GSM termination
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GSM termination is the process of sending voice calls to the gsm network via GSM Gateways, and not sending it to the GSM operator's network directly. The whole activity is due to the price difference between the interconnect price -the price the gsm network operator request from its interconnecting partners- and the price that the network operator charges its pre- and postpaid subscribers -the minute price paid by the subscribers using their own SIM cards.
[edit] History of GSM termination
GSM termination is nearly as old as the GSM networks. Nearly most of the enterprises use GSM gateways for they soon realised that sending the traffic to their local incumbent provider is far too expensive. At the very beginning analog to GSM gateways were manufactured. These were connected to the enterprise PBX and all calls from the extensions heading towards GSM directions, were routed to these gateways. Later appeared the ISDN BRI and PRI gateways, providing better quality, and more channels.The latest version are the VoIP GSM gateways.
[edit] Buiness benefits
Not only enterprise customers realised the savings inherent in gsm gateways but other companys dedicated to terminating traffic only popped up. They owned hundreds of SIM cards, and put them into their gateways. Sometimes the traffic was coming from abroad other times they were coming from inside the country from the partners of the gsm termination company.
