| CTE helps One of
the largest provider of Automated Billing
Services pioneer Wi-Fi billing services |
CTE, a leading provider of
real-time decision management solutions mainly
to the government and utility sectors, has helped
One of the largest provider of Automated
Billing Services pioneer a business solution
that promises to expedite the spread and interoperability
of Wi-Fi networks from multiple providers.
The Automated Billing Service provider’s
core business is a comprehensive billing system
to collect long distance charges from telephone
users on behalf of more than 1,300 local telephone
companies, including long distance companies
and operator service and information providers.
This leading provider of LEC clearinghouse
and information management services to the
telecom industry was threatened with a shrinking
wireline billing reconciliation and settlement
segment due to an increasing usage of cellular
services.
The Automated Billing Service provider approached
CTE to develop a solution to address the shrinking
wireline markets and declining revenues. It
also sought advise on the prospects of a new
billing reconciliation and settlement service
in the cellular segment.
CTE, however, advised The Automated Billing
Service provider to tap to the emerging Wi-Fi
markets. “The last few years has seen
the immense spread of wireless hot spots across
the country. However, there is no single company
that provides ubiquitous coverage across the
US. The growth of Wi-Fi will require interoperability
and roaming agreements and settlements between
providers. End users will like the convenience
of single sign-on and a single bill. This
is where the Automated Billing Service provider
can help fuel the growth of the market while
keeping capital investments low for the providers.
We encouraged the Automated Billing Service
provider to look further ahead, helped them
innovate, and tap to the Wi-Fi segment,”
says Anand Daga, Vice President, Business
Innovation Services, CTE Inc.
A senior management team from the Automated
Billing Service provider attended CTE’s
Cambridge Executive Workshop (CEW), an intensive
three-week program where corporate executives
and staff collaborate to identify new ideas
and move them to deployment.
During the CEW Workshop, the Automated Billing
Service provider set goals to build on the
company’s core business knowledge and
customer experience in order to create opportunities
for growth and profitability in the emerging
telecom technologies.
Introducing the Automated Billing Service
provider to the prospects in the Wi-Fi segment,
CTE played a key role in helping the Platinum
Equity company reinvent itself through the
eZ-Wi™ Wireless LAN Solution.
The eZ-Wi™ is the first independent
clearing and settlement service connecting
the subscribers of Internet service providers
(ISPs) with public wireless LAN hotspot operators.
It offers subscribers of participating ISPs
the freedom to use their existing account
to access the Internet at participating hotspots.
The Automated Billing Service provider takes
care of the billing settlement that is necessary
between the providers for this wide coverage.
Explaining the benefits of the service, a
representative of the Automated Billing Service
provider, said: “With eZ-Wi,
hotspots can increase revenues by offering
Wi-Fi access to subscribers of ISPs. ISPs
can generate additional revenue and increase
subscriber loyalty through a Wi-Fi service
offering. Subscribers gain the befit of high
speed Internet access from their home or office
with the help of a single provider relationship.” |
| How
eZ-Wi™ Work |
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The Automated Billing
Service provider establishes contracts
with many ISPs and hotspot venues. |
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The Automated
Billing Service provider compares the
amount a venue charges for access to
what the ISP will pay, performing a
"value handshake." |
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The Automated
Billing Service provider provides settlement
between the parties. It invoices ISPs
and distributes payments to the appropriate
hotspot venue or aggregator. |
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The Automated
Billing Service provider provides reporting
on usage, clearing and settlement. |
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About Automated Billing
Service provider
The Automated Billing Service provider has
proven itself as the leader in the telecommunications
billing industry. The Automated Billing Service
provider’ product suite offers outsourced
billing solutions through a wide range of
proprietary LEC processing products and wireless
Internet clearing and settling services. The
LEC bill processing is currently the core
business at the Automated Billing Service
provider. This comprehensive billing system
collects long distance charges from telephone
users on behalf of more than 1,300 local telephone
companies, including long distance companies
and operator service and information providers.
About CTE
CTE, a CMMI Level 5 next-generation business
lifecycle solutions provider, has a focus
on building and integrating business applications.
CTE’s core competency lies in its collaborative
delivery model, a solution delivery approach
that aligns business, technical, and user
stakeholders; includes partner technologies
and services as necessary; and delivers end-to-end
solutions on a fixed price and fixed time
frame basis.
CTE’s business model is based on a global
delivery model foundation, which stays close
to the customer and yet optimizes the value
of the solution offered.
For more information, please visit www.ctepl.com
or e-mail us at info@ctepl.com. |
