MVNOs
Enabling technology
Full Core + BSS
eSIM Platform
Policy and charging
Firewatch is JSC Ingenium’s Policy and Charging solution
Its high level of flexibility enables Operators, among others, to create their own pricing plans quickly and very simply and to design promotional campaigns in a matter of hours, by the same marketing and sales teams, with no need for specialized technical personnel.
“Firewatch is the pricing and QoS policy management engine in real time”
Policy and Charging Firewatch
It operates:
- with any type of service: telephone, internet access, television…
- with any access technology: 2G/3G/ 4G or Wi-Fi – personal or shared.
Technical components
- compatible with policy implementation systems.
- compatible with DPI systems.
- application of enforcement rules based on network access technologies and providers.
- contract / prepayment / hybrid model.
- charging control applications (self-care).
- flexibility to create offers for groups/communities.
- subscriber group management: friends & family, VPN, shared balance…
- contract / prepayment / hybrid model.
- charging control applications (self-care).
- flexibility to create offers for groups/communities.
- creation.
Network Nodes
PCRF node:
The multi-protocol and multi-technology policy rules engine in real time, for prepaid and postpaid services.
- Firewatch element: Policy & Charging Control.
- Guarantees use of the services contracted by customers (QoS, priorities, bandwidth etc.) according to the specified conditions (price, schedule…).
- Prevents overuse of services by subscribers to allow fair use of the network.
- Prevents network overload.
- Generation of CDRs with complete business information.
- Integration interface with OSS and BSS.
- Shorter Time to Market: creation of comprehensive policy plans in just a few hours.
OCS/OFCS node:
- Firewatch element: Policy & Charging Control.
- Enables pricing for all services and features: voice, voice with guaranteed quality, e-mail, IP messaging, etc.
- Ensures that no service is provided without prior pricing and checks that the subscriber has sufficient balance.
- Virtual PCEF (QoS, denial of service …) triggers provisioning actions for dynamic change of qualities of service (QOS).
- Generation of CDRs with complete business information.
- Able to create offers based on the terminal used (for users of smartphones, tablets, etc.).
- Able to create offers depending on the subscriber’s profile and usage pattern.
- Different pricing for the same subscriber profile possible depending on the pattern of use (penalties for overuse, rewards for appropriate use, etc.).
Technical Data Sheet
Policy and Charging Firewatch Studio
Firewatch Studio is the management tool that allows each client-involved department to do its work in the offer definition process using a simple and user-friendly interface.
“This is the most powerful and comprehensive policy management tool on the market because of its ease of use, speed and flexibility”
Price and Policy Plan –Editor–
Defines pricing policies using libraries of times, locations, services, QoS, etc.
Price and Policy Plan –Simulator–
Price and policy definitions in a closed environment can be checked by:
- Interactive trials.
- Batch trials.
Firewatch Studio allows enables you to design and publish a new price plan:
- in a matter of hours (less than a day).
- simply and intuitively, “anytime, anywhere”.
- with no need to depend on the technical team.
- significantly reduces the “Time to Market”.
- it allows you to react quickly to the actions of your competitors, minimizing their effect.