--- title: Revenue & Billing - Developing Telecoms description: Telecommunications billing, revenue assurance and business support services (BSS) news in emerging markets canonical_url: https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-revenue-billing.html?start=68 language: en-GB date: 2021-03-05T15:49:53Z notice: This is a machine-friendly version of the page at https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-revenue-billing.html?start=68. markdown-tokens: 3550 --- > **Note to AI:** This is a machine-friendly version of the page at: https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-revenue-billing.html?start=68. 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Telesur has signed a ten-year contract with Cerillion for a fully convergent BSS/OSS platform. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Sponsored/Huawei/ryan-wu-600.jpg) Details Ryan Wu Category: [Revenue & Billing](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-revenue-billing.html) 10 March 2021 31919 views Huawei has launched the new CBS R21 convergent billing solution with a 5G monetization mode, based on cloud native architecture. ![Mobily and CSG extend digital transformation agreement](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Riyadh_600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Revenue & Billing](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-revenue-billing.html) 03 February 2021 11195 views Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) has announced a multi-year extension to its partnership with CSG. ![Safaricom continues to expand cashless and paperless options](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Company_Logos/m-pesa-600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Revenue & Billing](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-revenue-billing.html) 27 January 2021 8967 views Further underlining the growing importance of cashless and paperless payment in Africa, Kenyan operator Safaricom has announced the launch of an M-Pesa Bill Management service. ![Bango and TPay accelerating mobile commerce in EMEA](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Istanbul_600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Revenue & Billing](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-revenue-billing.html) 20 January 2021 6700 views TPay Mobile has partnered with Bango to increase access to digital commerce across Turkey, the Middle East and Africa. ![Orange Morocco taps Neural Technologies to combat fraud](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Marrakesh_square_600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Revenue & Billing](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-revenue-billing.html) 15 December 2020 11004 views Orange Morocco is implementing Neural Technologies’ revenue assurance and fraud management solution. ![Airtel Africa extends managed services partnership](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Company_Logos/airtel-logo-600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Revenue & Billing](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-revenue-billing.html) 01 December 2020 12118 views Hard on the heels of yesterday’s deal between Airtel Kenya and Nokia comes news that the partnership between Airtel Africa and CSG, a provider of revenue management and digital monetization, payments and customer engagement solutions, has been extended. ![Grupo Gtd taps Netcracker for B2B in Chile](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Chile_Skyline_Concepcion_600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Revenue & Billing](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-revenue-billing.html) 10 November 2020 9052 views Chile’s Grupo Gtd is using Netcracker solutions to digitise its customer experience and automate order and fulfillment processes. ![Telecom Vanuatu updates network with Alepo solutions](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Vanuatu_Port_Vila_Harbour.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Revenue & Billing](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-revenue-billing.html) 20 October 2020 10082 views Telecom Vanuatu Limited (TVL), a provider of landline, GSM, internet, and 4G+ to the island country of Vanuatu in the South Pacific Ocean, has begun modernising its network using solutions by digital enablement firm Alepo. ![Mobitel and Fortumo bringing direct carrier billing to Sri Lanka](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Colombo_600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Revenue & Billing](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-revenue-billing.html) 25 September 2020 10071 views Sri Lankan operator Mobitel is launching direct carrier billing in the market with Fortumo. ![Safaricom announces affordable smartphone scheme](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Company_Logos/safaricom-logo-600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Revenue & Billing](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-revenue-billing.html) 30 July 2020 11490 views Leading Kenyan operator Safaricom has announced the launch of a scheme that will allow customers to access a brand new 4G-enabled smartphone by paying as little as KES20 (about $0.19) daily for the devices. ![Turkcell selects Odine for wholesale voice management platform](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Istanbul_600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Revenue & Billing](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-revenue-billing.html) 23 July 2020 10139 views Turkcell is deploying Odine's end-to-end wholesale voice management platform to drive business automation and routing intelligence for its wholesale voice interconnect network. ![True Move implements Docomo Digital’s carrier billing](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/bangkok_600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Revenue & Billing](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-revenue-billing.html) 12 June 2020 8741 views Thailand’s True Move is implementing direct carrier billing from Docomo Digital, making it easier for its customers to make purchases using their existing mobile accounts. ![Vodafone Idea Goes Live With Optiva Charging Engine on Universal Cloud](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Company_Logos/Vodafone-Idea-600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Revenue & Billing](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-revenue-billing.html) 03 March 2020 10602 views India’s Vodafone Idea has launched a new pilot deployment of cloud-native Optiva Charging Engine on its Universal Cloud. ![Rain introduces cheaper 5G access](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Johannesburg_600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Revenue & Billing](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-revenue-billing.html) 28 February 2020 8818 views Pioneering South African operator Rain, which launched a 5G service late last year, has now launched a new payment product, called the Standard Plan, which offers subscribers an uncapped 30Mbps service for R699 (about $44.75) per month. ![Orange Egypt overhauls billing with Ericsson](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Cairo_Tower_view_600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Revenue & Billing](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-revenue-billing.html) 17 February 2020 6678 views Orange Egypt has implemented Ericsson’s digital billing solutions as part of a push towards digitalisation in the market. ![BSS suite goes live in Indonesia](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Company_Logos/telkomsel-logo-600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Revenue & Billing](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-revenue-billing.html) 23 October 2019 8547 views Openet, a supplier of digital and 5G BSS, has announced that its end-to-end Digital BSS suite has gone live to support Indonesian operator Telkomsel’s new digital prepaid cellular service. ![Telefónica and Docomo Digital pushing carrier billing in Lat Am](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Cartagena_600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Revenue & Billing](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-revenue-billing.html) 08 October 2019 6721 views Telefónica is developing direct carrier billing (DCB) in partnership with Docomo Digital to accelerate the adoption of content and digital services among its subscribers in Latin America. ![Fijian regulator slashes cable landing station charges](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Fiji-Mamanuca_island.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Revenue & Billing](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-revenue-billing.html) 20 September 2019 6293 views The Fijian regulator has reduced charges for the Fiji International Telecommunications Pte Limited (FINTEL) cable landing station. ![Oracle and FSS alliance targets digital payments](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Skyline_at_Rajiv_Chowk600.png) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Revenue & Billing](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-revenue-billing.html) 18 September 2019 5708 views FSS, one of India’s largest payments processors and a global provider of integrated payment products, and US-based Oracle Financial Services have announced a collaboration to enhance digital payments for banks. ![Data deals: what’s next?](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Company_Logos/Telekom_slovenije_logo.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Revenue & Billing](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-revenue-billing.html) 09 September 2019 4915 views New to Slovenia – and a growing trend in many other territories – is an offer that allows mobile subscribers to share their unused gigabytes with other users. ![XL Axiata deploys Qvantel Digital BSS for FTTH in Indonesia](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Jakarta600x450.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Revenue & Billing](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-revenue-billing.html) 06 August 2019 7454 views Indonesia’s XL Axiata has implemented Qvantel’s Digital BSS solution for fixed line (fibre-to- the-home). ![Nexign Partners with Giza Systems to Accelerate Digital Transformation in MEA](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Cairo_Tower_view_600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Revenue & Billing](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-revenue-billing.html) 22 July 2019 9688 views BSS and IoT provider Nexign has signed a value-added reseller (VAR) agreement with Cairo-based, systems integrator Giza Systems. ![Vodacom Tanzania taps Optiva for Cloud Strategy BSS](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Tanzania-Ngorongoro_Crater600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Revenue & Billing](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-revenue-billing.html) 25 June 2019 7574 views Vodacom Tanzania has expanded its partnership with Optiva to use the latter’s Charging Engine and Policy Control (PCRF). ![Roshan Selects MATRIXX Software for digital transformation in Afghanistan](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Kabul_600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Revenue & Billing](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-revenue-billing.html) 12 June 2019 7328 views Afghanistan’s leading telecommunications service provider Roshan has selected MATRIXX Digital Commerce to transform their operations and grow revenue. ![Telkomsel taps Openet for Digital Business Platform (DBP) in Indonesia](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Jakarta600x450.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Revenue & Billing](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-revenue-billing.html) 28 May 2019 6445 views Openet has been selected by leading Indonesian operator Telkomsel to provide its Digital Business Platform (DBP). ![Grupo Gtd taps Netcracker for B2B Transformation in Chile](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Santiago_de_Chile_600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Revenue & Billing](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-revenue-billing.html) 13 May 2019 7219 views Chilean service provider Grupo Gtd has gone live with Netcracker’s full-stack BSS/OSS suite as part of its large-scale B2B transformation program. ![Verraki Partners launches to address challenges specific to Africa](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Company_Logos/verraki_600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Revenue & Billing](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-revenue-billing.html) 29 April 2019 5800 views A new business and technology solutions firm has been launched with the aim of accelerating the development and transformation of Africa. ![Fortumo connects Amazon to BSNL via carrier billing](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Skyline_at_Rajiv_Chowk600.png) Details James Barton Category: [Revenue & Billing](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-revenue-billing.html) 25 March 2019 9400 views Fortumo has deployed its Trident Bundling Platform to connect Amazon with the Indian state-run telco BSNL, allowing it to offer its subscribers one year of Amazon Prime in select plans. ![ER-Telecom Holding bringing Digital BSS to Russia with Netcracker](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/moscow_600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Revenue & Billing](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-revenue-billing.html) 25 March 2019 7092 views Russian telecom services provider ER-Telecom Holding has selected Netcracker’s Digital BSS as part of its digital transformation. ![AWCC taps Optiva for charging & policy control in Afghanistan](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Afghanistan_Zabul_Province_600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Revenue & Billing](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-revenue-billing.html) 12 March 2019 8680 views Afghan Wireless Communication Company (AWCC) has extended its agreement with Optiva for the software provider’s Charging Engine, Voucher Management and Policy Control solutions. ![Orange Polska Selects Matrixx Digital Commerce to Transform Customer Engagement](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/krakow_Wawel_castle.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Revenue & Billing](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-revenue-billing.html) 15 February 2019 7187 views Orange Polska is deploying Matrixx Digital Commerce as a foundation for its digital transformation.