Adam Beaumont Managing Director, aql®

011 33 202 202

 Overview :

  about aql®…  What?  Why?  How?  Choice of Network – Three.co.uk   Pricing Models  Billing Platform  Hardware / Branding  Additional Functionality

  Formed in 1998  Own and operate a wholesale voice, data

and messaging network.  Host over 42 million phone numbers for

the wholesale telecoms industry and ..

 An MVNO-Enabler * “MVNE” ◦ MVNO = mobile virtual network operator. ◦ We enable services and brands to go mobile. ◦ Strong technical focus.

 A Competitive 3g mobile broadband service, running on the Three network.

 Operates on Customer Organisation IP addresses

  Ensures subscriber has access to campus restricted academic portal services

 Routes access data using existing JANET peering relationships.

 Designed ‘For Eduroam’…..

Why Three ?

•  Largest 3G network in the UK

•  Currently provide 3G coverage for mobile Internet/broadband to 97.5 % of the population with up to 7.2 Mbps download & 2 Mbps upload capability

•  Carry 50% of the UK’s total Mobile data traffic

•  Three’s 88588 Coverage Checker is operated by aql & also a real-time coverage API.

•  Voted no.1 for mobile data for the third quarter in a row by YouGov

 How it fits together..

•  aql Peer with Janet in London (Telehouse) and Leeds (aql DC2).

• Provides a resilient interface to the Three.co.uk mobile ‘cloud’.

  The three-aql-JANET interconnect…

 Service Overview – Eduroam compatibility

 Service Overview .. Behind the scenes.

 Setting up the Service..

  aql & ‘Customer’ agree network allocation to assign to 3G devices.

◦  Could be a single block allocated to mobile use, shared across all Universities ◦  Could be a small allocation from each

universities range (eg a /20). ◦  aql assign IP’s either permanently to each SIM

(statically) or randomly from a pool.

  Tech Overview

  aql provide a managed L2TP service on behalf of JANET and the Universities/Colleges, handing off at Layer 3, routing over aql-JANET private peering

  NO NAT – PPP session allows aql to natively assign IP to the end device. (although it is possible to provide a NAT’d service as an alternative).

  Inbound traffic to the mobile device blocked by default.

  To NAT or Not to NAT

 Most mobile networks NAT or double NAT! ◦ Most useful if the IP is static, even if NAT’d

 Options to provide NON NAT static IP’s to specialist ‘machine to machine’ devices eg: ◦ CCTV Cameras ◦ Research applications (embedded connectivity) ◦ More easily accessed.

 Service Overview – Tech rollout

 Sample Tariff Types

◦  12 Month Contract   Inclusive data – eg 2GB data/month   Free Dongle.

◦  24 Month Contract   Inclusive data – eg 2GB, 15GB data/month   Free Mi-fi.

◦  SIM-Only – Pay for what you use.   Data Billed at x pence per MB   Low monthly charges

All tariffs are priced to be competitive with market leading options.

  Overseas 3G Roaming partners include :

• 171 Networks

 Service Overview – Billing Platform

◦  Martin Dawes Systems Billing Platform   Provisions   Dispatches   Bills   CRM function – Allows Customer care KPI’s to

be monitored closely   Industry leader

  aql® and MDS have partnered to provide a plug ‘n’ play convergent Telco solution

aql® Martin Dawes

Systems

VAS

REAL-TIME CONTROL

NETWORK PROVISIONING

VOICE AND DATA NETWORK

Online care

SERVICE PROVISIONING

CONVERGENT CRM

CONVERGENT BILLING

Network Services  Billing Services 

  Carrier-grade hosted Managed Service   Backed by rigorous SLAs   Scale to millions of subscribers   Common service approach delivers: ◦  Matches aql’s Rapid go-to-market Strategy ◦  Economy of scale for all

  Support complex business hierarchies ◦  Up to 5 organisational levels including environment,

corporate, group, account, subscription   White-label branding

Hosted Common Service

Platform

TARIFF MANAGEMENT

SERVICE PROVISIONING

CONVERGENT RATING AND

BILLING

PAYMENT & DEBT MANAGEMENT

CONVERGENT CRM

ONLINE SERVICE

SLA 2

hours

SLA 4

days

SLA 10 mins

Service Provisioning & Order Management Module (phase II) 

Web Self Service and Bill Presentment Module 

CRM front‐end to Billing & RaBng Module 

Core Services   aql® network interface   Environment creation (billing

system)   Interface branding   Base tariff creation   Service provisioning   Order fulfilment   Account set-up (billing system)   Event/call rating   Convergent billing   Closed User Group management   Reporting (core KPIs)   Payment management   Debt management   Convergent CRM   Number management   e-billing   Online bill analysis

Enhanced Services   Tariff management   Order capture (e.g. web

shop)   Credit check interface   Payment management

interface   Revenue Assurance   Fraud management   Reporting (advanced)   Paper Invoice production &   Print bureau interface   Online account management   Content management

interface   Testing   Training

HSDPA USB Stick “Dongle”..�

• Size: 71.5mm×26mm×11mm

• Weight：30g

• HSDPA/UMTS 900/2100MHz • EDGE/GPRS/GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz

• HSDPA 3.6Mbps

• OS: Windows 2000 SP4 / XP SP2 / Vista;

Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.5 with latest upgrade;

Ubuntu 7.10/8.04/8.10, OpenSUSE 11.0/10.3, Fedora 7/9/10, Debian 4.0, Xandros 4.2

• Micro SD Card Slot • SMS • Flow display and statistics • Phonebook • Diagnosis • Passed Certification of CE,

GCF and RoHs

E5830 “Mi-Fi”�

• HSDPA 7.2M/ HSUPA 5.76M • 2100MHz HSUPA/HSDPA/UMTS • Quad-band EDGE/GPRS/GSM • 2100MHz Rx Diversity • Equalizer • Built-in antenna • Micro SD Card slot • 1500mA Li battery:5 hrs working

• Phonebook • SMS • Support 802.11b/g • Support up to 5 simultaneous access

(optional) • Flow statistics • Diagnose • CE and RoHs • Friendly LED indicators: indicating the

signal strength, battery level, network status, roaming information and Wi-Fi status

• Windows : 2000 SP4 / XP SP2 / Vista • Mac : OS X 10.4, 10.5 and 10.6 with

latest upgrade • Linux:

Ubuntu(7.10/8.04/8.D10),OpenSUSE ( 11.0 / 10.3), Fedora(7/9/10), Debian 4.0, Xandros 4.2

 Value Added Services  Model facilitates bolt-in Functionality  Network topography Supports future

innovation & research by aql and the community ◦  Eg web content filtering

 Questions?