The Kabira Convergent Services Broker offering provides network operators with an open infrastructure that enables efficient delivery of real-time services and content to all kinds of devices over convergent networks. Essentially, the Kabira Service Broker enables service providers to publish services, which service requesters can then easily locate and bind to. With this key functionality, telecommunications network operators are able to leverage service-oriented architectures (SOA) to implement dynamic business models that shorten time to market, drive down costs and increase competitive advantage.

The Need for a Shared Service Layer

Businesses to a large extent still rely on systems that are dependent on software applications that are tightly bound to underlying databases and hardware. With content-rich and converged service now coming into play, this vertically integrated model puts operators at a disadvantage. With the Kabira Services Broker, telecom enterprises can adopt a horizontal approach using a Shared Services Layer in which operators can consolidate the functionality commonly required by multiple end-user services. As such, when a new service is developed it is built on top of this shared services layer using reusable, off-the-shelf software components and open APIs between the different layers. In this way, operators can easily integrate new systems and service with existing legacy systems or already deployed specialized components.

The Need for Speed

In designing a service delivery platform, the ability to create and deploy services can be undermined by the performance problems that have affected previous attempts at implementing a shared services layer. There is a risk that the service broker function could impose a bottleneck. Because it integrates with the highly performant Kabira Transaction Platform—which executes transactions up to 100 times faster than disk-based systems—the Kabira Service Broker solves this problem. It also supports all of the following operator requirements:

• Multiple data and content types delivered to a variety of handsets.
• Solutions that 'scale down' to trials and 'scale up' to million of users with peak demand spikes.
• Late binding and flexible charging for multiple payment models.
• Flexible updates and evolution of services offered by the operator.
• Secure, reliable interchange with both internal subsidiaries and other operators to create broad coverage
• Interchange with internal subsidiaries to export local subsidiaries' services success to a group