• The Firefly system recently was used to generate reports that identified a CLEC that was changing Calling Party information on calls so that they could send them over local interconnect trunks and try to avoid toll tariffs. Once confronted with the detailed report, the fraudulent traffic ceased.
    — Roger Barnhart, Champaign Telephone
  • We have been using the NAMS System in our network for over 12 years where it interfaces the switch and the network by collecting the call records and passing to the billing system to collecting SS7 messages in real time for network visibility, validation and correlation purposes to find network leakage. The NAMS has allowed us to streamline many processes that once took multiple personnel days to do.
    — Randy Siler, West Wisconsin Telephone
  • With NAMS Centralized System, we have been able to manage our network at a level that has saved us time and money.
    — Kirk Petty, Santa Rosa Telephone Cooperative
  • I would highly recommend NAMS Firefly for any company in need of a quality carrier-class call management solution. NAMS Firefly's ability to capture call records, SS7 messages and network traffic statistics provides the critical visibility needed to effectively manage a voice network.
    — John Monday, Fast Track Communications
  • We now have the peace of mind in knowing that our data is being collected on a reliable robust mediation device and being sent to the billing system automatically.
    — Terry Gentle, Lake Livingston Telephone
  • For more than 16 years, NAMS has helped to seamlessly integrate our various switching platforms into our complex billing system. It has served as an invaluable tool in the rapid expansion of our network.
    — Lou Lombardi, Jr, Cooperative Communications

 

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Case Studies
 
ILEC Telephone Company vs. Bypass Carrier
12 Jul 2011 4:32 PM
-Case Study-ILEC Telephone Company vs. Bypass Carrier ILEC Telephone Company - Mid-sized, Rural, Texas-based
Bypass Carrier – Large and with national presence
CMSI NAMS Firefly BTC (Bypass Traffic Controller)™

Objective:
Eliminate bypass traffic on common/toll (FGC) trunk groups.  

Other benefits:
Identified and caused non-local traffic that was transiting IntraLata EAS / ELC...[read more]
CMSI News
 
NTCA Annual EXPO
13 Feb 2011 9:38 AM
CMSI announces the completion of development work and release of an innovative new product the ByPass Traffic Controller (BTC) which will help carriers combat and reverse the revenue losses associated with phantom and bypass traffic.  CMSI has leveraged the company’s collective telecom experience in engineering, billing data mediation, and SS7 probe manufacturing to construct a truly innovative and revolutionary product stated Paul...[read more]
 
Carrier Management Systems, Inc. Launches Nams Firefly At Metaswitch Forum 2009
8 Apr 2009 4:30 PM
MetaSwitch Forum 2009, Las Vegas, NV; April 8, 2009-- Carrier Management Systems, Inc., a leading developer of telecommunications network analysis management software (NAMS), today announced the release of their newest software product NAMS Firefly CS, a complete solution that provides combined AMA and SS7 network visibility at a price all companies can afford. The new release will be showcased today at the MetaSwitch Forum 2009 Expo. NAMS...[read more]
 
Performance Technologies Delivers Integrated Hardware and Software to Carrier Management Systems, Inc.
3 Nov 2008 11:48 AM
ROCHESTER, NY - Performance Technologies (NASDAQ: PTIX), a leading developer of communication platforms and systems, today announced that Carrier Management Systems, Inc., (CMSI) has selected the company's PCE385 T1/E1 adapter card and integrated NexusWare® WAN HDLC software to run CMSI's newly launched NAMS® Firefly product. NAMS® (Network Analysis Management System) is an integrated hardware and software system that gives...[read more]
 
COMPTEL welcomes Carrier Management Systems Inc. as members!
1 Aug 2008 11:51 AM
NAMS®, Network Analysis Management System, is an integrated system that assists telephone companies by automating normally tedious and laborious tasks such as data collection, network design and engineering, fraud prevention, and revenue assurance. Designed with an intuitive web-enabled front-end and Oracle® as the back-end, NAMSr utilizes powerful technology while making it easy for the user to navigate the system. The NAMS® turnkey...[read more]
 
NECA's Demand Assurance Conference
29 Jul 2008 11:52 AM
CMSI was proud to be a panelist for the NECA's Demand Assurance Conference held in Minneapolis, MN. The conference main focus was on Phantom Traffic and access avoidance. NECA brought together members, CABS and revenue assurance professionals and key industry players to discuss demand and revenue declines focusing on phantom traffic and access avoidance. CMSI had the opportunity to discuss our experiences and solutions that we have developed...[read more]
Telecom Industry News
 
Surviving with SS7/AMA
14 Apr 2011 9:38 AM
B/OSS Billing World MagazineB/OSS Chief Editor Tim McElligott interviews CMSI executive staff and publishes an article in the B/OSS Billing World telecom magazine entitled “Surviving with SS7/AMA”.
 
ILEC Business in the Balance: The Case for Probe-Based Traffic Monitoring
8 Apr 2011 9:43 AM
For the last 20 years, most small ILECs and rural LECs in North America have relied on the tandem companies to provide them with their source billing usage data. It’s been a marriage of convenience. Rather than go through the expense of collecting their own interexchange (IXC) billing usage, why not have the large tandem company such as an RBOC, etc., supply billing tapes to the ILECs to enable the ILECs to turn around and bill the IXCs...[read more]
Tradeshow News
 
NECA EXPO 2011, Chicago IL
12 Oct 2011 9:14 AM
CMSI new product announcement:

CMSI announces the release of a new telecom industry cutting edge technology product.  EMI/AMA correction and creation software is designed to increase carrier revenues by leveraging SS7 data and correlating it to exchange record billing data to find where the billing data coded in EMI or AMA format is either incomplete or missing.

Moreover, the true benefit of this new software release from...[read more]
 
NTCA Annual Expo
13 Feb 2011 9:39 AM
CMSI would like to thank all attendees that visited our booth at the NTCA Annual Expo in Dallas Texas.  CMSI is steadfast in our commitment to helping carriers resolve some of the most vexing issues confronting the telecom industry and pledges to continue to work to provide carriers with productive real world innovative solutions.  CMSI thanks all attendees for stopping by to voice their industry concerns.  CMSI will continue to develop...[read more]
 
B/OSS 2010
14 Jun 2010 4:00 PM
CMSI would like to thank everyone that attended and stopped by our booth during the B/OSS 2010 conference June 9-11th held at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in Washington D.C. Once again this year the B/OSS conference was a premier telecom industry event focusing on the most important topical industry issues. CMSI was proud to attend and be part of the B/OSS program. For additional information on current telecom industry...[read more]
 
NTCA Annual Expo
10 Feb 2010 4:00 PM
CMSI had a booth at the NTCA Annual Expo in Tampa, Fl. CMSI always has great success with being able to visit and mingle with existing clients and partners as well as potential clients and partners. CMSI has the total network management solution for the cooperatives. Again, thank you NTCA for another great convention and exhibit. NTCA is the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association. It is a non-profit organization representing more...[read more]
 
RICA-RTG Fall Forum
20 Nov 2009 4:30 PM
CMSI attended the 2009 RICA-RTG Fall Forum at the Monte Carlo Casino and Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. The theme was Preparation Today for Tomorrow.s Success. This is a great show because there are not a lot of vendors and the key decision makers are there getting educated on how they should manage their telephone companies. The Rural Independent Competitive Alliance ("RICA") was formed in recognition of the significant impact regulatory...[read more]
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