CSG Advanced Charging

5G Convergent Charging

As 5G adoption increases, telecom providers need a way to streamline service delivery while maximizing revenue. Convergent charging systems (CCSs) allow providers to monetize their 5G networks and boost their return on investment (ROI). Deliver services the world has never seen before without disrupting your business. Use our flexible, agile, cloud-native convergent charging system to do it.

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Exploring the possibilities of 5G convergence

Combining online and offline charging models, 5G convergence enables companies to form meaningful consumer and operational experiences. 5G charging functions empower businesses to collect service and network usage data to determine appropriate charge amounts. Convergence simplifies the billing process, allowing providers to create a single bill for consumers. With the impressive features and capabilities of 5G convergence, businesses can easily create new offers and services for enhanced monetization.

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5G convergent charging and policy without limits

5G networks are more complex than 4G networks, and they require a more sophisticated charging system. As your company rolls out 5G, you need a system that lets you leverage the network’s strengths while continuing to provide 3G or 4G services. 5G convergent charging aligns with 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) standards and TM Forum standards. It unites offline (or postpaid) with online (or prepaid) charging models within the same platform.

CSG Advanced Charging is a cloud-native and modular platform that creates opportunities for 5G innovation without disrupting your current services or limiting your existing partners, revenue and consumers. Our platform supports nearly all monetization models, including subscriptions, postpaid, prepaid, network slices and shared balances.

Accelerate time to market

What’s the killer 5G CCS use case? Be the first to find out. Quickly build charging and policy models for any use case—from augmented reality (AR) or virtual reality (VR) gaming to network slicing to massive IoT.

Optimize total cost of ownership as you grow

Stop waiting on change requests for your online charging system (OCS). With Advanced Charging, the charging and policy features are built-in, from deployment models to “pay-as-you-scale” operations.

Avoid vendor lock-in

CSG Advanced Charging isn’t tied to a specific network, cloud or service platform, so you can maintain your investment in your billing and charging stack while scaling for 5G.

Don’t wait for 5G Core to start monetizing

You’ve invested in 5G, but you still have older networks to run. Now, you can use CSG Advanced Charging to consolidate 3G, 4G and 5G charging and policy control to support every network generation. Here’s what else you can do:

Support real-time charging, rating and policy control for B2C and B2B with a single vendor.
Transition from legacy OCS systems while minimizing disruption to your operations.
Reduce operating expenses (OpEx) with 5G charging, policy control and mediation from one provider.
Focus on using the solution, not software or hardware, with a fully managed deployment.

Sell services beyond core connectivity

New 5G use cases appear every day. Stay ahead with flexible 5G charging models for voice, data and digital transactions on any network or service platform. You can:

Rapidly monetize all types of use cases on one platform, protecting your revenue while trialing new business models.
Monetize on your terms (prepaid, postpaid, subscriptions, shared balances, network slices and more).
Control and monetize network slices, edge-based deployments, and 5G use cases like AR or VR, gaming, massive Internet of Things (IoT) and critical IoT.

Scale to support 5G transaction volumes

Legacy charging systems can’t handle complex, multiparty charging for 5G and B2B2X. Get the speed, scale and flexibility you need for 5G charging on any cloud platform. Here’s how:

Scale from zero to millions of transactions, with serverless architecture that supports instantaneous scaling for peaks and lows.
Distribute traffic across multiple sites in active/active mode, protecting revenue and ensuring business continuity.
Size and scope for your business needs, from tens to millions of transactions per second.

Built to meet industry standards

CNCF

CSG Advanced Charging deploys under Kubernetes and is cloud-agnostic. It complies with Cloud Native Computing Foundation principles and uses a CNCF-compliant ecosystem.

TM Forum

CSG Advanced Charging is built with TM Forum Open Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), so you get the interoperability and efficiency you need to get to market faster.

3GPP

CSG Advanced Charging is 3GPP standards-compliant, supporting features like 5G data connectivity charging.

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Deploy CSG Advanced Charging on your terms

Do you need charging for multiple network types, or just for 5G? Deploy on-premises or in public or private clouds to replace inflexible or prepaid charging systems.

CSG Advanced Charging is a 5G CCS that’s cloud-native, agile and flexible. It allows you to charge for offline and online services without disruption.

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Get your 5G charging in gear

CSG empowers telecom businesses to craft an unforgettable experience. Businesses choose us to simplify billing processes. With more than four decades of experience, we’ve helped over 1,000 companies address complex business challenges and build exceptional consumer experiences.

Let’s have a conversation about your charging requirements, including how you can reduce OpEx and time to market. Fill out the form below to connect with us to discuss your convergence needs.