Revenue assurance (RA) is the discipline of making sure a service provider actually bills for every service it delivers. Fraud management is its counterpart on the other side of the ledger, stopping usage that was never going to be paid for. Together they protect margin that would otherwise disappear quietly through configuration errors, system gaps and deliberate abuse.
What This Coverage Includes
Our reporting covers revenue leakage detection, where usage records are reconciled across network, mediation and billing systems to find services delivered but not charged. It covers interconnect bypass fraud, including SIM box operations that route international calls through local SIM cards to avoid termination fees. It also covers subscription fraud, roaming fraud, and the broader risk management platforms that now combine RA, fraud and margin assurance into a single function.
Why It Matters to Operators
Industry surveys have long put revenue leakage and fraud losses at a meaningful percentage of operator revenue. Every new service, partner and network technology introduces new gaps, and 5G, IoT and wholesale digital services have widened them. Vendor selections, managed RA services and analyst rankings in this market therefore receive regular coverage here.
Companies Most Often Covered
cVidya · Subex · Revenue Assurance · Neural Technologies · ECtel · Azure Solutions · NetCracker · TM Forum · WeDo Technologies · 3GSM World Congress · Equinox Information Systems · OSS Conferences
Latest Revenue Assurance and Fraud News
- Revenue Assurance & Cost Management Educational Event (March 4, 2021)
- Telefónica Partners with Subex for Next Gen Fraud Prevention (December 17, 2020)
- Subex Chosen by stc for Revenue Assurance and Fraud Management (December 11, 2020)
- Schurz Communications Expands Billing Partnership With Netcracker (September 24, 2019)
- Telco Transformation Latin America Rio de Janeiro (September 5, 2019)
- Equinox to Host 21st Annual Fraud Management Education Event (August 13, 2019)
- HTC Expands Protector Licensing with Equinox CMP Application (July 18, 2018)
- Bouygues Telecom Chooses Netcracker (May 8, 2018)
- Tele Columbus Chooses Netcracker (January 18, 2018)
- Slovak Telekom Goes Live with Netcracker’s Revenue Management Solution (November 20, 2017)
- Vodafone Germany Expands Relationship with Netcracker (October 20, 2017)
- RCN & Grande Communications Choose Netcracker (September 18, 2017)
- Oculeus Highlighted In Analyst Report on Telecom Fraud Management (September 15, 2017)
- ElevenPaths, Telefonica Cybersecurity Unit and Subex Sign Agreement (July 19, 2017)
- Equinox Backs Fraud Education and Participates in CFCA’s 32nd Annual Event (May 24, 2017)
- Comptel Partners with Capana (April 10, 2017)
- Virgin Media Expands Relationship with Netcracker (March 30, 2017)
- Neural Technologies Shortlisted for 2017 GSMA Glomo Awards (February 4, 2017)
- New anti-fraud solution with Live Traffic Fraud Blocking from Oculeus (November 1, 2016)
- Netia Extends Revenue Management Partnership with Netcracker (August 23, 2016)
- Neural Technologies Rebrands Following Decade of Acquisitions (June 26, 2016)
- Neural Technologies and Safaricom win Global Telecoms Innovation Award (May 31, 2016)
- Neural Technologies and Aerospike Join Forces (May 4, 2016)
- SmarTone Upgrades Netcracker Revenue Management Solution (March 23, 2016)
- Neural Technologies Releases Revenue Assurance Solution (March 15, 2016)
- Neural Technologies Partners with Revector (February 16, 2016)
- Operators see more opportunity in IoT than OTT (February 3, 2016)
- Neural Technologies Ranks in Chartis RiskTech Top 100 for 6th Year (January 23, 2016)
- Telecoms operators face $300bn global loss from uncollected revenue and fraud in 2016 (January 15, 2016)
- O2 in the UK Extends NetCracker Hosted Managed Services Partnership (January 15, 2016)
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