In 2024, Compax reached significant milestones, including strategic acquisitions, impactful partnerships, and active participation in industry events. These achievements have reinforced its leadership in the telecommunications sector.
Compax's focus remains on solution selling, working closely with customers to address their challenges and deliver solutions, not just software. The company has multiple ongoing projects with existing customers and is expanding its footprint to new geographic regions, business models, and verticals.
With the 2024 acquisitions and augmentations, Compax is over 800 people strong worldwide, present in 37 countries, and provides a full-stack BSS/OSS offering including a lightweight MVNx and a PoS solution.
Its core differentiations remain the technologically advanced full-stack BSS/OSS platform coupled with a unique Agile delivery methodology. Compax works closely with customers to understand their business and technology problems, define the best approach to solving them, start with the optimal scope by creating Epics and User Stories, and progress iteratively in 2-week sprints. Direct feedback by business stakeholders and the ability to regroup on the spot and reprioritize are key in delivering ground-up full-stack transformations, as well as fast tracks, cost-efficiently and on time.
Acquisitions
- i-new Unified Mobile Solution: On January 1, 2024, Compax acquired i-new Unified Mobile Solution, a specialist in mobile communications.
- NTS Retail: On October 3, 2024, Compax acquired NTS Retail, a leader in retail and in-store commerce software. This move deepened Compax's customer experience management capabilities, offering seamless support from in-store interactions to digital touchpoints.
These mergers expanded Compax's market reach, enhanced its product portfolio, and grew its workforce to over 800 employees across 37 countries globally.
Partnerships
- Calix: On September 26, 2024, Compax announced its partnership with Calix, integrating its BSS/OSS platform with the Calix Broadband Platform. This collaboration is set to revolutionize Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) service delivery, enabling support for open access networks and multi-dwelling unit solutions.
Industry Collaborations
- Fiber Broadband Association: Compax joined the Fiber Broadband Association in April 2024, aligning with its mission to accelerate fiber broadband deployment. This membership underscores the company's commitment to reliable connectivity and digital equity.
Customer Milestones
Compax has multiple implementations globally in Starhub, Satellic, Congstar, T Mobile for Business, 1NCE, Toll Collect, Swisscom, Telekom Deutschland and others, with ongoing transformations and expansions, as well as implementations of the new generation of Compax B/OSS including those with the ongoing integration of Compax B/OSS with the newly acquired assets.
Select new customers include:
- Tillman FiberCo: Compax successfully implemented a cloud-native Business Support System (BSS)/Operations Support System (OSS) for Tillman FiberCo's FTTH wholesale business. This collaboration supports Tillman's nationwide open-access fiber network, offering services to millions of homes and businesses. Read more about Tillman Fiber
- T-Mobile USA: In 2024, Compax enhanced T-Mobile USA's IoT connectivity solutions. Leveraging Compax's expertise in cloud-native BSS/OSS platforms, this partnership ensures scalable and seamless IoT services for enterprise customers. Read more about T-Mobile USA
- ALLO Fiber: Compax partnered with ALLO Fiber in Q4 2024 for a groundbreaking BSS/OSS deployment. This project replaced legacy systems with a modular platform, introducing zero-touch fulfillment, streamlined B2B orders, and multi-channel customer support. The integration with Calix systems positions ALLO Fiber for rapid growth in U.S. markets. Read more about ALLO Fiber
Conferences
- MWC Barcelona 2024 (February 26-29): At MWC Barcelona, Compax presented its full-featured, tier-1, multi-tenant cloud-native BSS/OSS platform, showcasing its capabilities in convergent rating, charging, and messaging solutions.
- DTW 2024 (June 18-20, 2024): For DTW, Compax's BSS/OSS powered two GenAI TM Forum Catalyst Projects in collaboration with some of the world's largest CSPs.
- Fiber Connect 2024 (July 28-31): During Fiber Connect in Nashville, Compax participated in Proof of Concept (PoC) demonstrations, highlighting innovative billing and customer management solutions for short-term rental services.
- Calix ConneXions 2024 (October 12-15): At Calix ConneXions in Las Vegas, Compax demonstrated its solutions in live product demos and one-on-one sessions, emphasizing its role in transforming fiber-to-the-home service delivery.
Looking Ahead
These strategic initiatives in 2024 have solidified Compax's market presence, expanded its service offerings, and reinforced its dedication to innovation, collaboration, and customer satisfaction in the telecommunications industry.
For 2025, Compax is also actively looking beyond the traditional pure telco into EV loading / mobility and satellite broadband domains and supporting new business models such as MVNO as a service.