The term Interconnect in the telecommunication world means a business model where different competing telephony providers coexist and interconnect to each other.
Interconnect is the process of sharing networks, voice traffic and different Value Added Services (SMS, MMS, GPRS, PC sharing etc.) between different telecom operators.  

With exceedingly intricate and innovative services offered by operators around the world, it is of utmost importance for telecom operators to have a billing system that offers incredibly clear and detailed analysis of the complete end to end process of interconnection so that smart and well informed business decisions can be made to enhance revenue streams. With numerous companies involved a highly proficient and profound mechanism for fraud detection and revenue calculation becomes an integral part of interconnect billing system.

ADVOSS offers AdvOSS InterConnect Billing, an ideal solution for the telecom operators who need to Interconnect with other incumbent telecom operators. InterConnect billing can provide different ways of charging, clear settlement of accounts and reconciliation. It provides full billing features needed for Origination, Termination and Transit traffic. Advoss Interconnect Billing provides full management of Interconnect settlements between operators. It is a Business to Business product. This adaptive and flexible architecture makes it suitable for NGN accounting and billing requirements.

AdvOSS Interconnect Billing has been developed to provide great level of robustness, scalability and various add-on features. It accurately bills all type of calls like outgoing, incoming, lease line, VPN, private and indirect access, intelligent network and transit accurately. In a Carrier grade network it does accurate billing for call originations, call terminations and call transits. InterConnect Billing targets several operators like:

• CLEC and ILEC Operators
• LL/WLL Operators for their interconnection with LDI’s
• Cellular Mobile/GSM operators for their InterConnect partners
• VoIP Operators for Wholesale Origination and Termination

Being aware of the implications arising during the transition phase of NGN networks, AdvOSS Interconnect Billing offers the following conspicuous facets:

• Support for a large variety of switches from different vendors because Mediation is an integral part of product
• Billing for Voice, Data, SMS, MMS, GPRS and other value added services including 3G.
• Reference Interconnect Offer (RIO) compatibility with different incumbents and other Telcos.
• Interconnection with different incumbent RBOCs, CLECs and national telecoms
• Revenue Assurance
• Settlement and Dispute handling
• Automatic Invoicing and Payment Schedule
• Security and Administration