Billing must get real-time; 2.5G and 3G networks can expand cellco service offerings like never before, but it won't mean a thing unless their billing platforms can keep up with user activity in real-time - Billing

Telecom Asia, May, 2002 by John C. Tanner

The important thing, says Tahoe Networks' Cohen, is that operators think about their billing needs now as their networks evolve, before they start rolling out services.

"Mobile operators must pay close attention to these issues as they expend billions of dollars in next generation mobile data networks," Cohen insists. "They must get in front of these issues now."