FOSTER CITY, CA / ACCESS Newswire / October 13, 2025 / MATRIXX Software, a global leader in monetization solutions, is proud to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the 3GPP SA5 Charging Working Group, a global community that has transformed telecom monetization from the early days to the dawn of 6G.
Founded in 2000 in Cork, Ireland, the SA5 Charging Working Group has been at the heart of every major advancement in mobile charging, from the first harmonized recordings of voice and messaging usage to today’s real-time, API-driven monetization and AI-ready charging for 6G. Over the past quarter century, the group’s work has enabled billions of users around the world to connect, communicate and innovate.
“Cork 2000 was the first time we outlined a charging architecture that worked for all operators. We couldn’t imagine then that it would scale to billions of users,” says Gerald Görmer of MATRIXX Software, Chairman of the SA5 Charging Sub-Working Group. “The commitment to precision and collaboration remains unchanged, and as we complete Release 19, we are ready to take on the future.”
Led by MATRIXX Software, the SA5 Charging Working Group has delivered groundbreaking achievements including the Converged Charging System (CCS), unified online and offline charging, and the integration of charging into the Service-Based Architecture (SBA) for 5G and beyond. Release 19 marks the completion of the 5G Advanced charging model and sets the stage for new frontiers in energy efficiency, AI/ML monetization and cross-domain charging.
“As we move towards 6G and an ecosystem powered by APIs and intelligent AI agents, charging will continue to uphold the core values of fairness, transparency and trust first defined in Cork 25 years ago,” said Marc Price, chief technology officer of MATRIXX Software. “We are proud to guide this community and look forward to future breakthroughs.”
MATRIXX Software congratulates the entire SA5 Charging Working Group on 25 years of technical rigor, global collaboration and relentless evolution. Every mobile call placed, every video streamed, every API called, and every AI agent invoked that results in a charge owes a debt to the work of this group.
For more information, visit https://www.matrixx.com/blog/25-years-of-3gpp-charge/.
About MATRIXX software
MATRIXX Software delivers a dynamic billing, monetization and charging solution that is proven at scale. Global service providers like Telefónica, IoT providers like Tata Communications, and network-as-a-service providers like DISH rely on MATRIXX to overcome the limitations of existing billing applications. MATRIXX provides a unified platform that transforms and simplifies billing operations for consumer, enterprise and wholesale companies. With MATRIXX, operators can quickly configure, deploy and monetize personalized offers, enabling commercial innovation and real-time customer experiences that drive revenue and growth.
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