Private 5G Networks are expected to be a $7.3 Billion opportunity by 2026. Neutral Host 5G networks also fall into this category. This is a huge market opportunity, but it requires some thought and care before jumping in head-first.
A highly informative look at Billing & Charging Evolution from Enghouse in partnership with independent market watchers Juniper finds 5G and IoT emerging as perfect business cases for finally escaping the restrictions of TAP
Enghouse Networks attempted to address trending industry concerns via a one-hour live webinar conducted in partnership with Juniper Research, entitled Billing & Charging Evolution: The Future of Roaming Clearing Services.
The scheduled sunsetting of 2 and 3G is supercharging the shift towards VoLTE Roaming. No longer just an optional extra, it’s now business-critical for many MNOs. While the roll-out has been cautious since the August 2012 launch of the world’s first commercial VoLTE service in Texas by Metro PCS, there has been a noticeable gear shift over the past couple of years.
With barriers falling, VoLTE is set to become the default for voice roaming. Most operators aim to move voice to a single core, phasing out legacy CS. VoLTE and eventually VoNR will lead the way.
To stay competitive in voice services, moving to VoLTE roaming is essential. Enghouse Networks offers solutions to help you launch and monetise quickly, starting with the growing role of S8HR.
In the US, AT&T stopped servicing its 2G network over four years ago and in Canada, Bell did the same a year later. Though European carriers are not quite so aggressive about all this—Vodafone has committed to not shutting its GSM network down until 2025, for example, and BT says it will end 3G in 2022 but keep 2G until the late 2020s.
The GSMA’s BCE (Billing & Charging Evolution) is set to disrupt 30 years of roaming billing and settlement processes; enabling operators to maximise roaming revenue by supporting the monetisation of emerging technologies.