Jio Platforms partners with Optiva to offer end-to-end 5G solution

Jio Platforms Limited (JPL) has signed a strategic go-to-market partnership with Optiva, a Canadian provider of business support systems (BSS) services, to offer an end-to-end 5G solution for global markets.

As per the collaboration, JPL will offer its cloud-native 5G core to telcos globally along with Optiva’s future-ready converged charging engine to accelerate the monetization of a wide range of 5G services and use cases.

Optiva’s advanced converged real-time charging and billing capabilities will enable JPL to offer an end-to-end 5G solution for global markets. Optiva and JPL further aim to help telecom operators tap into 5G consumer, enterprise and private business opportunities.

Aayush Bhatnagar, Senior Vice President of Jio Platforms, said, “JPL's cloud-native 5G core supports capabilities that enable CSPs and enterprises to launch new services and 5G use cases quickly — while maintaining sight of services monetisation, which is baked into the architecture through this collaboration.”

Optiva Charging Engine is a real-time cloud-native converged charging solution that drives true converged charging across mobile, fixed IPTV, and broadband domains and services beyond connectivity, opening the opportunity for partner ecosystem monetization with new commercial models.

Matt Halligan, CTO of Optiva, said, “Optiva’s partnership with Jio offers a converged digital experience, enabling operators to optimally accelerate their 5G use case viability, future innovation immersive experience offerings and new monetisation opportunities.”