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Telecom as a
high-volume,
high-margin, digital business.

Mobile operators, fixed-line, cable, ISPs and broadcasters compete in a sector defined by high capex, rapid technology change, and customers whose expectations are set by hyperscale internet companies. Our Telecommunications practice modernises BSS, OSS, customer experience, and network analytics under regulatory and sector-specific posture.

The business problem

Telecom was the original digital business. Now it needs to keep being one.

Telecom operators across the region are navigating structural change — 5G rollout, fibre-to-the-home expansion, cable and satellite TV displacement by OTT, regulated market structure, and OTT giants setting the customer-experience benchmark. The underlying BSS and OSS systems are often older than the technologies they need to manage.

Customer expectations have moved faster than operator systems. Provisioning that takes days when competitor apps activate subscriptions in seconds. Billing disputes that take weeks to resolve. Service outages surfaced to customers by social media before the NOC escalates. Churn that cannot be modelled because customer data lives in five systems.

Our Telecommunications practice works across BSS modernisation, OSS transformation, customer-experience platforms, network analytics, and cybersecurity under NIS2 — for operators of all sizes across Kosova, Albania, North Macedonia, Montenegro, and Bosnia & Herzegovina. Including the operators we supply infrastructure and enterprise technology to through our Technology Supply practice.

Measurable outcomes

Numbers our clients report to their boards.

<60s
digital service activation on modernised BSS
vs. days on legacy stacks
-34%
customer-care call volume on self-service rollouts
Post-app-launch
99.999%
availability on telecom-grade infrastructure
Five-nines contractual
-22%
churn reduction on analytics-informed retention programmes
Cohort-based measurement
What we deliver for Telecommunications

Eleven offerings engineered for this sector.

These are the offerings we most frequently deliver for Telecommunications clients — drawn from our twelve capabilities, twelve solutions, and four platforms, shaped to this sector's regulatory, operational and commercial specifics.

OFFER 01

BSS Modernisation

Business support systems — CRM, billing, charging, product catalogue, order management — modernised or replaced with phased migration.

OFFER 02

OSS Transformation

Operational support systems — inventory, fulfilment, assurance, network management — aligned to modern NFV/SDN and 5G architectures.

OFFER 03

Customer Experience & Apps

Customer apps, self-service portals, digital onboarding, omnichannel customer-care platforms.

OFFER 04

Network Analytics & AI

Network-performance analytics, predictive quality-of-service, churn modelling, and fraud detection on telecom-scale data.

OFFER 05

5G / Fibre Rollout Support

Technology, systems, and operational support for 5G and fibre-to-the-home network deployments — from planning through go-live.

OFFER 06

NIS2 & Telecom Cybersecurity

Telecom-grade cybersecurity — SOC, network security, NIS2 compliance for essential-entity operators.

OFFER 07

Wholesale & Partner Systems

Wholesale billing, interconnect settlement, roaming, and partner-management platforms.

OFFER 08

Broadcast & OTT Platforms

Content management, playout, OTT delivery, and DRM — for broadcasters and cable operators launching direct-to-consumer digital services.

OFFER 09

Telecom Managed Services

Managed services for BSS, OSS, customer channels, and critical telecom infrastructure — with telecom-grade SLAs.

OFFER 10

Field Force & Workforce Mobility

Mobile work management, technician scheduling, and field-engineer applications with offline support — purpose-built for fibre rollout, copper-to-fibre migration, and B2B service-assurance workflows.

OFFER 11

Edge & MEC Platforms

Multi-access edge computing for enterprise customers — low-latency hosting, private 5G integration, and network slicing — opening telco-led revenue streams beyond connectivity.

Architecture & approach

Five layers, one integrated enterprise system.

Every Digital Enterprise engagement follows the same reference architecture — adapted to your scale, cloud posture, and compliance requirements. This is the stack-level view we present to steering committees and auditors.

SECTOR REFERENCE ARCHITECTURE

Telecom reference architecture

Customer experience
Mobile app Web self-service Retail channel Call centre Chatbot / AI assistant
BSS
CRM Product catalogue Order management Billing & charging Customer analytics
OSS
Service inventory Network inventory Fulfilment Assurance Activation
Network
Mobile (4G / 5G) Fixed / fibre Cable / HFC Transport / backhaul IP / MPLS core
Foundation
Hybrid cloud Telco-grade security SOC 24/7 DR / BCP Observability
Capabilities behind this industry practice

The capabilities that power our Telecommunications work.

Our Telecommunications engagements draw on these four capabilities most frequently. Each is its own practice with dedicated leads, certified engineers, and standing sector playbooks.

Where we typically engage

Four entry points in this sector.

Every Telecommunications engagement starts from a specific trigger. These are the four we see most often — the conversation usually begins at one of them.

Scenario · BSS

Operator modernising billing or CRM at the end of legacy-system life

BSS modernisation programme — selection, implementation, data migration, parallel run. 14–24 months typical.

Scenario · Customer app

Operator launching next-generation customer app

Native mobile rebuild, self-service, digital activation, real-time account view. 6–10 months.

Scenario · NIS2

Telecommunications operator preparing for NIS2 regime

Scope assessment, control design, SOC integration, incident-reporting workflow.

Scenario · OTT

Broadcaster or cable operator launching direct-to-consumer OTT

OTT platform, DRM, apps across devices, subscription billing, content-management workflow.

Technology partners

The platforms our Telecommunications team delivers on.

Digital Enterprise is platform-agnostic by design — we lead with the right tool for your scale and compliance load, not the one that pays us the highest margin. Our engineers hold certifications with every major vendor in this space.

Platforms we deploy for Telecommunications:

Microsoft Oracle Cisco Dell Hpe Fortinet
Proof, not slides

A tier-2 bank replaced its core in 18 months, zero unplanned downtime.

Phased core banking modernisation across three subsidiaries — delivered against a central-bank audit deadline, a fixed-scope contract, and a zero-downtime commitment the steering committee demanded. The case study documents the scope, risks, and bankable business case.

See sector case studies
Let's talk

Telecommunications — let's talk.

A focused conversation with the senior partner who leads our Telecommunications practice — plus your CEO or CIO. We frame the opportunity, the risk envelope, and the engagement shape, then agree whether there is a fit before any proposal is drafted.

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