Syniverse Becomes First BCE Agent to Achieve GSMA BCE 2.0 Compliance

Universal Commerce enables operators to unlock new revenue from 5G SA, IoT, and satellite roaming

TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syniverse, the world's most connected company^®, is once again setting the pace for global roaming by becoming the first roaming services provider to achieve compliance with the GSMA's Billing and Charging Evolution (BCE) 2.0, the newest and most advanced standard for wholesale roaming and settlement.

BCE 2.0, built into Syniverse's industry-leading Universal Commerce solution, introduces support for operator groups, creates a report structure designed for 5G Standalone (SA) traffic exchange, and establishes invoice confidentiality so operators can share total invoiced values without disclosing the underlying charging model. It also carries no backward compatibility, so a mobile network operator (MNO) or its BCE agent must adopt BCE 2.0 to participate in settlement under it.

As 5G SA networks come online, IoT connections proliferate, and satellite operators enter the roaming marketplace, the scope of what BCE 2.0 enables extends to NB-IoT and LTE-M traffic and beyond traditional consumer roaming. Satellite and non-terrestrial network (NTN) operators stand to gain advantages from BCE 2.0 as their charging models are not supported by TAP or previous BCE frameworks.

"Every major advance in BCE compliance has come through Syniverse first, and BCE 2.0 is no different," said John Wick, Chief Product Officer of Syniverse, "With Universal Commerce deployed by 90% of BCE-compliant operators worldwide, our customers have never had to wait for settlement infrastructure to keep pace with their ambitions. They know we'll be ready for what comes next."

BCE is projected to handle more than 40% of global consumer and IoT wholesale roaming settlements by 2030, according to Kaleido Intelligence, and the majority of MNOs have identified this year and next as their target deployment window. However, readiness remains uneven, with 53% of operators citing a lack of in-house BCE expertise as a primary technical or business challenge.

To support this transition, Syniverse has introduced its Platinum Package, an all-in-one solution designed to help MNOs and wholesale partners capitalize on what BCE 2.0 makes possible. It delivers scalable charging models built for 5G SA and network slicing, and it simplifies data traffic migration from TAP to BCE. It also provides comprehensive end-to-end support for BCE requirements — and, as of July 5, TAP0 simplified record structures — so operators can manage every roaming scenario they face today and those taking shape tomorrow.

Universal Commerce, again recognized by Kaleido and Juniper Research as the top financial clearing and BCE solution in recent months, manages billing and charging processes across the wholesale roaming workflow. It leverages blockchain-based smart contracts to automate complex financial processes, encrypt transactions, and maintain a transparent, auditable ledger so MNOs can settle in real time and reduce disputes as roaming volumes and service complexity increase.

Syniverse has expanded upon its work with Sateliot to establish a standardized NTN framework that gives satellite network operators access to the messaging, signaling, and billing infrastructure they need to integrate seamlessly with terrestrial carriers. Universal Commerce is available as part of Syniverse's Satellite Services platform, which enables commercial and technical interoperability and eliminates costly core system rebuilds.

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