Why Do We Need SAP?

Value-added services are the driving force for the development of communications. In order to meet the various requirements from the users, carriers need to provide different kinds of low-cost and secure services as soon as possible. But there are still some obstacles:

Various External Interfaces

Protocol Support: CP/SP must support various telecom protocols like SMPP for SMS, BICC/ISUP for voice, SOAP/HTTP for MMS, and Diameter for charging. Each protocol differs significantly, posing a major technical challenge for most third-party companies.

High Cost Service Management

Independent Service Systems: Each service has unique requirements, requiring carriers to configure different network elements. Without a unified subscription database and portal, network management costs are high for carriers.

Malicious Charging and User Complaints

Traditional Value-Added Services: Subscription and charging logic are deployed in internal systems, often opaque to carriers. Malicious subscription charges can lead to serious user complaints.

Slow Service Deployment

Service Deployment: Requires protocol adaptation, charging engine development, and configuration in carrier network elements. This process is time-consuming and often fails to meet market requirements.

Solution Highlights

Unified Access Channel

•Unified Capabilities: SAP provides uniform SMS, USSD, voice, and charging capabilities to third parties.
•Traffic Control: Enables control over the traffic amount and speed of different services.

Unified Charging Logic and Authentication

•Unified Charging Center: SAP will establish and maintain a centralized subscription database for all third-party services.
•User Consent: Ensures user consent before accepting any subscription or charging request, preventing malicious charges.
•Settlement Reports: Responsible for generating settlement reports.

Unified Presentation

•Centralized Showcase Platform: SAP will serve as a centralized platform for subscription relationships, tariffs, and settlements.

Quick Service Innovation

•Public Telecom Capabilities: SAP provides essential telecom capabilities required by most services, achieving complete separation of service and basic functionality.
•Rapid Innovation: Allows third parties to quickly create and launch innovative services.

Use Case

High-Capacity/Smooth Capacity Expansion

Powerful Functionality
Support

High Reliability
System

Mature and Secure
System

SAP has significant capacity and can achieve seamless expansion with simple hardware overlay

SAP meets current requirements and adapts to 4G and 5G developments, enhancing functionalities to help carriers stay competitive.

SAP ensures 99.999% reliability. All core systems use dual redundancy to prevent service interruptions from any single point of failure.

SAP has 6 successful reference cases serving around 35 million users.Utilizes VPN, HTTPS, and IP whitelisting to secure communication between SP/CPs and SAP.

Service Architecture

Unified DCB Payment Solution for EnhancedUser Experience and Revenue.

Background

Problem

Solution

Benefits

TikTok and other major apps currently only support Apple Pay and Google Pay, but there is a significant demand for users to pay through their phone balance.

Connecting with every carrier to obtain DCB capability is tedious and inefficient.

A unified SAP platform can onboard TikTok as a merchant and enable it to access all carriers' DCB capability at once.

Enhances user experience, increases revenue, and benefits all parties involved.

1. Integration with SAP for DCB ability
2. SAP handles the DCB payment request as single interface
3. SAP route every DCB payment to the Carrier involved