15/02/2010

Netsize, the leading communications and commerce enabler, today launch Netsize Direct Billing, the unique managed Direct Billing solution for Mobile Network Operators.

Direct Billing is a billing method that charges mobile payment amounts directly to the end user’s mobile phone subscription. It does not require intermediate WAP pages or premium SMS.

Netsize Direct Billing provides mobile operators with a direct billing solution that integrates seamlessly with their billing platform. It is provided as a fully managed service that minimizes the mobile operator’s time and resources that would be required to deploy a direct billing offer. In addition Netsize provide a direct billing API that enables third parties to launch mobile commerce services.

“As a relatively new billing method, Direct Billing delivers operators tremendous benefits for launching mobile commerce services, including ticketing and money transfer,” says Stanislas Chesnais, Chief Executive Officer, Netsize. “We estimate that operators would need a year to launch an in-house developed direct billing offer. Netsize Direct Billing shortens their time-to-market significantly to a few weeks, enabling the operator to catch the mobile commerce wave now.”

“Netsize Direct Billing is the first offer that springs from the Gemalto investment in Netsize,” says Jean-François Schreiber, Senior Vice President, Telecom Solutions and Services, Gemalto. “Gemalto’s worldwide presence enables Netsize to venture into new regions and provide operator groups with a common global platform.”

Netsize provide operator direct billing solutions to most of the large mobile device vendors for their application stores. Netsize is global leader for third party direct billing.

Netsize present Direct Billing at Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, Spain, 15-18 February 2010, at stand 2.G51 in Hall 2.