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Carriers

Overview⚓︎

The Carriers section provides tools for managing individual mobile network carriers and grouping them into Carrier Groups. This functionality is essential for configuring 3GPP roaming restrictions through Roaming Profiles, allowing administrators to precisely control which networks their mobile assets can attach to globally.

Key features include:

  • Carrier List: Displays a comprehensive database of Public Mobile Network Carriers, including their Mobile Country Code (MCC), Mobile Network Code (MNC), and Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) identifiers.
  • Carrier Groups: Allows administrators to create logical groupings of carriers (e.g., "North American Partners", "High-Bandwidth Providers").
  • Integration with Roaming Profiles: Carrier Groups form the foundational building blocks for Roaming Profiles, defining the allowed networks for subscribers.

 

Manage Carriers⚓︎

The system maintains a database of mobile network carriers. While many carriers are pre-populated, you may need to view their details or add specific private or regional carriers.

Carrier Attributes⚓︎

Each carrier is defined by several key attributes: - MCC: Mobile Country Code (e.g., 310 for US). - MNC: Mobile Network Code. - PLMN: The combination of MCC and MNC (e.g., 310410). - Name/Brand: The commercial name of the operator. - Status: The operational status of the network.

Viewing Carriers⚓︎

  1. Navigate to the Carriers section in the admin interface.
  2. The list displays all available carriers. You can use the search functionality to find specific carriers by name, country, or PLMN.
  3. Click on a specific carrier to view its full details, including supported bands and operational mode.

 

Manage Carrier Groups⚓︎

Carrier Groups are custom collections of carriers. Rather than assigning individual carriers to a Roaming Profile, you create Carrier Groups to manage roaming policies more efficiently.

Create a Carrier Group⚓︎

  1. Navigate to the Carrier Groups section.
  2. Click the Add button to create a new group.
  3. In the dialog, provide a Name (e.g., "EU Roaming Partners") and an optional Description.
  4. Navigate to the Carriers tab within the group configuration.
  5. Select the specific carriers you want to include in this group. You can search by country or operator name to find them quickly.
  6. Click Submit to save the Carrier Group.

Edit a Carrier Group⚓︎

  1. From the Carrier Groups list, click on the name of the group you wish to edit.
  2. You can update the name, description, or modify the list of included carriers by checking or unchecking them in the Carriers list.
  3. Click Submit to save your changes.

Warning

Modifying a Carrier Group will immediately affect all Roaming Profiles that use it, which in turn impacts the roaming capabilities of all subscribers assigned to those profiles.

 

Using Carrier Groups in Roaming Profiles⚓︎

Once you have defined your Carrier Groups, they are ready to be used in Roaming Profiles.

A Roaming Profile acts as a policy that specifies which Carrier Groups are allowed. For detailed instructions on creating and applying these profiles to Systems, Sites, or individual Subscribers, please see the Configure Roaming Profiles guide.