BUILT FOR SUCCESS
Microservices and DevOps: Leading the world in charging innovation
Bell has connected Canadians since 1880 and is the largest communications company in Canada. Bell’s industry leading investments in world-class networks and communications have seen it setting the pace on TV, internet, wireless and media growth services. Bell wanted to build on this and improve system agility to improve the speed of response to new market opportunities and to support the wide range of new use cases that 5G will enable.
SOLUTION
Bell has worked with Openet charging for over 5 years. In response to the need for increased speed and agility in BSS, Openet and Bell have pioneered how rating and charging will be developed and delivered to support digital and 5G services.
- Employing a DevOps approach in a CI/CD (continuous integration / continuous development) environment, Openet and Bell are working together to respond quickly to new opportunities and ensure fast and accurate development and deployment of new features and functions
- Openet’s library of microservices providers the foundation for co-development of rating and charging functions
- Re-writing the rule book of the traditional operator – vendor relationship. This approach involved Bell and Openet working as trusted co-development partners
RESULTS
This new approach to developing and delivering BSS lets Bell break free from the traditional approach of being tied to the vendors’ product roadmaps and release dates. Using microservices and DevOps enables Bell to innovate at the speed their market demands. By having this agile approach to BSS, Bell’s IT team responsible for BSS can cater for the current marketing demands for IT to support 4G services, and enables the platform to support the vast range of use cases that 5G will empower. This new and collaborative approach to BSS typifies the innovative nature of Bell. As a company, Bell is getting results. Their innovative offers are helping attract new customers as well as retaining existing customers. In Q3 2019 Bell’s reported record 14.8% growth wireless net additions and a reduction in postpaid churn to 1.12%.
“We are very pleased to partner with Openet to develop innovative solutions that can be incorporated quickly into our wireless rating platform. Openet’s suite of microservices will allow us to deliver an enhanced customer experience while future proofing our systems in preparation for 5G deployment.”
Petri Lyytikainen, Bell’s Vice President, Network Strategy
SUCCESS STORIES
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