Ericsson said on Tuesday it is partnering with Ooredoo Qatar to modernize its charging system with a cloud-native solution to help the telco more flexibly monetise its 5G standalone (5G SA) network.
The upgrade includes the latest release of Ericsson Charging, which will be hosted hosted on Ericsson’s Cloud Native Infrastructure (CNIS). Ericsson said the charging solution includes a 3GPP-compliant 5G charging function designed to enable telcos to bill for new 5G SA services more efficiently and securely.
With the new charging solution, Ooredoo Qatar said it will gain the flexibility to support new business models, partnerships, and differentiated 5G services such as gaming, video streaming, augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) applications, and other data-intensive use cases requiring high speed, low latency, and reliable connections.
“The modernization of our charging system marks a key milestone, unlocking the potential of 5G standalone services, and reinforcing our leadership in next-generation digital experiences,” said Ooredoo Qatar CEO Sheikh Ali bin Jabor Al Thani in a statement.
In February this year, Ooredoo Qatar contracted Ericsson to supply and deploy its latest RAN and microwave backhaul solutions to expand its 5G coverage, as well as a mediation solution to better extract and utilise network and IT systems data.
The same month, Ooredoo Qatar signed a deal with Nokia to modernize its core network to support standalone 5G.
