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Revector’s speciality is the detection and elimination of GSM Gateway Bypass – SIM boxes – on 3G and GSM mobile networks. 

This section describes our main product. To hear more or to talk to one of our team, call us now.

What is GSM Gateway Bypass?

GSM Gateway Bypass is a growing problem which is costing 3G and GSM mobile operators millions of dollars each year. It is also one of the most severe threats to a telecom operator's revenue.

GSM Gateway operators are deliberately routing voice calls to avoid operators’ toll gateways at interconnect points. The most common method uses a GSM gateway (often referred to as a ‘SIM box’ or ‘GSM Router’) to terminate VOIP on an operator’s network as a local call.

The grey route operator brings international minutes over the internet and terminates them as local calls on the GSM operator's network, denying the operator the full international rate.

Also known as toll bypass fraud or grey routing, GSM gateway operations have a very low barrier to entry due to global internet connectivity, plug-and-play equipment and the emergence of 24/7 minute trading – new operations are being started up daily by profiteers out to exploit the differences in your termination charges.

How does bypass affect your profits?

Global losses due to telecom fraud have reached $35-$40 billion annually. Fraud rates are growing between 11% and 25% annually against a rate of between 3% and 8% for the telecoms industry itself [Communications Fraud Control Association].

Bypass fraud is now a significant part of this: it is not unusual for operators to lose $1 million per month due to bypass alone. In some cases this figure can be much higher.

The Revector solution: a fully managed service

Revector is focussed on detecting GSM Gateway Bypass. Our service has the following key features:

  • Revector finds and detects MSISDNs used in GSM Gateway Bypass and delivers them, fast.
  • Unlike standard analytical methods (e.g. CDR and traffic analysis) that suffer from false positives, Revector’s method is 100% accurate.
  • Revector’s global detection network, operating out of over 50 countries, supports our comprehensive process to search out and find the routes using GSM gateway bypass. We differ from other detection services by using adaptive, iterative testing and intelligent targeting of grey routes to optimise returns.
  • Each of our clients is pro-actively supported by a dedicated account executive and system engineer to manage the service as it matures – to stay one step ahead of the changing dynamics of the GSM Gateway operators.
  • Our global solution works independently of existing Fraud Management Systems and is a complement to them.

Act now to stop GSM gateways eroding your profits – call us to discuss how we can help.