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ASTPP Offers Carrier-Grade BSS and OCS for Telecom Operators

ASTPP gives VoIP providers, ITSPs, and wholesale carriers a complete telecom BSS OCS platform with built-in real-time charging, billing, and customer management. Everything works from one system, without separate tools or complex integrations.
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Why Most Telecom Billing Platforms Fall Short

Running a VoIP business with disconnected tools, separate billing, charging, and CDR systems, leads to revenue leakage, billing delays, and reconciliation problems as your business grows. Many operators still struggle with these issues because their systems are not fully integrated into a proper telecom BSS system.
Revenue Loss from Delayed Charging

Without real-time billing, prepaid users can exceed their balance, and postpaid customers may be undercharged. Both lead to lost revenue. A proper online charging system VoIP setup fixes this instantly when the call starts.

Billing Software That Limits Your Business

Many billing platforms force operators to adjust their workflows to fit the software. This creates manual processes, billing exceptions, and operational inefficiencies, especially for resellers, custom plans, or multi-currency setups.

No Unified Financial View

Without an integrated BSS in telecommunication, operators must manage CDRs, invoices, and usage data across multiple systems. This makes reconciliation slow, disputes harder to resolve, and month-end operations stressful.

Scaling Becomes Difficult

As customer volume grows, disconnected telecom BSS systems create more manual work and higher operational costs. Tasks like rate updates, reporting, and account management become harder to manage efficiently.

What BSS and OCS Mean for Your VoIP Business

A Business Support System (BSS) is the software that helps a VoIP provider manage customers, billing, payments, products, and resellers in one place. Without a proper BSS, operators often rely on spreadsheets or disconnected tools, which leads to billing errors, delays, and lost revenue.
An Online Charging System (OCS) is the real-time billing engine inside a carrier BSS system. It tracks and charges calls as they happen, ensuring every second of usage is billed accurately. This prevents prepaid balances from going negative and keeps postpaid billing precise.
Together, BSS and OCS give VoIP operators automated billing, better control over revenue, and a scalable foundation for growth.

One Platform for All Your BSS and OCS Needs

ASTPP includes all major telecom BSS and OCS features in a single platform without any add-ons required.
Real-Time Online Charging (OCS)

Every call is authorised, rated, and billed in real time. Prepaid balances update instantly, and postpaid usage is recorded as soon as the call ends. No delays or batch processing.

Prepaid and Postpaid Billing

Manage both prepaid and postpaid customers from one telecom BSS platform. Set balance alerts for prepaid users and automate invoices, credit limits, and billing cycles for postpaid accounts.

CDR Processing and Revenue Assurance

ASTPP processes Call Detail Records (CDRs) in real time to ensure every call is billed correctly. Built-in checks help prevent missed charges and revenue loss.

Multi-Tenant Account Management

Create and manage resellers, sub-resellers, and customer accounts with separate billing and routing settings. Scale easily as your business grows.

Rate Management and Tariff Engine

Set custom rates, tariff plans, time-based pricing, and destination-specific charges. Import rates in bulk and manage pricing without custom development.

Invoicing, Payments, and Collections

Automate invoices, billing cycles, and payment collection with multi-currency support and integrations like Stripe and PayFast. Reduce manual effort across your telecom business support system.

What ASTPP BSS/OCS Means for Your Revenue

ASTPP BSS-OCS helps telecom operators automate charging, billing, and revenue management in real time. From prepaid and postpaid services to invoicing and customer management, it enables accurate billing, improved cash flow, and complete visibility into business performance.
Zero Revenue Leakage

With real-time charging, every call is billed instantly. This helps prevent missed charges, billing delays, and revenue loss that often happen with batch-processing systems.

Faster Billing and Invoicing

Automated billing lets operators generate invoices for hundreds of customers in minutes instead of days. Operators can close billing cycles faster and resolve disputes using accurate call records.

Support Multiple Revenue Streams

Manage prepaid services, postpaid billing, SIP trunking, DID rentals, and more from one platform. ASTPP supports different business models without needing separate systems.

Real-Time Business Visibility

Track calls, revenue, profit margins, and customer balances from a live dashboard. Get instant insights into your telecom BSS system instead of waiting for month-end reports.

ASTPP BSS vs Other Telecom Billing Options

Most VoIP operators usually consider three options: building a custom billing system, using a generic SaaS billing tool, or choosing a telecom-focused BSS OCS platform like ASTPP.
Here’s how these approaches compare in the areas that matter most to telecom operators.
Capability Manual / Custom Build Generic SaaS Billing ASTPP BSS + OCS
Real-time OCS charging Not possible Partial only Full, per-second
Prepaid + Postpaid Custom dev required Often one or the other Both, native
Multi-tenant reseller billing Custom dev required Limited Native, unlimited tiers
CDR processing Custom integration Basic export only Real-time, built-in
Open-source & customizable Full custom build No Yes — full code access
Deployment flexibility High cost Shared SaaS infrastructure Cloud, on-premises, or HA cluster
Time to deploy Months Days but rigid Days with full flexibility

Built for Every Type of VoIP Operator

ASTPP BSS-OCS is designed to support wholesale carriers, ITSPs, retail VoIP providers, and SIP trunking businesses. With flexible billing, real-time charging, revenue management, and automation tools, it adapts to the unique requirements of every telecom business model.

Wholesale VoIP Carriers

What you need:

High-volume call processing, accurate revenue tracking, and real-time profit visibility.

What ASTPP provides:

Real-time CDR processing, carrier-wise profit reporting, and bulk rate management for easier pricing updates.

ITSPs and Retail VoIP Providers

What you need:

Prepaid and postpaid billing, reseller management, and automated invoicing.

What ASTPP provides:

Built-in prepaid/postpaid billing, multi-level reseller support, and automated invoices and payment collection.

SIP Trunking Providers

What you need:

SIP trunk billing, DID management, and customer self-service tools.

What ASTPP provides:

Subscription-based billing, DID management, and a customer portal for invoices and usage tracking.

How BSS and OCS Connect in ASTPP ?

The diagram below shows how ASTPP connects billing, real-time charging (OCS), routing, CDR processing, and customer portals into one platform. It helps technical teams and CTOs understand how all parts of the system work together.

Deploy Your BSS Your Way

ASTPP gives you flexible deployment options, so you can run the platform where it works best for your business.
Cloud Deployment

Deploy ASTPP on AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, or other cloud providers. Launch quickly without managing physical hardware.

On-Premises Deployment

Run ASTPP in your own data centre for full control over security, compliance, and customer data.

High Availability (HA) Deployment

Keep your billing platform running even during hardware failures with HA clustering and redundancy options. Ideal for operators that need 24/7 uptime.

Scalable Deployment

Start with a small setup and expand as your business grows. ASTPP supports scaling users, traffic, and services without needing to rebuild your billing infrastructure.

Ready to Run Your VoIP Business on a Carrier-Grade BSS?

ASTPP gives you a complete BSS and OCS to launch, manage, and scale your telecom business without the high cost or complexity of enterprise systems.
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What Customers Say

"A few words on ASTPP which really deserves after delivered satisfactory results on customization we need which was really very complicated. By smiling face they accepted my offer and proves they are best. After using other billing switch, I lost some of my customers because of some lacking point but ASTPP make it completed. Hats Off Guys, keep it up!!!"
Lior Elkabetz
Lior ElkabetzIntercity
"It Was Great Experience By Working With ASTPP Team And For-sure In Future Too. They Are Very Much Pre-advance Who Believe To Focus On Client Productivity Very Closely To Make Sure Follow Consistency. ASTPP Team Approached Me To Upgrade By Outdated Version Into Latest Version And Gifted Me High ROI. ASTPP Is Best Softswitch I Have Ever Came Across Because Of It’s Great UI, Smooth Billing Process And Long Reliability."
GEORGIOS
Georgios Larkou Impact Tech LTD
"Firstly i will like to commend the ASTPP team for their commitment and their support for this product which has proved to be a real enabler for us as business. ASTPP Softswitch is an efficient, productive and powerful VoIP platform. It has enabled us stabilize our business growth and the prospects for the future looks very positive especially now that we are also rolling out with their Dialer APP. We are truly pleased with the solution are looking forward to building a stronger partnership with you guys. Thanks ASTPP."
DUKE-OFORI
Duke OforiTelafric
"At WEBDELI LIMITED, we’ve been using ASTTP Billing and the experience has been outstanding. The platform is reliable, efficient, and makes managing our telecom billing seamless. Its automation features save us valuable time, and the reporting tools provide clear insights into our operations. The support team is responsive and always ready to assist. We highly recommend ASTTP Billing to any business looking for a robust and user-friendly billing solution."
Alex_Mwaniki
Alex MwanikiWEBDELI LIMITED
"We use ASTPP as our softswitch and it’s been a solid platform for our needs. It strikes a good balance between billing and customer management, making it easy to run day-to-day operations without things getting overly complicated. The ASTPP team is great to work with. Support is always responsive when we need it (which isn’t often), and they’re happy to help with custom changes, questions, or general guidance. Overall, it’s been a reliable solution backed by a helpful and approachable team."
Justin Piro
Justin PiroMyNet
"We've been using ASTPP for approximately 6 months now, and it has been a very positive experience so far. The support team at ASTPP is exceptionally responsive and quick to assist with any issues or questions we've had. When we identified several features that weren't originally available in the system, the ASTPP development team was able to develop the custom features we required relatively quickly. Overall, the product and the service are very good."
Bill
BillAustralia
"We had been using an existing solution for 15 years and whilst it was still working well it was end of life and no updates were possible. Due to the size of the project involved we kept pushing it to lower priority, something always became more important! I began researching and found ASTPP would manage all of our requirements. We started off with the community edition. Even though we were used to operating a billing system we quickly assumed, wrongly, ASTPP would not be for us and nearly gave up..."
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Andy CollinsVostel Ltd - UK
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FAQ

Yes. ASTPP supports both prepaid and postpaid customers on the same platform with real-time balance control and automated invoicing. 

ASTPP processes Call Detail Records (CDRs) in real time for billing, reporting, and fraud detection. It can also scale to handle high call volumes in clustered setups. 

ASTPP is a complete BSS platform. It includes billing, rating, account management, invoicing, payment collection, and reseller management in one system. 

Yes. ASTPP offers REST APIs and supports integration with tools like CRMs, ERPs, and other business applications. 

ASTPP provides carrier-grade BSS and OCS features at lower cost and faster deployment. It is open-source and can be customized more easily than many proprietary platforms.

BSS manages business functions like billing and customer accounts, while OSS handles network operations like provisioning and fault management. ASTPP focuses on the BSS side for VoIP businesses.