Signaling Transfer Point

The STP provides intelligent routing of SS7 signaling traffic in 2G and 3G networks. According to the GSMA (“The State of Mobile Internet Connectivity Key Findings 2023”), 98% of the world’s population is still covered by 2G networks and many mobile operators continue to maintain 2G and 3G networks. Therefore, STPs will remain vital components in operator networks and will require new development for the foreseeable future. For that reason BroadForward has designed the STP as a modern, cost-effective, future-proof software product that can run in a container. It provides unrivalled flexibility to implement complex routing logic and services, using a central configuration and management function. As it is part of BroadForward’s portfolio of converged, multi-protocol signaling products, it can be extended to enable signaling scenarios across 2G/3G, 4G and 5G (SS7, Diameter, HTTP and more).

• Efficiently manages intelligent routing for SS7 signaling in 2G and 3G networks, with an unrivaled feature set for advanced routing, SS7 security, and protocol interworking.
• 100% software-based solution by design, offering multiple deployment options (bare metal, VMs, containers, cloud) allowing seamless deployment in modern data center environments.
• Future-proof solution for operators needing to replace end-of-life and hardware-based STPs.
• Active development roadmap, ensuring ongoing enhancements and long-term reliability.
• Unrivalled flexibility to implement complex (GTT) routing logic and services, all through a central, intuitive GUI-based configuration and management function – no scripting required.
• Support for network-based Steering of Roaming (SoR) with configurable roaming distribution list (following GSMA IR.73 and BEREC standards).
• Supports multiple deployment architectures and redundancy options, including active-active and active-standby configurations.
• Providing convergence, consolidation and cost saving across signaling technologies by combining it with other applications such as DRA/DEA, SEPP, SCP on the same single-engine software platform.
• Proven track record with many successful replacements and new deployments at MNOs, MVNOs and IPX service providers.