{"product_id":"building-modern-telecommunications-billing-systems-best-practices-for-the-ip-and-software-defined-network-era-9798241741219","title":"Building Modern Telecommunications Billing Systems: Best Practices for the IP and Software-Defined Network Era","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jorge Guntanis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Telecommunications\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBuilding Modern Telecommunications Billing Systems\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBest Practices for the IP and Software-Defined Network Era\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTelecommunications billing is broken-not because of accounting, but because networks evolved faster than the systems meant to govern them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs voice, messaging, and data networks become fully IP-based, programmable, and API-driven, billing systems can no longer function as passive record-keepers. They must operate in real time, alongside signaling and media, enforcing trust, preventing fraud, enabling automation, and supporting commercial accountability at network speed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBuilding Modern Telecommunications Billing Systems\u003c\/b\u003e is a practical, experience-driven guide to designing billing platforms for modern telecom operators. Rather than treating billing as a back-office concern, this book reframes it as a \u003cb\u003ecore control plane\u003c\/b\u003e-one that sits at the intersection of routing, rating, compliance, reconciliation, and real-time decision-making.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing from years of hands-on work operating carrier-grade VoIP, messaging, and IP networks, Jorge Guntanis explores how billing systems must evolve to support: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReal-time rating and policy enforcement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInter-carrier settlement and reconciliation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFraud detection tied directly to signaling behavior\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAPI-first architectures and automation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoftware-defined networks and programmable services\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScalable billing design for VoIP, SMS, and data services\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead of prescribing specific vendors or tools, the book focuses on \u003cb\u003earchitecture, trade-offs, and design patterns\u003c\/b\u003e that remain valid across technologies, markets, and business models. The emphasis is on \u003ci\u003ehow systems actually behave in production\u003c\/i\u003e-where latency, trust, failures, and money all intersect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy this book is different\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a theoretical textbook or a vendor whitepaper.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is written by a practitioner who has designed, deployed, and operated real telecom platforms-working directly with carriers, regulators, and international interconnections. The insights in this book come from operating systems where billing errors are not academic mistakes, but operational, legal, and financial risks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho this book is for\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTelecom founders and CTOs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSenior engineers building VoIP, CPaaS, or messaging platforms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTechnical leaders modernizing legacy billing stacks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArchitects designing carrier-grade IP networks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone who believes billing is part of the network-not an afterthought\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you are building or operating telecommunications systems in the IP era, this book will change how you think about billing-and why it belongs at the center of your network architecture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47595317231767,"sku":"9798241741219","price":4076.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798241741219.webp?v=1774989305","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/building-modern-telecommunications-billing-systems-best-practices-for-the-ip-and-software-defined-network-era-9798241741219","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}