[October 05, 2009] Turkcell deploys joint solution by Cisco and Openet Tweet (EquityBites Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Networking company Cisco (Nasdaq:CSCO) and Openet today announced that Turkcell, a communications and technology company based in Turkey, has deployed a combined solution to provide a flexible charging system for its general packet radio service (GPRS) mobile data network. Financial details of the deployment were not available. The joint solution from Cisco and Openet, which went live at Turkcell in June 2009, introduces intelligence into the network to enable the real-time packet inspection, rating and billing of individual customers' mobile data usage. Openet's FusionWorks Convergent Charging solution deployed at Turkcell is combined with the Cisco Enhanced Gateway GPRS Support Node (eGGSN), based on the high-performance Service Application Module for IP (SAMI) technology in the Cisco 7600 Series Router; Cisco Service Control Engine and Cisco Access Register. The joint solution was previously deployed to handle data on Turkcell's 2G network and was selected for its ability to scale exponentially as 3G data use grows and delivery speeds rise as high as 1,500 transactions per second. The solution also helps the operator deliver and charge for pre-paid and post-paid data and next-generation services. With the deployment of this solution Turkcell, which has a subscriber base of more than 36 million, is reportedly able to provide subscribers with several billing options: by application used; for combined services; or by data bandwidth consumed. Cisco Advanced Services provided end-to-end integration, deployment and support services working in close collaboration with Openet. Openet is a provider of event processing and transaction management solutions. ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) (c) 2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]