SmartRoam

Roaming steering for superior availability and subscriber experience

Automatic and seamless roaming is a fundamental success factor for GSM, as well as one of the few services for which subscribers are willing to pay premium charges. Maximizing roaming airtime and quality while minimizing your inter-operator tariff (IOT) charges and other operational costs related to roaming traffic is challenging, to say the least. Making sure roaming subscribers use the right network and access technology at all times is a key issue for all operators. The future promises LTE and WiFi; even PLMNs without SS7-signalling. We can help you to solve business-based roaming steering requirements both today and tomorrow.

With SmartRoam, you are assured that your roaming subscribers are continuously attached to the preferred available network and access technology, with the widest possible network coverage at the destination and without outages in the roaming service. Using standards-based SIM technology, it delivers a superior roaming service that maximizes airtime and roaming revenues and avoids handset compatibility issues with the technology deployed.

The SmartRoam patented method uses the standardized SIM-remote file management and SIM toolkit to enable an instant roaming steering effect. As recommended by the GSMA Global Roaming Quality (GRQ) project and prompted by handset compatibility issues, gateway location registers (GLRs), and active anti-steering, operators today increasingly rely upon SIM OTA and SmartRoam for efficient and transparent roaming steering.