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Mobile network operators can’t afford to go it
alone—at least when it comes to their future network
investment. 5G will require large numbers of base
stations and small cells to deliver better connectivity,
which could increase operators’ network investments
by up to 60 percent if they try to proceed alone,
according to McKinsey.
In recent years, operators have started working with
their competitors to reduce the total cost of ownership
through active sharing of their network infrastructure.
Active sharing goes beyond the sharing of passive
equipment (e.g., masts) to sharing of network elements
(e.g., spectrum, processing resources). This will be
especially important for 5G, as sharing network
equipment will deliver broader, more cost-effective
coverage.
One of the most commonly shared assets is the radio
access network (RAN), and for good reason—active
radio elements can account for up to 60 percent of
initial network investment. The addition of more 5G
base stations could increase the proportion of network
costs attributed to the RAN.
RAN Sharing allows operators to connect their
customers’ devices using the same RAN equipment,
while keeping core networks separate. To minimize the
cost of 5G network deployment while expanding their
coverage cost-effectively, operators will need to share
RAN to better manage the cost.
According to McKinsey, network sharing techniques
like RAN sharing have been able to reduce TCO by up
to 30 percent—and also present a massive revenue
opportunity for operators willing to share
their networks.
R AN SHARING MONE TIZ ATION
The CSG RAN Sharing Monetization solution helps
mobile operators maximize the return on their network
investments, and earn incremental revenue by
automating the revenue management and assurance
process. CSG RAN Sharing Monetization is an end-to-
end solution, from the collection of EDRs through the
integration with an ERP.
The solution works in either direction, whether you
are the operator leasing the RAN network, or utilizing
a partner’s RAN network. By automating the RAN
sharing process with other partners, operators can:
Save on capex and opex required for RAN
equipment
Earn revenue from existing network
investments
R AN SHARING MONE TIZ ATIONMonetize your network infrastructure investments
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Accelerate deployment of 5G to meet
regulatory targets and market demands
Increase mobile network coverage
HOW IT WORKS
CSG RAN Sharing Monetization mediates, settles and
reconciles usage data to ensure operators receive
what they are owed for usage of their RAN. The
solution processes EDR for partner billing and enables
the operator to corroborate EDR feeds against RAN
counter data and manage any disputes that arise.
Here’s how it works:
The CSG RAN Sharing Monetization solution
collects and mediates EDRs received from the
partner who is sharing the network
To avoid relying entirely on usage data
provided by the partner, the solution also
collects usage from the operator’s own
RAN counters
If there are disputes, RAN counters are used
for reconciliation and to support revenue
assurance
If there are no disputes, the mediated EDR files
are rated and invoices are generated for the
partner operator
SOLUTION COMPONENTS
The CSG RAN Sharing Monetization Solution
integrates four components to help operators manage
their RAN sharing agreements. The solution can
support different sharing models such as MVNOs,
National Roaming, multiple operator RAN (MORAN),
and Multiple Operator Core Network (MOCN).
CSG Billing Mediation supports a multitude of usage
records, like RAN counters, and helps operators
protect revenue on their networks. The component
provides the following functionality:
Collection of multiple streams of usage data
from the partner network (e.g. voice, VoLTE,
data, SMS, MMS and USSD usage)
Check for duplicate records
Aggregation of usage events from the partner
network
Formatting events for billing
Collection of usage events from the operator’s
RAN to be used for revenue assurance
CSG National Settlement offers volume-based
and enhanced rating features and country-specific
reference data loaders. The component provides the
following functionality:
Management of the partnership agreement
Definition of the products required by the RAN
sharing agreement
Rating of aggregated events and calculation of
related charges
Generation of feed of rated events to support
dispute reconciliation management
CSG Dispute and Reconciliation Management
provides tools to handle the comparison, proposal
and dispute process. The component provides the
following functionality:
Reconciliation of aggregated RAN usage with
usage records collected from the partner’s
network. The reconciliation is done for specif ic
time intervals to highlight gaps representing
missing traff ic
Definition of revenue assurance rules, so that
differences above configurable thresholds will
automatically raise a dispute case
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Tracking of disputes from inception to
resolution
“Usage matching” to support a dispute
allowing the detailed comparison of CDRs
from the partner and usage events from the
operator’s RAN
Automatic distribution of reconciliation and
dispute reports to business users via email
Updating the status of the dispute when it is
settled with the partner
Disputed summaries with usage gaps sent to
billing for the collection of lost revenue
CSG Financial Management is a module of CSG
National Settlement providing the following
functionality:
Generation of f inancial journal and integration
with the operator’s ERP
Generation of complex invoices
Financial reports
With CSG RAN Sharing Monetization, operators can
earn more revenue from existing network assets like
RAN and reduce capex and opex. Maximize your
network investments today with CSG RAN Sharing
Monetization.
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