StarHub Upgrades Billing Platform

Azure Solutions, the revenue-assurance company, and Mahindra-British Telecom Limited (MBT), an IT solutions provider to the telecommunications industry, have implemented an interconnect system for the Singapore GSM operator, StarHub. StarHub operates its own GSM/GPRS network and has recently launched its 3G network. It required an interconnect billing system carry out billing and settlements accurately for interconnect agreements with its partner operators. Under the terms of the agreement, MBT implemented Azure's Interconnect system for StarHub.

Azure Interconnect incorporates rules-based rating capability and allows StarHub to analyse call data, bill more accurately and to verify interconnect traffic between itself and other network partners. The system collects inter-business event detail records (EDRs), which can be applied across existing voice, data and mobile products, and provides StarHub with greater flexibility when launching next-generation services.

Mr Philip Tan, head of customer experience & information services at StarHub said: "We needed an interconnect system that is user friendly, highly robust and scalable to meet the complexities of future products and services. The combination of MBT's telecoms expertise and Azure's commitment and heritage in revenue assurance has clearly been the key ingredients in our selection of MBT and Azure for this critical task."

Posted to the site on 26th August 2005