BSS for the 5G era

Telecom BSS benefits and requirements

Telecom BSS handles the essential processes of product management, order management, revenue management and customer management. As CSPs transition to digital BSS, the right solution will contain the following key components and functionality:

• A centralized catalog that simplifies product management and drives fulfillment, charging and assurance.
• An Online Charging System (OCS) that enables real-time convergent charging, policy control, decoupling and fast service creation.
• A combination of out-of-the-box features and high configurabiltiy in a convergent billing solution.

Future-driven telecom BSS is here now

CSPs are well-positioned to drive and monetize innovation across various industries. The revenue potential of 5G's new capabilities goes beyond connectivity and communication.

Latency, reliability, private networks, edge, network slices, partnerships and IoT are just a few of the opportunities being enabled or enhanced by 5G. But to monetize these, a new type of digital BSS will be needed: one that’s more agile, flexible, robust and future-proof. And one that can work in a dual mode:  supporting a 4G and earlier architecture at the same time as a new 5G service-based architecture. 

What specifically is changing from 4G? How can you build a 5G converged charging system? Read our eBrief, ”What is the 5G charging function?” below to find out.

Read our ETR article: Evolving BSS to fit the 5G economy