Subscriber Bandwidth Management

Subscriber Bandwidth Management

Now, operators can take charge of data traffic on their network while increasing customer satisfaction by offering a variety of monthly plan options for data use.

Having Trouble Dealing With “Data Hogs?"

Unlike fixed services, your mobile broadband network is shared by all your subscribers. Many use bandwidth-heavy services like mobile video communications while playing graphic-intensive online games, hogging bandwidth and hindering the experience for other users. This becomes more prevalent as subscribers rely on smart phones and tablet devices. Monitoring the usage of these “data hogs” becomes even more crucial as networks migrate to faster next-generation technology like LTE. Contact us to learn more >

Keeping up with The Digital Generation

To overcome this problem, we make mobile work with a Subscriber Bandwidth Management (SBM) solution that provides a way for you to take charge of data traffic on your network. Its monitoring component allows you to see what subscribers are doing on your network and to determine how bandwidth is being used. The control component allows you to make policy decisions regarding usage on the network, such as only allowing access to specified services. Using SBM you can:

• Optimize bandwidth use to maximize your revenue while minimizing operating expenses
  
  
• Optimize resource use by prioritizing lucrative mobile applications and eliminating obsolete ones
  
  
• Manage fair use of network capacity
  
  
• Provide more accurate aggregation of bandwidth limits on total or per-application subscriber traffic
  
  
• Enable targeted pricing for different types of data users
  
  
• Provide more network and customer experience control
  
  
• Generate reports to facilitate future service planning
  
  
• Detect and alert users of bandwidth usage abuse and misuse

Meet Your Subscribers’ Needs as You Move to IPX and LTE

Our SBM solution also enables you to offer various types of flat-rate data plans, including:

• Normal plan – Limit the amount of bandwidth your subscribers use on specific applications
  
  
• Night owl plan – Limit the amount of bandwidth your subscribers use during peak hours, but your subscribers can use an unlimited amount of bandwidth during non-peak hours
  
  
• Gamer plan – Limit the amount of bandwidth your subscribers use on standard applications, but your subscribers can use an unlimited amount of bandwidth on game applications
  
  
• VIP plan – Your subscribers can use an unlimited amount of bandwidth

As you continue to deploy faster mobile broadband data networks like LTE built on IPX, use SBM to help control your network usage, offer your subscribers a plan that fits their lifestyle and control those “data hogs.”