Genasys Inc. · NASDAQ:GNSS
Genasys — MLS 2006
18 slides from Genasys's conference presentation, Oct 21, 2006
Slide 1: Equipping the operator to manage delivery of LBS in roaming scenarios
Equipping the operator with the ability to manage the delivery of LBS in Roaming Scenarios MLS 2006 Fernando Lalanda VP Business Development & Marketing Genasys II Spain
Slide 2: Agenda
Agenda Agenda Roaming scenarios – In-roaming Roaming Scenarios – Out-roaming How to make roaming work: Operator needs – Comercial & technical issues Operator Needs – Functional & content issues – Legal issues – Billing User perspective – Business models The user perspective Conclusions Conclusions 2
Slide 3: What is roaming for LBS?
What is roaming for LBS? Agenda ROAMING is… The ability to locate your local subscribers who are roaming in a foreign network or Roaming Scenarios foreign users roaming in your local network. LCS Operator Needs LES MS-OWN MS-NOWN LES / LS LES / LS RPLMN VPLMN HPLMN User HPLMN VPLMN perspective LES /
Slide 4: What is out-roaming?
What is out-roaming? Agenda Out-roaming: Home operator’s concern Roaming Scenarios LBS APP Subscribed to Home Network Location Operator Infrastructure Needs User perspective Location Infrastructure Conclusions Visited Network 4 Definition from GSMA and 3GPPC
Slide 5: What is in-roaming?
What is in-roaming? Agenda In-roaming: Visited operator’s concern Roaming Scenarios Home Network Location Operator Infrastructure Needs LBS APP Subscribed to User perspective Location Infrastructure Conclusions Visited Network 5 Definition from GSMA and 3GPPC
Slide 6: What is where's Wally-roaming?
What is where’s Wally-roaming? Agenda Where’s Wally-roaming? Roaming Home Network Scenarios Location Infrastructure Operator Needs Location Infrastructure Visited Network 2 User perspective LBS APP Location Subscribed to Conclusions Infrastructure Visited Network 1 6 Definition from Genasys
Slide 7: Commercial and technical issues
Commercial and technical issues Agenda Roaming agreements – International standarizing bodies, OMA, 3GPP, and Roaming GSMA have developed policies to guide the Scenarios provisioning of LBS in roaming conditions based on direct connections between operators under RLP protocols Operator Needs Option
Slide 8: Commercial and technical issues
Commercial and technical issues Agenda Option 2: Node access – Each operator keeps just one connection and roaming agreement with the roaming hub/node Roaming similar to GRX for GPRS. Standard agreements to Scenarios cover position, content and privacy. Mobile Network A Mobile Network B Operator Nee
Slide 9: Commercial and technical issues
Commercial and technical issues Agenda Additional Functionality needed – Privacy: The basic permission settings (user, Roaming application, operator), needs an extension to Scenarios manage them in roaming scenarios – Visited Operator needs special permission to locate Operator Needs the subscriber
Slide 10: Content issues
Content issues Agenda Content: a major headache!! – The operator must be capable of accessing and Roaming Scenarios managing different/additional geographical content sources Operator – Once they have identified the content the operators Needs must integrate it in their LBS geospatial systems – Then
Slide 11: Legal issues
Legal issues Agenda Different countries may have different regulations about privacy that the operator must be capable of supporting Roaming Scenarios Passive location – When a service/app requests a phone’s location Operator – Security and Privacy settings in Needs the subscriber’s home network mus
Slide 12: Billing
Billing Agenda Billing (just that minor detail, of course...) – Extended CDRs with additional information and Roaming Scenarios additional clearing processes are required to support billing in LBS roaming scenarios. Operator – Who is responsible for billing? Needs – Active location: in this case, bi
Slide 13: Business models
Business models Agenda LBS Application fee – The fee charged by the operator to its own Roaming customers for the use of a location service Scenarios X,Y coordinate fee – The fee charged by an operator for location: Operator depends on accuracy in meters, QoS, status of Needs delivery (last, current
Slide 14: Business models
Business models Agenda Non-roaming and roaming billing structures: Roaming Scenarios Roaming Authorisation ICx Operator X,Y coordinate/location Needs User perspective Application use Conclusions Non Roaming Roaming 14
Slide 15: The LBS user perspective
The LBS user perspective Agenda Location settings in passive location. Users must have another step of location settings to control who and which applications may locate them when roaming: Roaming Scenarios Application settings: Which applications are allowed to locating the user. Accuracy provided:
Slide 16: Summary
Summary Agenda The additional LBS infrastructure must: – Be compliant with international standard rules and flows (GSMA) in all different scenarios, including the standard Roaming protocol extensions (OMA RLP). Scenarios – Support the definition of rules to implement different roaming agreements bet
Slide 17: Summary
Summary Agenda Local infrastructure Roaming Scenarios Operator Needs User perspective Conclusions Additional infrastructure 17
Slide 18: Q&A
Q&A Thank you for your time. Fernando Lalanda VP Business Development & Marketing Genasys II Spain SAU [email protected] 18