Telecommunications

AI for telcos that need reliability, speed, and scale.

We build AI systems for telecom operators and MVNOs - from real-time fraud detection to churn prediction models that integrate with your existing BSS/OSS stack.

Network AIFraud DetectionChurn PredictionCX Automation
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What we build for telcos

Network Optimisation

AI-driven traffic management, predictive maintenance for network infrastructure, and anomaly detection to reduce outage time and improve QoS across large network topologies.

Churn Prediction & Retention

Machine learning models that identify at-risk subscribers 30–90 days before churn, enabling targeted retention interventions that reduce churn rates by 20–35%.

Customer Service Automation

AI-powered virtual agents that resolve billing queries, plan changes, and technical support tickets without human escalation - reducing contact centre costs by up to 60%.

Fraud Detection

Real-time detection of SIM swap fraud, subscription fraud, international revenue share fraud (IRSF), and toll bypass - with sub-second decisioning for high-volume event streams.

Revenue Assurance

AI systems that identify billing anomalies, revenue leakage, and unbilled usage events across complex interconnect and roaming agreements.

5G & IoT Analytics

Predictive analytics for 5G slicing optimisation, IoT device behaviour anomaly detection, and capacity planning for connected device fleets.

Why telco AI is different

01

Telco data complexity

Network events, CDRs, signalling data, and CRM records are heterogeneous at massive scale. We have the data engineering experience to build reliable telco data pipelines.

02

Real-time requirements

Fraud detection and network anomaly detection require sub-second inference. We build low-latency inference pipelines that can handle telco event volumes.

03

Regulatory compliance

Telecom is heavily regulated. We build systems that comply with GDPR, PECR, and national telecom regulations across multiple jurisdictions.

04

Legacy integration

Most telco environments include legacy OSS/BSS systems. We have experience integrating modern AI layers with TIBCO, Amdocs, and legacy billing platforms.

Telecom AI - results at scale

35%

Churn rate reduction in first 12 months for a Tier-2 MVNO using ML retention scoring

60%

Contact centre cost reduction via AI virtual agent handling billing and plan queries

< 500ms

End-to-end IRSF fraud detection latency on high-volume CDR event streams

90 day

Advance churn prediction window - allowing proactive retention before contract expiry

Churn AI deep dive

How our churn prediction model works

Signal inputs

Usage patterns

Data consumption, call volume, roaming usage, app category breakdown - compared to historical baseline per subscriber

Billing events

Late payments, plan downgrades, data top-ups, and complaint calls - each weighted as churn precursor signals

Network quality

Per-subscriber dropped call rate, throughput degradation, and geographic coverage gaps - NPS proxy from network data

Competitive signals

Contract expiry dates, competitor promotional cycles, and port-out velocity in each market segment

Model outputs & actions

High risk

Proactive outreach call + personalised retention offer within 48h. Offer tier calibrated to predicted LTV.

Medium risk

Targeted SMS or in-app message with relevant upsell or loyalty reward. No inbound call required.

Low risk

Standard NPS survey triggered. Feedback fed back into signal weighting for future predictions.

Model retrained monthly on fresh CRM + network data. Threshold calibration reviewed quarterly with your retention team. Performance reported as churn rate delta vs. control group.

Before vs. after

What AI changes for telecom operations

Area

Traditional

With StartxLabs AI

Churn detection

Identified at contract lapse; win-back costs 5–7× more than retention

Flagged 30–90 days before churn with ML score + tailored retention action

Fraud detection

Rule-based filters; IRSF detected hours after revenue loss accumulates

Sub-500ms ML detection on live CDR streams; intervention before billing cycle

Network incidents

Reactive - customer complaints trigger investigation after outage

Predictive anomaly detection flags degradation before customer impact

Customer service

Contact centre agents handle all tier-1 billing and plan queries

AI agent resolves 60% of contacts without escalation; agents handle complex only

Revenue assurance

Manual audit of interconnect billing quarterly; leakage discovered late

Automated anomaly detection on interconnect and roaming records in real time

Tech stack

The technology behind our telco AI systems

Data ingestion & streaming

Apache KafkaApache FlinkAWS KinesisMQTTDIAMETER protocolSS7 / Sigtran

ML & AI models

PythonXGBoostLightGBMPyTorchScikit-learnHugging Face TransformersONNX Runtime

BSS / OSS integration

AmdocsTIBCOOracle CommsRESTful APIsTMForum Open APIsSOAP adapters

Infrastructure & observability

KubernetesAWS / AzureTerraformPrometheusGrafanaMLflowGreat Expectations

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What happens next

1

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2

Discovery call (30 min)

We ask hard questions. You get honest answers.

3

Scoped proposal

Clear deliverables, timeline, and team in 48 hours.

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