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BEST PRACTICES Wholesale IoT CDRs
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BEST PRACTICES Wholesale IoT CDRs

Streamlining The Wholesale Iot Market With Standardized CDRs

The IoT wholesale market is expanding rapidly, presenting vast opportunities for businesses globally. However, this growth has exposed major issues in the form of fragmented systems, inconsistent APIs, and unstructured processes, all of which complicate operations. A key problem is the lack of standardization in Call Detail Record (CDR) formats, which leads to inefficiencies and higher operational costs for operators and aggregators. Without uniform APIs and CDR formats, the industry relies on complex, custom solutions that limit scalability and interoperability.
Produced by MEF's Connectivity & Wholesale Best Practice Working Group, this guideline aims to tackle that by promoting best practices for standardization.

Key Takeaways
Reducing Operational Inefficiencies
A standardized CDR format will streamline data processing and reconciliation, minimizing manual intervention and associated costs.
Enhancing Interoperability
Consistent data structures will facilitate seamless communication and data exchange between different platforms and stakeholders, fostering a more collaborative ecosystem.
Improving Scalability
A clear, universally adopted format will enable businesses to scale their IoT operations more effectively, removing a key barrier to growth.
Promoting Market Growth
By simplifying trading processes and improving efficiency, this guideline will contribute
Ultimately, this guideline represents a crucial step towards establishing industry best practices and providing a foundation for a more efficient and collaborative Wholesale IoT market. We believe that the adoption of a standardized CDR format will be instrumental in unlocking the full potential of IoT and driving its continued success.
Isabelle Paradis
MEF Advisor, Connectivity & Wholesale

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