In this increasingly mobile world, it’s fortunate that mobile-to-mobile calls typically cost less than calls from a fixed network to a mobile phone. However, this massive increase in mobile device usage has also led to significant increases in telecommunication costs for businesses, which often spend 80 percent of their costs on a mere 20 percent of the calls they place.
This is where a GSM gateway can step in. GSM gateways enable telephone users to communicate with others of other networks regardless of the technology, allowing telephone carriers to limit costs. By using a tariff that enables free calls between users on the same network, a GSM gateway routes the outgoing call via a SIM card, installed within a SIM server, on the same network.
When it comes to GSM gateway needs, SIM server experts iQsim boasts a range of GSM devices that natively support the capability to be connected to its SIM server architecture, which is designed to offer operators competitive call termination rates and highly reliable services for both voice calling and SMS. iQsim’s portfolio of GSM gateways are built for SMS and call termination, in addition to GSM devices for QoS mobile network testing and M2M, and can be deployed across several countries on customers’ premises including retail outlets, small offices and residential environments.
In order to provide an ideal solution for professional mobile call termination, iQsim bundles its GSM gateways, specifically its QuesCom (News - Alert) 400 gateways, with its IRON suite solution. An IP to GSM gateway, the QuesCom 400 gateway can handle up to 16 IP to GSM calls simultaneously and can be equipped with up to 16 GSM or UMTS engines. For the typical call termination scenario, iQsim’s GSM gateways are separate from SIM cards, which are remotely allocated by the IRON SIM Manager to GSM gateways based on user-defined rules.
Other GSM devices include an iQsim mobile probe for QoS testing, “on the shelf” equipment used to simulate the behavior of mobile end users; the IRON mobile gateway, a stand-alone IP/GSM gateway with embedded SIM management technology for optimized call termination revenues; and the SIM flex adaptor.
For more information on iQsim’s GSM gateway solutions, as well as other SIM server-related products, click here.
Tammy Wolf is a TMCnet web editor. She covers a wide range of topics, including IP communications and information technology. To read more of her articles, please visit her columnist page.
Edited by Stefanie Mosca