailed, clear invoices breaking down charges, services and fees
Comprehensive partner management. The system should provide end-to-end partner management for various partner types (distribution, MVNO, roaming, interconnect, IoT, content/OTT), with flexible contract policies and settlement models.
Advanced rating capabilities. The interconnect billing system must have advanced rating that can:
- Handle high transaction volume
- Support complex pricing models and tariffs
- Manage frequent rate changes in real-time and in bulk
- Optimize interconnect costs by employing least-cost algorithms
Flawless reconciliation and settlement processes. The system should track outbound and inbound traffic and verify invoices issued by partners.
Flexibility and scalability. The system should be able to support various revenue models (revenue share, commission, usage-based, tiered discounts), traffic volumes and partner relationships.
An interconnection agreement is a contract between telecommunications operators or service providers that outlines the terms and conditions for connecting their networks and exchanging traffic.
- Technical details (e.g., type of traffic, routing policies, quality of service requirements)
- Commercial terms (e.g., pricing, settlement fees)
- Point of Interconnection- physical or virtual location where traffic exchange occurs
- Network configuration details for routing traffic
- Monitoring and quality assurance measures