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Roamware Inc, a major player in mobile roaming solutions and software, has launched SIM Box Detector, a next generation fraud detection solution.

SIM Boxes, or GSM Gateways, were designed originally, for a variety of legal applications, but fraudsters quickly hit on their potential to terminate international inbound calls and intercept revenue rightly due to network operators.

Roamware (News - Alert) officials said in a release that fraudulent SIM Boxes are also responsible for a range of service issues including call set up delays, poor voice quality, network congestion and spectrum management issues.

According to officials, SIM Box fraud can potentially result in roaming revenue losses of between five and seven percent for network operators.

“SIM Box fraud costs the telecom operator community hundreds of millions of dollars in lost termination revenues every year,” said Bobby Srinivasan, president and CEO of Roamware, in a statement.

Srinivasan claimed that with SIM Box Detector, for the first time, operators can now not just detect SIM Box fraud, but on the fly eliminate fraudulent SIM Boxes round the clock.

Describing SIM Box Detector, company officials said that it is a non-intrusive solution installed in the core network, offering global reach with no limitations on footprint unlike probe-based solutions.

It utilizes a virtual range of SIMs, reducing risk of manipulation by fraudsters. The solution offers enhanced control on the detection process by providing for completely customizable testing schedules and frequency. Coupled with automatic deactivation of detected fraudulent SIM Boxes, SIM Box Detector is the only end-to-end solution for SIM box fraud management.

Roamware provides roaming software solutions to over 375 mobile operators in 140 countries, and the company confirmed that they are in discussions with dozens of existing customers to integrate the SIM Box Detector into their existing Roamware platforms installed in their networks.

Srinivasan said given the potential of saving millions of dollars for an operator in the current financial climate, the company is seeing tremendous interest from the customers to integrate this next generation revenue protection solution into their existing Roamware platforms.

He said that in the current climate, every dollar saved is a dollar earned, and operators understand the value of optimizing revenue and service quality to maximize margins and customer satisfaction.