Asiacell Becomes the First Telecommunication Operator in the World Using SY Interface
Asiacell Has Successfully Launched Advanced Policy and Charging Rules Function
Sulaimanya- Kurdistan-Iraq, March 15th , 2015: Asiacell, the leading provider of quality mobile telecommunications services in Iraq with 13.2 million subscribers, has become the first telecom operator in the world to successfully launch Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) using advanced SY interface between Ericsson and Huawei Systems.
Being Iraq’s pioneering telecommunications operator and market’s leading brand, Asiacell is always committed to provide state-of-the-art services to its valued customers. This achievement will help to improve 3G customer’s experience with exciting new data packages and world’s most advanced technology to control data policy and charging with high quality.
Asiacell has selected world leading telecom vendors Ericsson and Huawei Technologies to deploy this network and enhance its 3G data services. This technological breakthrough is launched first time in the world and will be followed by other top operators in the globe.
Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) is the software node designated in real-time to determine policy rules in a multimedia network. As a policy tool, the PCRF plays a central role in next-generation networks. The SY reference point is located between the Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) and the Online Charging System (OCS). The SY reference point enables transfer of information relating to subscriber spending from OCS to PCRF.
Asiacell has long term strategic partnership with both Ericson and Huawei Technologies that are global leaders of ICT industry operating in 180+ countries. Both Ericsson and Huawei have provided innovative technologies to Asiacell to build a quality network and serve its valued customers.
Asiacell thanks its loyal customers, its technology partners Ericsson and Huawei Technologies, and its superb team across the country for this achievement.
Commenting on this achievement, Asiacell Chief Technical Officer, Mohammed Baban stated:” It is my pleasure to start launching the PCRF cutover successfully and all functions are working as expected. It is another success project for Asiacell”.
“It was a big challenge for us to go with a none tested solution, but we have been sure that SY is the best among all four possible options explored during the start of PCRF project”, added Baban.
On this success record, Faruk Mustafa Rasool, Asiacell chairman said:” I would like to thank our Asiacell family especially the CTO and his wonderful team in technology department whom worked hardly over more than a year to develop, plan, evaluate and deploy this solution”.
“It is another success project for Asiacell and one of the most needed functions commercially and businesswise.” added Asiacell Chairman.
