Telefónica Germany has completed deployment of Telarix’s billing and settlement systems into its fixed and mobile networks.
The integration has created a single, company-wide billing, reporting and traffic management platform capable of serving all of Telefonica Germany’s departments and making Telefónica Germany the first CSP to automate its billing system based on origin versus destination.
Recently, market conditions have changed requiring CSPss to switch from B# or destination based to A# or origin + B# or destination based rating routing, trading and billing. The Telarix deployment at Telefónica Germany includes the incorporation of origin-based A# rating, routing, trading and billing. As a result, Telefónica Germany has found significant increases in departmental efficiencies throughout the company.
“With Telarix, we have been able to convert our complex, segmented system into one comprehensive platform inclusive of both domestic and international billing,” said Maria Mehrens, the director of Carrier Management ＆ Roaming at Telefónica Germany. “We now have access to consistent, company-wide data, have integrated business support in each step of the value chain, are SOX compliant and, most importantly, we are poised for growth.”
Wolfram Thielen, the vice president of sales for EMEA at Telarix, added: “While trade volumes continue to increase and become more complex, carrier and reseller numbers are also growing exponentially causing regulatory changes to occur. These industry changes are forcing carriers to look at their systems differently. Telefónica Germany’s decision to simplify their systems, through this partnership, has enabled them to deal with this complexity, improve efficiencies, protect revenue, realize significant cost savings and increase visibility into their networks.”
“Automating and incorporating the regulatory changes A# rating has placed on carriers was another key component to the success of this partnership and integration,” explained Thielen. “We, at Telarix, are thrilled with this new partnership and look forward to growing with Telefónica Germany for many years to come.”
