User manual ALCATEL-LUCENT 8611 USAGE CONTROL BROCHURE

[. . . ] To win younger subscribers, service providers must focus on the needs of the family as a whole. That means meeting the needs of parents and guardians first. After all, they are the ones paying for the service. [. . . ] Globally, total mobile consumption time is growing so rapidly, it is outpacing both TV and Internet time. For today's youth, a mobile phone is a part of their identity. In fact, 68% say their mobile device is their most essential personal device, followed by their PC at 40%. Source: The Powerful Teen Market, Megan Miller, February 1, 2009, http://www. bonnier. com/en/content/powerful-teen-market make it easy with web-based self-management With intuitive, web-based self-management capabilities, parents and guardians can easily and securely update each child's profile at any time and in real time. For example, they can adapt restrictions to match changing behavior patterns or to reflect a new maturity milestone. To ensure limits stay in tune with the dynamic social lives of their children, they can change allowed and blocked calling lists on-the-fly for specific situations and specific people. Figure 2 illustrates the customizable self-management user interface provided with the application. Service providers can also use the product's application programming interface (API) to develop their own user interface. Figure 2. alcatel-lucent 8611 Usage Control includes an intuitive self-management web interface for parents Include usage control in any offering, any network configuration Service providers can offer Alcatel-Lucent 8611 Usage Control as a standalone service or as part of a service bundle. They can also deploy it in any network configuration -- pre-integrated with the Alcatel-Lucent 8610 Instant Convergent Charging Suite, with another vendor's payment platform or as a standalone application. This flexibility makes Alcatel-Lucent 8611 Usage Control ideal for service providers in both emerging and mature markets and for service providers with either an Alcatel-Lucent or a non-Alcatel-Lucent payment platform. Alcatel-Lucent 8611 Usage Control 5 Usage control in action: One family's story Like many parents, John and Marie wanted their 12-year-old son, Sam, and 10-year-old daughter, Sophie, to have a mobile phone for safety and security. But they imagined out-ofcontrol monthly bills, non-stop text messaging and calls to other overlychatty kids. They went to their service provider's web site and learned about new usage control capabilities made possible by Alcatel-Lucent. Once John and Marie saw how easy and cost effective it is to limit their children's use of mobile voice and data services, they went ahead and subscribed to the service. Here's a look at the separate profiles they have set up for Sam and Sophie. Sophie has a prepaid service that includes 200 anytime minutes, 1000 night and weekend minutes and 1000 text messages. She can send pictures and video clips with her messages, download ringtones and send instant messages. Payment is monthly and her minutes roll over. Because her parents set limits through their new usage control service, Sophie is not allowed to talk on the phone or send messages during school hours. [. . . ] Penetration is even stronger with parents. With these new WAP sites, we can provide relevant content to all of our audiences whenever they want and wherever they are. Source: Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group to Launch Three New Mobile Websites, March 20, 2008, http://www. redorbit. com Alcatel-Lucent: A proven partner with deep experience With Alcatel-Lucent, service providers gain a partner with extensive experience delivering the solutions that will allow them to differentiate and personalize their service offerings to attract and retain subscribers -- whether they are in an emerging market or one that is near saturation. The Alcatel-Lucent 8611 Usage Control application provides the policy enforcement functionality within the Alcatel-Lucent Convergent Payment solution. [. . . ]