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Policy Control
Policy control has evolved significantly over the past few years. With the inclusion of subscriber data, performance management and charging into the mix, operators now have a much more sensitive set of knobs and levers to manipulate to personalize services than they did in the past. The development of online charging has had the most recent and arguably the most significant impact in the past year or so. The flexibility and utility of a policy engine are only valuable if operators are able to charge subscribers for the customized offerings. In addition, a flexible charging engine and balance manager makes it possible for operators to offer unique promotions that tie together policy and charging, such as an instant upgrade in download speed or bandwidth quota when a subscriber makes an online purchase.
In the next year, as mobile broadband data traffic continues to explode, operators will increasingly turn to policy control and charging systems to both optimize operational efficiency and create new services and levels of quality that will differentiate one operator’s subscriber experience from another’s. Accordingly, operators will be attracted to policy control systems that are able to support massive scalability, provide real-time subscriber feedback, align with standards, interoperate with adjacent network and OSS functions and delivery flexible and easy-to-update policy rules.
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Alcatel-Lucent 5780 Dynamic Services Controller |
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| Accumulating roughly a dozen new customers in the first three quarters of 2011, the Alcatel-Lucent 5780 DSC policy controller is rapidly gaining traction among multiple types of operators. (11/29/2011) |
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Amdocs Policy Controller |
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Amdocs’ 2011 acquisition of Bridgewater Systems puts the Policy Controller on the road to revitalization. Integration into Amdocs’ OSS/BSS portfolio, as well as deep resources for R&D, should boost the product’s competitive positioning. (2/9/2012)
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BroadHop Quantum Network Suite |
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| A relative newcomer to the policy and charging control market, the BroadHop Quantum Network Suite has the features, flexibility, and performance, along with a growing customer base, to put it in the same class as market-leading products. (12/22/2011) |
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Cisco Intelligent Policy Control Function (IPCF) |
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| While Cisco’s recently introduced policy control is strong on paper in several areas, the company will not be able to validate any of its performance or functionality claims until it rings up a few customer wins. (7/28/2011) |
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Comverse Data Management & Monetization Policy Manager |
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| Comverse devoted considerable resources to its policy control product in H2 2011, resulting in a more flexible and easy-to-use product that is steadily increasing its positioning in the competitive landscape. (1/19/2012) |
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Ericsson Service-Aware Policy Controller |
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| Ericsson’s Service-Aware Policy Controller (SAPC) is one of the most flexible, widely deployed policy engines in the market. A major attribute of the platform is its ability to provide policy control for fixed and mobile networks simultaneously. (10/27/2010) |
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Huawei Unified Policy and Charging Controller |
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| With more than 60 deployments, the Huawei UPCC solution is among the most prolifically deployed policy control systems on the market. To continue its success, however, Huawei must demonstrate that it can keep pace with newer solutions. (5/10/2011) |
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Nokia Siemens Networks Policy Control Server-5000 (PCS-5000) |
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| The Nokia Siemens Networks policy control, which has been a mainstay of the company’s IMS portfolio since 2006, is among the highest performing and most widely deployed policy and charging solutions on the market. (7/27/2011) |
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Openet Policy Manager |
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Openet significantly enhanced the overall value of its policy control and charging ecosystem in 2011 with the addition of multiple enhancements designed to aid operators in the rapid introduction of highly personalized services. (12/13/2011)
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Tekelec Policy Server |
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| Ported to a new platform in 2011, the Tekelec Policy Server is well positioned to continue leading the overall policy and charging control market. (9/16/2011) |
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Volubill CONTROL-IT Policy Manager |
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| Volubill continued to add valuable features and functions to the VBS Policy Manager throughout 2011, but the company has not significantly expanded its overall customer roster in the past six months. (12/9/2011) |
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Sections
- Current Analysis Perspective
- Product Strengths & Weaknesses
- Product Metrics
Policy Control Product Metrics
- Maximum TPS for Single System
- Hardware Platform
- Related components
- Customer Notification
- Access Agnostic
- Location of Usage Tracking, Balance
- Support for Northbound Interfaces into BSS
- Compliance with 3GPP
- Compliance with 3GPP DRA
- Support for Gx interface (all variants)
- Support for Subscriber Profile
- Support for S9 Interface
- Compliance with PacketCable PCMM
- Service Plan Support
- Cell Congestion Management
- Live Deployments
- Top Public Customer References
- Largest Live Deployment Based on Transactions per Second
- Full Policy and Charging Control System
- Interoperability Partners for DPI and Charging (deployed in the field and through lab IOT)
- Support for Persistent Geographic Redundancy
- Ability to Maintain Sessions State
- Year Product Was Commercially Introduced
- 3GPP Release on which Original Designed Was Based
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