Method and apparatus to collect, analyze, and utilize network data

A system comprising:

• an interoperations system that enables roaming and accounting for the roaming, between a plurality of cellular network operators;
• real-time intelligence system integrated into the interoperations system, to provide an enhanced platform, the real-time intelligence system comprising:
• a database to store historical mobile communications network data, received passively from the plurality of cellular network operators, the network data events comprising one or more of:
• network signaling and usage records—including one or more Diameter, General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) protocol data including one or more of GTPu and GTP-C, Signaling System No. 7 protocol (SS7) data, RADIUS records, and data clearinghouse (DCH) data;
• an event distributor to receive real-time data events from a plurality of sources including one or more of:
• subscriber profile data, subscriber billing data, and mobile device application data;
• and
• an intelligence engine to analyze the historical mobile communications network data stored in the database, wherein the intelligence engine is configured by a set of rules, wherein the intelligence engine determines an action in response to a real-time data event received by the event distributor based on the set of rules and the analysis of the historical mobile communication network data, the action directed at one or more of the plurality of cellular mobile network operators, a mobile subscriber to one of the plurality of cellular mobile network operators, and a corporate enterprise user.

A system comprising:

• an interoperation provider enabling interoperation between a plurality of cellular mobile operators by enabling roaming and accounting for the roaming between the cellular mobile operators, the interoperation provider collecting data from the plurality of mobile operators;
• a real-time intelligence system to receive data from the interoperation provider, the real-time intelligence system comprising:
• a database to store historical mobile communications network data;
• an event distributor to receive real-time data events from a plurality of sources;
• and
• an intelligence engine to analyze the real-time data events in view of the historical mobile communications network data stored in the database, wherein the intelligence engine is configured by a set of rules, wherein the intelligence engine determines an action in response to a real-time data event received by the event distributor based on the set of rules, and the analysis of the historical mobile communication network data and real-time data events and process responses, such as present an offer or collect an opt-in response.