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Commercial eRoaming Hubs (like e.g. Hubject, Gireve and e-clearing) provide their business customers (e.g. Charge Point Operators or eMobility Service Providers) with two combined services: They connect parties technically via their platform and link this technical connection to a commercial marketplace where business customers can make eRoaming agreements with another. This brings certain advantages (e.g. convenience) but also creates a commercial (and technical) lock-in effect and limits the potential . Typically, the platform owner also sets restrictions for additional use-cases (e.g. billing, settlement) being implemented via on top of the network.

The Open Charging Network on contrast focuses on making the technical connection to any other party as simple as possible, without creating a technical and commercial lock-in effects. Similar to a pure Peer-to-Peer connection . The open source character of the technology allows anyone to join and use the network for free. The commercial relationships are outside the scope of the Open Charging Network , allowing businesses to create bilateral eRoaming agreements with another . Learn (learn more about setting up the legal relationship for using the Open Charging Network here). Additionally, any third-party service can be offered via the network without the need of a central party to approve themallowing anyone to innovate freely on top of the network. Read more about this opportunity in the section below.

The service interface of the Open Charging Network allows third-party service providers like settlement, smart charging, green energy certification services etc. to offer their products to all users of the network. A list of external service providers can be found on the OCN Services page. The listed services are available after the release of the OCN version 1.1. Keep yourself updated with our Developer Blog or our monthly Newsletter.