iX Mediation – Business Benefits

Allows rapid launch of new services

Enables value-based charging for content services

Stops revenue leaks

Lowers cost of ownership

Improves operational efficiency

Provides mediation for convergence

Allows rapid launch of new services
Deployment of new services is time-critical and difficult. Active mediation enables rapid introduction of new service offerings. Using LHS iX Mediation, operators can centralize the configuration of the mediation solution for filtering and transforming usage flows.

One unified system covers all kinds of networks, applications, and technologies in a single approach. With one system to change, new service deployments need to be implemented and tested only once, which can significantly reduce time to market.

Enables value-based charging for content services
LHS iX Mediation is designed to support new business models and usage behavior that apply to data and content services. It enables flexible configuration of usage events and workflows, and real-time communication with any kind of network or business platform. LHS iX Mediation provides real-time bidirectional communication between content platforms and the business support systems for advanced Advice of Charge, Authentication and Authorization of content services.

Stops revenue leaks
iX Mediation is the first link in the revenue collection chain. Billing systems know little about routers and switches, whereas network components know little about customers, products or subscriptions. iX Mediation bridges this gap. An effective mediation solution must consider order handling, customer care, provisioning, and service inventory in addition to the requirements and constraints of billing systems.

100% data integrity is necessary for revenue assurance. Errors in mediation result in erroneous billing and affect revenue and customer satisfaction. LHS iX Mediation ensures that all usage that is sent to the system ends up as revenue in the operator’s accounts.

Lowers cost of ownership
LHS iX Mediation reduces the complexity and expense of operating and maintaining the system and therefore reduces operational expenditures (OPEX). iX Mediation enables time- and cost-efficient operation and maintenance of the system with fewer staff and less effort. LHS iX Mediation requires only a low level of upfront platform investment. With iX Mediation's flexible workflow concept, communications providers can easily scale hardware and software investments. iX Mediation enables the deployment of right-sized solutions that scale as business grows.

Improves operational efficiency
LHS iX Mediation is extremely fast and cost- effective to implement. With its extensive GUI-based configuration capabilities LHS iX Mediation empowers communications providers to make changes in their own organization.

Its modular architecture and the workflow concept offer maximum scalability and a high degree of configuration options. The operators' own IT team can adapt and expand the system quickly and efficiently. Operators gain self-sufficiency and reduced reliance on vendors and integrators. iX Mediation reduces training costs. Little customization work is required thanks to the high number of available “off-the-shelf” agents. Additional support for vendor-specific or industry-standard protocols is available with short turnaround times.

Provides mediation for convergence
The iX Mediation product offering supports LHS’ solution approach for prepaid and postpaid convergence and integrates into LHS' billing strategy. LHS iX Mediation is a stand-alone solution that can easily integrate with any kind of network infrastructure and delivers data to any billing system. Therefore, it fits ideally into an operator’s strategy for innovative best-of-breed business systems.