c-USSD

Inexpensive - Fast - Secure High capacity yet cost effective SS7 based USSD Gateway, allowing value added services to be rapidly developed, avoiding the need for complex core network access protocols and also deploy new and innovative content-based services.

Unstructured Supplementary Services Data (USSD) is a GSM service which allows high speed interactive communication between the subscribers and applications. There is minimal delay between sending the query and receiving the response. Unlike SMS, USSD is a session-oriented service. USSD Gateway is a platform that enables Operators to introduce messaging services with USSD as the bearer, enabling faster response times.

The platform is complementary to existing SMS services, bringing faster interactive messaging to users. It acts as a Gateway between applications and the GSM network and lets you deliver USSD messages of up to 182 characters on a network between mobile stations and applications. As with SMS, USSD uses the signaling channel as the bearer. However, instead of having the store and forward functionality, it is sessionoriented, which means that when a user accesses a service with USSD, a session is established and the radio connection stays pen until the user, application, or time out releases it. This provides faster response times for interactive applications.

The USSD Gateway supports GUI-based, menu-oriented Service Creation Environment for definition of menu structures and integration with content providers together with internet interfaces to static messages, web-based content providers. This coupled with detailed statistical analysis, self-testing and resource monitoring guarantees sustained reliable service delivery from the USSD platform. USSD Gateway enhanced cell-switching features which, together with advanced session management capabilities of the USSD Session Manager enables session's preservation even when the subscriber changes cells. USSD Gateway's is built on Application Management and Data Transformation.

Features

• Connects to the Mobile Network Signaling System No. 7 (SS7) via TCAP / MAP / USSD.
• Connects to application servers via a well-defined interface using the HTTP or SMPP protocol.
• In-house development & customization for maximum performance Runs on Linux/Solaris Environment .
• Load balancing and fault tolerant configurations ensuring 24/7 operation.
• Open standard technology for maximum compatibility.

WISIBA can provide Monitoring and Management for many SOA services. Some examples of services or terms that require monitoring and management in today’s business environment include :

• Security: Authentication, Authorization, Encryption.
• Operational: Logging, Monitoring, SLA, Alerting, Reporting, Routing.
• Routing: Load Balancing, Fail-over Content Based Routing.
• Lifecycle: Versioning, Deprecation.
• Business: Billing and Metering, Costs, Business Activity Monitoring.
• Data: Transformations, Caching.
• Reliable Delivery: Messaging, Transport Protocol, Transactions Integrity.
• Customer Defined Terms.

USSD Architecture

USSD Used Applications

Services ideal with USSD as the bearer include mobile chat, m-commerce, prepaid balance inquiry, mobile banking, call-related services and any other service that requires interaction between the user and the application.

• Menu Browsing.
• Alternative to IVR
  • Balance Enquiry
  • Card Validity
  • Prepaid Recharge (from any visiting network also)
• "Pull" based Services like informational services.
  • News - Weather
  • Movies - Sports Update
  • Currency Update - Stock Market
  • Telephone Directory - Yellow Pages
• Push Services.
  • Voting / Polling
  • Flash Emergency Information
• Customer care /service management.
  • - Service Activation / Deactivation
  • - Voice Mail
  • - MMS
  • - Roaming
• Information query: News, Weather, Sports , Finance, Train schedules, real time Currency Converter.
• Reservations (Train / Movie).
• Sponsored Menu Item / Advertisement.
  • Companies / Shops / Theaters can get listed
  • on the Menu and promote their services
• Contests.
• Tele-voting.
• Virtual Money Transaction.
• Debit Card.
• Interactive Interface to Corporate ERP.
• Voice Chat.
• Roaming: This has huge advantages while roaming. This is because USSD services are well available in roaming networks and all the USSD messages are directed towards the subscriber's Home Network itself, thus, same set of services that are available in home network can be given in visited network too, giving subscribers a Virtual Home Environment (VHE). Information query: News, Weather, Sports , Finance, Train.