Telecommunications Billing

Telecommunications Billing

Author: A. T. Bell

Publisher: Virtualbookworm.com Publishing

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 1589397371

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FINALLY AN ALL INCLUSIVE TELECOMMUNICATIONS BILLING REFERENCE! This book can easily be referred to as the bible of telecommunications billing. It far exceeds what any other author has previously been able to provide. For experienced telecommunications professionals, it provides important information on how to streamline existing billing business processes. It shows how an organization needs to evolve billing information and business system architectures to support the future needs of the consumer. It is a strategic billing reference which goes beyond basic billing concepts. For less experienced telecom professionals, it is an introductory reference for telecom billing. It provides the reader with the background necessary to understand all aspects of this difficult subject. This is an excellent billing textbook for new telecom students or individuals working in the telecommunications field. It surpasses any preceding books written on this subject. Unlike its counterparts, this book assumes no understanding of telecom billing. When finished, the reader will be well versed in billing terms, processes, and strategies.


Telecommunications Billing Systems

Telecommunications Billing Systems

Author: Jane M. Hunter

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 484

ISBN-13: 9780071408578

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In telecom, the right billing system, operating efficiently, is key to profitability. This title offers comprehensive, practical help to telecom managers facing strategic decisions in this area.


Charging for Mobile All-IP Telecommunications

Charging for Mobile All-IP Telecommunications

Author: Yi-Bing Lin

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2008-09-15

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 0470777664

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This book provides a complete and comprehensive overview of 3G UMTS charging services Evolving from offline billing of traditional telecommunications, charging for IP services in mobile networks is challenging; charging convergence is one of the major trends in the telecom industry. Advanced mobile telecommunications incorporates data applications with real-time control and management, and requires a convergent and flexible online charging system. Such convergence is essential to mitigate fraud and credit risks in order to provide more personalized information to users about charges and credit limit controls. Charging for Mobile All-IP Telecommunications provides comprehensive and practical coverage of online and offline charging based on mobile operator experiences, and the latest efforts undertaken by the UMTS specifications. Key features: Presents a complete overview of the telecommunications charging system, including the evolution from 2G to 3G and all-IP network charging frameworks Discusses all management aspects related to charging and billing processes, with a focus on the major trends and developments within the telecoms industry Provides an overview of the telecom networks such as PSTN, GSM, UMTS and IMS Covers the concepts of the telecom charging on mobile services and the new technologies for implementing online charging system, such as GTP’ and Diameter protocol Contains coverage on network nodes and data flows in relation to charging of mobile applications, such as IMS call and content downloading Explains the IP-based online charging system, protocol details and recent trends in charging for mobile telecom industry This book is an invaluable resource for graduate students, telecoms and IP engineers, network service providers and system architects. Information technologists and networking equipment manufacturers will also find this book insightful.


Foundations of Intelligent Systems

Foundations of Intelligent Systems

Author: Zbigniew W. Ras

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 1996-05-15

Total Pages: 684

ISBN-13: 9783540612865

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Methodologies for Intelligent Systems, ISMIS '96, held in Zakopane, Poland, in June 1996. The 53 revised full papers presented were selected from a total of 124 submissions; also included are 10 invited papers by leading experts surveying the state of the art in the area. The volume covers the following areas: approximate reasoning, evolutionary computation, intelligent information systems, knowledge representation and integration, learning and knowledge discovery, and AI logics.


Telecommunications Cost Management

Telecommunications Cost Management

Author: Brian Dimarsico

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2002-09-17

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 1420000136

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Busy decision-makers need the specifics quickly, without plowing through details that do not affect the economics of a project. Telecommunications Cost Management presents the key facts up front, with sample calculations for broadband, local access, equipment, and service alternatives. It provides a blueprint for cost reduction across all major technologies - from frame relay to IP telephony to contract recommendations. The text presents scenarios showing the effect of different architectural strategies for both voice and data communications. An Architectural Review lists alternatives to the traditional PBX and discusses how to minimize local access costs.


Telecommunications Expense Management

Telecommunications Expense Management

Author: Michael Brosnan

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2000-01-01

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 1482280647

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This straightforward book will provide you with the insight necessary to save your organization revenue through the processes of bill auditing, expense reduction, and savvy contract negotiations. Information technology professionals will find the authors' suggestions useful, and yet uncomplicated to implement. After you have used their suggestions


Telecom Audit

Telecom Audit

Author: M S. Mastel

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2003-02-13

Total Pages: 431

ISBN-13: 007142914X

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Phone systems, service, data networks, and the Internet are critical pieces of any company’s communications. And most IT professionals don’t understand the effects of deregulation and parallel technologies on the bottom line. Telecommunications companies have more than a 30% error rate on their billing each month. There are only about 4,000 telecom consultants in the country who do nothing but find errors on bills. The economy seems to be crying out for just this type of study. This work explores the various technologies in terms of cost and ROI, sets up some case studies to solve real communications issues, offers cheap ways to meet bandwidth requirements, looks at the players in the marketplace in terms of technology as well as cost, explains what a tariff is and how it can be made to work for you, gives a better understanding of telecom taxes, which ones are required and to what degree, and provides international strategies to manage costs of a national and global network. Reading this book will be like hiring that telecom consultant. ·SAVINGS!!! – realize 40-60% savings with the information contained in the book ·“Show me the money” demo included·Review – assessing bills to know if you’re overpaying·Analysis – benchmarking, comparative technologies, ROI, tariff info, etc.·Negotiation – how to work with your various services to ensure you’re getting the best rates possible·Cost Justification – finding costs in other areas to justify expenditure in technology·Vendor Management – understanding where and how to go to get the best price·Recovery of capital – finding out if and when you’ve overpaid, and getting back $ when it’s due·Tax Rebates, Relocations, Growth Assessment, and Telemanagement – exploring all the angles to get the most of your telecom dollars


Developing Business Objects

Developing Business Objects

Author: Andy Carmichael

Publisher: CUP Archive

Published: 1998-03-28

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9780521648257

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Presents the successes and failures of the pioneers who used object-oriented methods and languages in commercial applications.