Mobile Network Operators (MNO) are constantly seeking methods to offer true value added services with compelling capabilities to attract the growing and lucrative Corporate & Government (C&G) market segment. OASIS Zenith is an integrated platform with a multiple sets of functionality that provides Mobile Fleet Real-time Management and Mobile Virtual Network Enabling (MVNE) capabilities.

Leveraging the mobile real-time management features of the platform, MNO’s can offer C&G mobile fleet customers a “sticky” solution where clients can effectively manage their own fleet’s mobile expenditures in real-time. The availability of real-time visibility to call statistics, billing information, spending limit caps and threshold notification alerts ensures pro-active budgeting is a reality compared with previous end of month post bill analysis. The platform also provides flexibility to offer account holders dual accounts (company and personal) tied to the same mobile number and yet maintain competitive corporate rates.

Large mobile fleet devices can now be managed from a single, secure and central Web portal allowing the administration and control of mobile assets, including device procurement and adds, move and changes.

Zenith is integrated with the OASIS IN Service Control Point (SCP) as the core of the platform providing MNO’s an end-to-end, MVNE solution with real-time service provisioning (account activation / deactivation), administration, operations and billing services for MVNOs. Via Zenith’s multi-tenancy capabilities, MNO’s can offer mobile wholesale services that complement their core mobile offerings to extend revenue opportunities into the MVNO market. 

As the global MVNO mobile subscriber base grew by *24% to reach 84 million users in 2006 and about 360 Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO) own approximately 2.75% of the mobile market. Industry experts foresee huge growth potential for more MVNOs to enter the lucrative mobile market.

Without incurring significant upfront investments of network infrastructure, MNOs can ride on the capabilities of Zenith to roll-out highly customised mobile airtime / value bundles. MNOs and MVNOs can channel their resources into capitalising on their brand power to expand their customer base and maximise customer value.

* Source: Pyramid Research & Takashi Consultancy