ETIS Billing Workshop

Bonn, Germany - 21/22 April 2005 hosted by Deutsche Telekom Sponsored by

Being a converged communications supplier may work in terms of product delivery but in many companies, the billing side hasn't caught up yet. Convergent service providers can rely on multiple network operators to carry their customers' traffic however to bill customers, service providers need to pool together usage information from multiple channels. This data must be filtered, collated and condensed into one easy-to-understand bill that covers every service used by the customer.

Issuing a single bill is vital for the service provider's vision of bundled services to work. The attraction of a product bundle for the customer is its simplicity however if the single bill side of the equation falls over, product bundles lose their appeal for the end-user. Like it or not, convergent billing is upon us today and can seriously influence the bottom line.

Responding to this critical issue facing today's telecommunications industry, ETIS would like to invite you to its Billing Workshop 'Convergent Charging Strategies in a Competitive Environment' to be hosted by Deutsche Telekom in Bonn, Germany on 21-22 April 2005. Entrance to the workshop is free of charge for ETIS Members and 900 euro for non-members.

The presentations will provide insights geared towards the threats, challenges and opportunities for the Telco's dealing with Convergent Charging whilst providing a balanced view from providers of billing services. This workshop will provide plenty of opportunities for interaction and networking via case studies and roundtable sessions without forgetting the evening executive dinner.

Below are some of the preliminary topics that will be covered at the workshop:
- Examining the threats, opportunities and implications of FMC for fixed and mobile operators
- Determining the impacts of FMC Service provision on an incumbent's Billing systems
- The Road to Convergence
- Convergent Charging Challenges & Opportunities
- Revenue Assurance Business Case
- Experiences with Billing Outsourcing
- Strategic View of Billing in Deutsche Telekom

The keynote speaker will be Pascal Courtier, Senior Partner & CTO at Logan Orviss who will be presenting on 'Convergent Charging: beyond the buzzword, what are the real challenges and opportunities?'. Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile, Telenor, TeliaSonera, HP, LHS, INTEC and Swisscom Innovations are among some of the companies who will be presenting at this event.

Please click here to view the latest workshop agenda

If you would be interested in sponsoring this event, Download the Sponsorship Package
or please contact Fred Werner at: fw@etis.org