CORTEX is designed to systematically gather vendor usage data, including Call Detail Records (CDRs), IP Detail Records (IPDRs), and similar datasets, from billing and network systems on a pre-scheduled basis. This regular collection ensures that data is up-to-date and reflects current usage patterns.
Once the data is collected, CORTEX’s next task is to validate it for consistency. This step is vital to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the data, which is essential for effective usage tracking and billing. After validation, CORTEX shares these usage data reports with vendors. This sharing is facilitated through the vendors’ defined integration points and is conducted regularly, ensuring vendors have access to timely and accurate usage data for their services.
In addition to data dissemination, CORTEX is also equipped to receive usage reports generated by the vendors. It validates these reports to ensure they align with internal data and standards. Upon validation, it allocates the usage detailed in these reports to the appropriate customers. This allocation is reflected in updates made to the customers’ Billing and Usage Accounts in the billing systems, ensuring that billing is accurate and reflective of actual usage.
CORTEX enhances operational transparency by issuing progress notifications at key stages of the data management process. These notifications are sent to internal teams and external recipients as necessary, keeping all stakeholders informed about the progress and developments in usage data management.
Interconnecting billing and payments with third-party suppliers involves a series of detailed tasks that ensure the smooth financial interchange between a Communication Service Provider (CSP) and its Other Licensed Operators (OLOs).
The CSP is responsible for accurately gathering charges incurred by OLO mobile subscribers when they roam on their network. This requires tracking and calculating usage to generate precise invoicing for each OLO, ensuring that all due revenues are correctly accounted for and billed. The CSP also needs to verify invoices received from OLOs for its subscribers roaming on their networks. This verification process is critical to ensure the charges are legitimate and accurately reflect the usage.
Additionally, validating invoices for third-party products and services is an essential task. This validation is done per service, requiring detailed examination to confirm that the invoiced services were rendered and are in line with agreed terms and rates. Following this, the CSP handles the receipt and processing of payments from OLOs for the invoices issued, ensuring a smooth flow of funds.
Issuing invoices for services received from OLOs is another aspect of this process. This ensures a reciprocal financial relationship where both parties are duly compensated for their services.
In addition to these financial transactions, these activities also involve maintaining technical interface data between the CSP and its suppliers, for example, responding to updates to the GSMA IR.21 and IR.85 data. This involves ensuring that the systems for exchanging data, such as usage records and billing information, are synchronised and up-to-date. This technical integration is vital for the accurate exchange of information, which forms the foundation for all subsequent billing and payment activities.
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