Inter-Carrier Hub
A Shared Operating Environment for Carrier-to-Carrier Business
Inter-Carrier Hub
A Shared Operating Environment Across Carriers to Buy and Sell Connectivity at Scale
Connect With All Your Partners
Buyers and sellers instantly connect through private partner channels
Transact Seamlessly Without Limits
Buyers and sellers seamlessly transact products in a standardized NaaS model
Scale Your Inter-Carrier Business
Buyers and sellers massively scale business with minimal operating costs
Inter-Carrier Hub
How the Hub Works
A Neutral Digital Utility for Carriers
Provides a common business operating layer across carriers.
Seamlessly Connects Buyers & Sellers
Enables direct buyer–seller partner channels for unlimited transactions.
Permission-Based Partner Relationships
Business relationships governed by seller-granted privileges to each buyer.
Inter-Carrier L1, L2 & L3 Connectivity Products
Connectivity delivered across partner networks to extend off-net reach.
Across the End-to-End NaaS Business Lifecycle
Spanning Product Specification, Serviceability, Pricing, and Ordering.
Built on Core Industry Standards—Mplify, TMF
Core standards directly built in as executable, operational workflows.
Inter-Carrier Hub
From Fragmentation to Federation
An Inherently Interdependent Market
No carrier has full coverage— global connectivity depends on partners
Market Requirements
Broad Carrier Participation
Essential for global coverage
Viable Operating Costs
Sustainable across carriers of all sizes
Scalable Revenue Growth
Required to support ecosystem growth
Efficient Partner On-Boarding
Critical to scaling partner ecosystems
That Remains Structurally Fragmented To Date
Bilateral integrations make participation costly, slow, limited and unscalable
Consequences of Fragmentation
Limited Carrier Participation
High barriers across carriers
High Operating Costs
Driven by fragmented integrations
Slow Time-to-Revenue
Delaying business opportunities
Burdensome Partner On-Boarding
Manual, inconsistent and difficult to scale
Now Federated by a Shared Operating Environment
The Hub offers a single cost-effective way to connect and operate across all carriers
Benefits of New Operating Model
Expanded Carrier Participation
Inclusive by design
Low Operating Costs
Enabled by a shared operating layer
Accelerated Revenue Generation
Faster onboarding and monetization
Streamlined Partner On-Boarding
Standardized, automated and scalable
Inter-Carrier Hub
The Full Business Workflow, Built In
Partner
On-Boarding
Qualify Partners
Is the Partner Eligible?
What Are the Technical Capabilities?
What Are the Commercial Arrangements?
What Locations Are Covered?
Product
Catalog
Explore Available Offerings
Which Products Are Offered?
Where Are They Available?
What Service Options Exist?
What Commercial Conditions Apply?
Product
Pre-Ordering
Validate Before Ordering
Is the Location Serviceable?
Which Products are Available?
What Is the Price?
When Can It Be Delivered?
Product
Ordering
Track Service Delivery
Has the Order Been Accepted?
What Is the Delivery Status?
Is the Product Ready?
What Services Are Active?
How You Operate
Operate Your Way
Flexible Dual-Mode GUI / API Operation
Switch between GUI and API at your own pace
Seamless GUI / API Cross-Mode Interop
Interact with partners regardless of their operating mode
Integrate Just Once
Single API Integration to Reach All Partners
Replace fragmented, bilateral integrations
How It Runs
Scale Without Limits
Elastic, Secure Cloud Processing
Handle sustained, high-volume operations across partners
Real-Time Multi-Party Access
Share data and updates instantly across all partners
Go Live Quickly
Ready-to-Use SaaS Applications
Eliminate complex and lengthy internal development cycles
Shared Where It Helps.
Controlled Where It Matters.
Competitive Where It Counts.
The Hub establishes clear domains for cooperation, ownership, and competition, enabling each to operate at its full potential while reinforcing one another to create a well-balanced, high-performing inter-carrier market.
What the Hub Standardizes
Common Carrier Operations
Carriers mutually benefit from sharing:
- Workflows
- Data Models
- APIs
- Operational Processes
What the Hub Preserves
Carrier Business Ownership
Carriers retain full control over:
- Partner Relationships
- Commercial Agreements
- Product Portfolio
- Pricing
What the Hub Reinforces
Carrier Market Differentiation
Carriers actively compete through:
- Coverage
- Features
- Terms
- Pricing
Inter-Carrier Hub
Hub Participation Driven by Business Relationships
Participation grows organically through business relationships, across two complementary paths: seller-led and buyer-led.
Seller-Led Adoption
Start with a handful of trusted buyers as an initial low-risk rollout
Grow by adding preferred buyers as market momentum builds
Scale by expending to all buyers as the Hub becomes the standard way to do business
Buyer-Led Adoption
Start with a handful of trusted sellers as an initial low-risk rollout
Grow by adding preferred sellers as market momentum builds
Scale by expending to all sellers as the Hub becomes the standard way to do business
Inter-Carrier Hub
A Simple Partner-Channel Pricing Model Designed for Broad Industry Adoption
A low-cost, adjustable subscription funded by either the Seller or the Buyer
– 99$ per partner channel / month, billed annually
– Partner channels are paid by either the buyer or seller
– Each partner channel enables unlimited business operations between a buyer and a seller
– Additional channels can be added during the subscription term on a prorated basis
– Each partner channel includes one inter-carrier product domain by default:
* L1 (Wavelength) – Planned
* L2 (Ethernet) – Available
* L3 (IP) – Planned
– Additional product domain can be added to the same channel for an incremental 29$ monthly fee
– Each product domain enables unlimited product creation, sharing and trading within that domain
– Additional product domains can be added during the subscription term on a pro-rated basis
Inclusivity-Driven
Designed to be accessible and inclusive, enabling participation across carriers of all sizes and regions
Capacity-Based
Designed to be flexible, enabling a start small approach and scaling progressively as needs grow
Easily-Amortizable
Designed for costs to be quickly offset by the value generated and becoming marginal as business scales
Next Steps
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