Industry Leader in Telecom Data Analytics and Revenue Assurance

In the telecommunications industry, "data-driven marketing" is often easier said than done. The most valuable information—how much a customer actually uses your service—is often locked away in the network engineering department.

At Advanced Technologies and Services (ATS), we’ve built the bridge. ATS doesn't just analyze data; we act as the IPDR Collector and Aggregator, turning raw network traffic into a roadmap for revenue growth and subscriber retention.

The All-in-One Engine: Collection + Correlation

Many providers struggle with fragmented systems: one tool collects the data, another stores it, and a third tries (and often fails) to match it to a customer name.

For decades, the relationship between telecommunications carriers and 911 has been defined by "legacy" thinking: copper wires, analog switches, and static location data. But as we move through 2026, the industry is hit with a hard reality: the transition to Next Generation 911 (NG911) is no longer a "future-looking" roadmap item—it is an active, regulated, and high-stakes operational requirement.

From a carrier’s perspective (Originating Service Providers or OSPs) the status of NG911 is a complex balancing act between regulatory deadlines and massive infrastructure overhauls.

In 2026, the broadband landscape is undergoing its most significant shift in decades. As the $42.45 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program moves from planning to active buildouts, ISPs are finding that "good" network testing is no longer just about internal quality control—it’s a rigorous legal and financial requirement.

For ISPs operating in this new environment, your testing strategy must evolve from reactive troubleshooting to continuous, audit-ready compliance. 

Here are the recommended network testing practices for 2026.

How can Telco’s manage the upcoming knowledge cliff?

This is a question that is keeping telco managers up at night. Fortunately, technology can help. Artificial Intelligence, particularly Generative AI (GenAI) and advanced Knowledge Management (KM) systems, offers several powerful solutions to create better Methodologies and Procedures (M&Ps) and training documents, effectively capturing the expertise of retiring employees.

What are the Key AI Applications for Building New M&Ps and Training?

The Universal Service Fund and its four funding programs survived a major legal challenge in June of 2025.  But the FCC’s multi billion dollars per year broadband and telecom subsidy isn’t out of the woods yet.  The legal case concerning the USF, which was put on hold during the government shutdown, resumed on December 3, 2025.

The Constitutional Question Is Settled

The biggest threat to the USF's existence was resolved in June 2025 when the Supreme Court ruled in FCC v. Consumers' Research that the USF's funding mechanism is constitutional clearing one major hurdle.

Harness real-time insights from your network to drive operational excellence and smarter marketing.

What is IPDR Collection?

Internet Protocol Detail Record (IPDR) collection is the process of gathering detailed information about data and voice services flowing through a cable or broadband network. Unlike simple logs, IPDRs provide a granular, per-subscriber view of service usage, including data consumption, service type, device information, and quality of service (QoS) metrics.

By capturing and analyzing this rich data stream, service providers can move from reactive problem-solving to proactive, data-driven decision-making that impacts every part of the business.

The FCC has issued a new order that begins the long-awaited transition of 911 from old TDM (time-division multiplexed) phone lines to modern, IP-based Next Generation 911 (NG911) networks.

This change affects two groups most directly: Originating Service Providers (OSPs)—the phone, wireless, and VoIP companies that carry 911 calls—and Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs)—the 911 centers that field those calls.

What’s Changing?

In today’s fast-paced telecom environment, speed and accuracy are everything. Customers expect new services to be activated in minutes, not days — and they don’t have patience for delays caused by manual order entry, data mismatches, or design errors. Likewise, carriers want intercarrier services disconnected as soon as a disconnect order is received in order to reduce access charges.

While time is critical, carriers are dealing with increasingly complex service portfolios, multi-vendor networks, and ever-changing regulatory requirements. Traditional manual workflows simply can’t keep up. That’s where AI-based bots and workflow automation come in — transforming the way telecom providers handle the ordering, provisioning and billing of new services.

As broadband deployment accelerates across the U.S., ISPs receiving federal or state broadband funding face strict testing and reporting requirements. Compliance is essential to maintain funding, avoid penalties, and ensure communities receive reliable, high-speed internet. This guide explains what ISPs need to know about BEAD, CAF, and state broadband program requirements.

BEAD Program Testing & Reporting Requirements

The Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program provides significant funding for last-mile broadband deployment. Taking funds requires that ISPs comply with NTIA performance standards, including:

In telecom, profitability depends on tightly managing costs while complying with FCC regulations. One hidden drain on revenue comes from relying on safe harbor allocations when reporting traffic for the Universal Service Fund (USF) and related programs.

While safe harbor is convenient, it often causes carriers to overstate their interstate revenue and therefore overpay into federal contribution programs. With the FCC’s proposed contribution factor for Q4 2025 set at 38.1%, the financial impact of these overpayments is higher than ever.