FM-RAS (Fraud Management and Revenue Assurance System)

In the current environment as networks become increasingly complex, service ranges expand, subscribers become ever more demanding and competition grows ever more fierce, communications operators cannot afford losses in any one segment of their business. With switching equipment faults, subscriber fraud and staff errors all potentially leading to loss of revenue, it is vital to be able to detect those in time, determine their extent and causes and prevent future occurrence.

FM-RAS is a revenue assurance system for communications operators, which enables them to cut both direct and indirect losses. Through integration with existing information systems, FM-RAS system detects and provides timely warnings of all instances of losses or distortions in information on services provided, detects and provides tools for analyzing fraudulent behavior or unauthorized use of network resources.

Benefits of FM-RAS implementation

Once implemented, the system provides the operator with a clear view of processes occurring throughout the revenue generation chain, from switching equipment to payment control.

Monitoring of these processes enables the operator to promptly detect and eliminate faults, information losses and distortions, check billing settings, coordinate interaction with associated operators and stop fraudulent behavior in a timely manner often before it leads to irreversible loss of revenue.

After the system is implemented and the necessary organizational measures are taken, the operator will be able to:

• monitor processes on an on-going basis;
• check if the equipment is running properly;
• detect most types of fraud in a timely manner;
• exercise full control of potential revenue losses.

A communications operator can engage in-house professionals or enlist the services of outside experts to provide revenue assurance.

IBS has unrivalled experience of implementing FM-RAS systems for Russian operators. For more detailed information on this solution, please contact IBS Telecommunications Solutions Center at ibs@ibs.ru, telephone 007 495 967 8080.

You cannot be confident of your business efficiency
unless you are able to timely detect, eliminate and prevent
future occurrence of revenue loss.