Starhome MACH has been granted a US patent for the core technologies of its LTE Roaming Broker service.
Implementing LTE roaming agreements for network operators is costly and time consuming, and during the lengthy time spent securing roaming agreements, CSPs lose significant revenue potential. The LTE Roaming Broker solution enables CSPs with LTE roaming agreements to sponsor networks without such agreements, allowing these networks to offer inbound and outbound roaming based on the sponsoring network’s existing roaming agreements and signaling infrastructure.
With LTE Roaming Broker, CSPs can offer LTE roaming more quickly as there is no need for heavy investment in bilateral LTE roaming agreements and direct roaming integration. The current patent also covers VoLTE (Voice over LTE) brokering, and supports hybrid scenarios of legacy (2G/3G) and LTE roaming such as curcuit-switched fallback.
“Starhome invests significantly in innovation to ensure we can solve key issues facing the market,” said Shai Ophir, the chief technology officer of Starhome MACH. “This patent is yet another milestone in our extensive intellectual property portfolio, ultimately focused on benefiting our customers. With the rapid growth of LTE technology worldwide, LTE roaming is critical for our customers.”
