Satellite Billing Software Coverage

SATbill handles a wide spectrum of satellite services from most of the world’s satellite communications providers using a multitude of CDR formats. It allows you to combine all the services in a single invoice for each customer. New capabilities are added to SATbill as new call types are introduced.

How it works

We develop new CDR loaders for Customers who adopt new services from existing or new satellite communications providers. Once the CDR loader is implemented, the SATbill system processes the CDR files, calculates the cost of each call type and generates the required margins whilst remaining competitive. Find out more about the benefits in SATbill Value or more about its capabilities in SATbill Features.

Coverage

SATbill’s coverage is comprehensive, as it handles time, data (GB, MB, KB) and event-based calls, including packet and 256-bit Inmarsat C data. It supports D91-style, TAP II, tab delimited, CSV-based and customer-specific CDR formats from over 30 different providers across the world, such as Iridium, Thuraya, Inmarsat, GlobalStar and more.

Satellite Services

The satellite services that SATbill can handle include:

BGAN, Aero, FBB, SBB, SPS, GSPS, IsatPhone, IsatHub, B, C (inc. LRIT & VMS tracking), Fleet, M, mini-M, M4, Coastal Radio, Globalstar, VSAT (inc. Pharostar), Skyfile, Thuraya and Iridium (“Classic”, OpenPort, Short Burst Data and GO!).

CDR files and formats

The CDR files and formats that SATbill can handle include:

3G Type A csv

This is only for loading a specific customer’s 3G CDR file. If you wish to process 3G CDRs in SATbill, please contact Symbiosys.

7eleven D91

This is used for loading all the 7eleven D91 CDR files.

AND csv

This is used for loading all the AND csv-format CDR files.

AST csv

This is used for loading all the AST csv-format CDR files.

AST Iridium TAP II

This is used for loading all the AST TAP II-format Iridium CDR files.

Astrium CSV

Non-traffic This is used for loading all the Astrium files containing non-traffic charges such as Letter of Guarantee (LOG) and PSA charges. These non-traffic files are loaded in exactly the same way – SATbill will automatically identify them as non-call charges.

Astrium Traffic csv

This is used for loading all the Astrium CDR files in csv format.

Astrium D91

This is used for loading all the Astrium CDR files, included all charges embedded in those files (subscriptions, for example).

Beijing Telecom Coastal Radio

This is used for loading all the Beijing Telecom Coastal Radio CDR files.

Beijing Telecom I3

This is used for loading all the Beijing Telecom text-format CDR files for Inmarsat ‘I3’ services (Inmarsat B,C Fleet, GAN, mini-M etc.).

C2C VSAT csv

This is used for loading all the CSC csv-format VSAT-service CDR files.

Evosat D91

This is used for loading all the Evosat D91-format CDR files. See ‘Globecomm’ below for the Evosat csv CDR loader.

FM csv

This is used for loading all the FM csv-format CDR files.

Galaxy 1 csv

This is used for loading all the Galaxy 1 csv-format CDR files.

Globalstar TAP II

This is used for loading the daily Globalstar CDR files in TAP II format.

Globecomm csv

This is used for loading all the Globecomm / Evosat csv-
format CDR files

GMPCS csv

This is used for loading all the GMPCS csv-format CDR files.

Inmarsat D91 I4

This is used for loading all the Inmarsat ‘I4’ services: FBB, SPS, BGAN and GSPS.

Inmarsat I4 psv

This is used for loading all the Inmarsat ‘I4’ services: FBB, SPS, BGAN and GSPS in pipe-separated-variable format.

Inmarsat D91-D

This is used for loading all the ‘Existing and Evolved’ services from Inmarsat (Fleet 33, 55 & 77, mini-M, Inmarsat B, C and M, etc.) supplied in D91-D format. SATbill cannot load the older D91-B format CDRs.

Inmarsat E&E psv

This is used for loading all the ‘Existing and Evolved’ services from Inmarsat (Fleet 33, 55 & 77, mini-M, Inmarsat B, C and M, etc.) in pipe-separated-variable format.

Inmarsat D91-X

[not present as a separate loader] These CDR files are in the same format as Xantic D91, so use that loader for Inmarsat D91-X files.

Ka Band Type A csv

This is only for loading a specific customer’s Ka-band CDR file. If you wish to process Ka-band CDRs in SATbill, please contact Symbiosys.

KDDI D91

This is used for loading all the KDDI D91-format CDR files.

Korea Telecom D91

This is used for loading all the Korea Telecom D91-format CDR files.

KVH csv

This is used for loading the KVH csv-format VSAT-service CDR files.

Marlink D91

[not present as a separate loader] This CDR file is an exact copy of the Astrium D91 (and the 7eleven D91), so you may use either of those loaders for Marlink D91 files.

MVS MOR

This is used for loading the MVS CDR files in MOR format.

NSSL csv

This is used for loading the NSSL csv-format CDR files.

Navarino csv

This is used for loading the Navarino csv-format CDR files.

Satcom csv

This is used for loading all the Satcom csv-format CDR files.

SATCOM1

This is used for loading the SATCOM1 Aero-service csv-format CDR files.

SingTel Tab

This is used for loading the SingTel tab-delimited short format (5-field) CDR files.

SingTel Tab Extended

This is used for loading the SingTel tab-delimited extended format (16- or 19-field) CDR files.

SkyWave csv

This is used for loading the SkyWave csv-format CDR files.

Thrane & Thrane D91

This is used for loading all the Thrane & Thrane D91 CDR files.

Thuraya csv

This is used for loading all the direct-from-Thuraya csv-format CDR files

VSAT Type A

This is used only for loading a specific customer’s VSAT CDR file. If you wish to process your own specific layout VSAT CDRs in SATbill, please contact Symbiosys.

VxMail D91-X

This is used to load the VxMail CDRs in Inmarsat D91-X format.

Xantic D91

This is used for loading all the Xantic CDR files. This is also the same format as the Inmarsat D91-X CDRs.