GENERAL INFORMATION
Established:  1990
Type:  Industry
Ownership:  Private

Core business

Monitoring solutions for telecom networks;
Provider of fraud prevention and revenue assurance solutions.

Employees:  329
Professionals:  233
Turnover (KUS$):  95,800

Overview

ECtel is a leading global provider of the world's most
comprehensive and effective communications network monitoring and
analysis solutions. Developer and global provider of fraud
prevention, Quality of Service (QoS) management, interconnect
billing support and network surveillance solutions for
present-day and Next Generation telecommunications networks.

Using a "one platform-many applications" approach, ECtel's
solutions are used by:
* Law enforcement and intelligence agencies. In the post-9/11
world, terrorists and criminals are using the full range of
telecommunications technologies to coordinate and carry out their
nefarious schemes. ECtel's sophisticated Real-Time solutions turn
their telephone calls, emails, chat, and Internet usage against
them, giving law enforcement and intelligence agencies the
information they need for prevention, apprehension and
conviction.
* Telecommunications service providers. With threats from all
sides, it has never been harder for operators to make a living.
ECtel's X-ellenceT is a comprehensive and flexible suite of
Revenue Protection and Assurance solutions for wireline,
wireless, and Next Generation Networks that has proven its value
in the full range of operating environments. Its three product
families include:
** FraudView, an effective, fast-ROI solution for detecting and
preventing telecommunications fraud
** CashView, an intelligent Revenue Assurance platform that
automates end-to-end verification of CDRs, billing streams, and
provisioning
** Revenue Enhancement, a suite of solutions that allows carriers
to implement proactive Quality of Service (QoS) and comprehensive
Performance Management for Wirelline, Wireless and Next
Generation Networks

ECtel's X-ellence suite of applications is a modular platform,
integrating ECtel's proprietary data management and protection
solutions, including fraud prevention, QoS monitoring and billing
mediation. The comprehensive network information provided by
X-ellence applications is essential to telecommunications service
providers' various departments, optimizing their entire
enterprise operation. ECtel's wide array of complementary
applications provide our customers the means to significantly
improve network quality and performance, and to deploy a wider
spectrum of value-added services.This, in turn, assists them in
maintaining and expanding their customer base. ECtel's customers
have noted that implementation of ECtel's proactive management
solutions and real-time intervention capabilities resulted in
increased revenues, improved net margins and strategic leverage.

To date, ECtel's solutions have been installed by more than 180
customers in over 60 countries worldwide. These include law
enforcement and governmental agencies, as well as the world's
leading telcos, such as Deutsche Telecom, British Telecom, France
Telecom, the Telefonica Group, @Equant, Cable & Wireless, US
Qwest, MMO2 (formerly BTCellnet), H3G (Hutchison), Bell South
International, Belgacom, Embratel, Korea Telecom and Swisscom.

As part of its commitment to contribute to the worldwide
telecommunications industry's future standards, ECtel is an
active member of the GSM Association. ECtel is also a partner in
other influential organizations, including FIINA, QSDG, CFCA and
ITU.