# Customer Case Study: Telefónica Germany

## A World First for Converged Charging

In this video case study, hear insights from Thomas Longo, Telefónica Germany’s Head of Charging and Payment Solutions, and Thomas Altwein, Charging Domain Owner, as they share their journey with MATRIXX. Discover why their move to a secure cloud environment was so important and its impact on the way their team worked and interacted with each other. Learn how they created a world first for converged charging with their deployment on Google’s Confidential Computing environment.

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## Telefónica's Digital4Growth Strategy: Delivering Simplicity, Speed and Quality

Key focus areas for strategic transformation include:

#### Enabling real-time interactivity and responsiveness for customers

#### Ensuring consistent experiences across every channel

#### Delivering growth across all segments, especially B2B

#### Expanding their SME proposition to serve the extensive German business sector

## Transformative Technology Vision: Simplifying IT, Accelerating Innovation

To achieve its Digital4Growth ambitions, Telefónica Germany set out to simplify its IT infrastructure and unlock new opportunities for innovation. This redefined vision is anchored in:

#### Faster time to market

through a configuration-only design

#### Lower IT application costs

with cloud native architecture on Google Cloud

#### Vendor independence

with in-house configuration updates every two months

#### Consolidation of multiple BSS silos

into two modern stacks for B2C and B2B, each powered by MATRIXX monetization

## MATRIXX Monetizes Telefónica in the Cloud

Secure, carrier-grade real-time charging can be deployed in the cloud. Listen to Malik Rao, CTIO of Telefónica Germany/O2, discuss how Telefónica has achieved this as part of their digital business transformation.

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## The First Charging Platform Deployed on Google Cloud’s Confidential Computing

Flexible. Agile. Cloud Native.

#### Quickly Implement New Features and Services

#### Lean IT Architecture to Replace Legacy Silos

#### All Components are Cloud Native and API-Based

#### Agile and Self-Sufficient Operating Model

**Mallik Rao**  
CTIO, Telefónica Germany/O2

## Why Telefónica Selected MATRIXX for Monetization Innovation

### Best 5G CCS Product

Available in the market

### Cloud Native

Proven in public, private and hybrid cloud

### Product Vision

Configuration replaces customization

### Proven Feature Set

In multi-vendor technical trials

### Flexible APIs

For interaction with other IT systems

### Click-Not-Code

Enables self-sufficient operation

The MATRIXX solution provides Telefónica Germany/O2 with a modern, configurable and cloud native charging platform, especially for our future 5G standalone network, which supports us to further improve customer experience, go-to-market faster and reduce our IT operating costs.”  
**Mallik Rao**  
CTIO, Telefónica Germany/O2

## Only MATRIXX: A New IT Stack for 5G SA

Telefónica deployed MATRIXX in combination with Salesforce, Hansen and CompaxDigital to:

- Build two state-of-the-art technology stacks for 5G
- Simplify charging workflows between network and IT
- Embrace zero-touch, CI/CD pipeline and pricing automation
- Accelerate adoption of digital self-care
- Support new business models for Consumer and Enterprise
- Consolidate charging for all segments on one real-time system
- Leverage cloud native infrastructure to reset the cost model

## How MATRIXX Delivered for Telefónica

### Use Case Flexibility

Capable of exposing and charging for every new network capability

### Click-Not-Code

Product configuration of business rules and use cases, eliminating customization

### Single Platform

Consolidate charging for 5G, consumer, enterprise and fixed on one next-generation system.