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Sector · Network intelligence that never leaves the core

Telecommunications

Telecommunications operators sit on call detail records, subscriber location and signalling metadata, the most heavily regulated data class in the network. They want real-time fraud and anomaly detection across the routing layer, yet sending that traffic to a public cloud triggers UK GDPR and PECR exposure, NIS 2 obligations and Ofcom security duties, so the cloud route is effectively barred. Mickai runs the anomaly, fraud and analytics models on hardware the operator owns inside its own core, under keys the operator holds. No user metadata crosses the web, the data never leaves the building, and what happens in the server room stays in the server room.

The problem and our solution
The buyer

Telecommunications operators running fixed, mobile and converged networks under UK and EU security regimes.

The problem

Call records, subscriber location and signalling metadata attract severe penalties and NIS 2 and Ofcom scrutiny the moment they touch a public cloud.

Our sovereign solution

Mickai installs network anomaly, fraud and analytics models on the operator's own routing and core hardware, under keys the operator holds.

The value

Real-time threat detection with no user metadata crossing the web, removing the cross-border-transfer and third-party-processing friction while the operator keeps its own obligations.

The sovereign advantages

These architectural choices support control over the workflows in your deployment. Their benefits depend on configuration, integrations and operating practices. Review external connections, physical security, access and compliance responsibilities together.

Control the processing boundary

Scope inference, extraction, retrieval and storage on infrastructure you control. Document and test any external connector, support channel or transfer before describing a workflow as zero-egress.

Plan for disconnected work

Workflows with local models, data and supporting services can continue offline. Live external email, calendars and other services need an approved connection or controlled import, with clear unavailable and pending states.

Make data location inspectable

Map prompts, documents, indexes, logs and backups to their processing and storage locations. Local hosting supports control of location; access, retention and any transfers still need review.

Use approved company knowledge

Prepare and classify source records, preserve permissions and evaluate answers against the originals. Retrieval and model training are separate choices; agree data use and licences for each.

Budget for the whole service

Compare hardware and licences alongside integration, power, administration, support, updates, evaluation and recovery. Measure cost at the required workload and quality before claiming savings.

Verify access and authority

Define who holds keys, who can administer the system and which actions need approval. Test denied requests, revoked access and audit records. Physical security, insider risk and incident response remain operational responsibilities.

Control change and exit

Agree version selection, signed update procedures, rollback, data export and licence rights. Reassess requirements as software and obligations change; owning hardware does not remove maintenance or compliance work.

Requirements to assess

Review the requirements relevant to your organisation, jurisdiction and intended use with your responsible teams. Cloud services can be appropriate subject to applicable safeguards; on-premise deployment alone does not establish compliance or remove supplier responsibilities.

UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018
Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR)
Network and Information Systems Regulations and the NIS 2 Directive
Telecommunications (Security) Act 2021 and Ofcom security duties
Lawful-intercept and communications-data retention obligations under the Investigatory Powers Act 2016
Organisations of this profile

The kind of organisation this serves, named illustratively from public information to characterise the market. These are target profiles, not customers: Mickai has no relationship, engagement, trial, or endorsement with any of them.

VodafoneOrangeDeutsche Telekom
The lead studios

The enterprise studios that lead in this sector, drawn from the eighteen that sit on the one sovereign substrate. Scope their local processing, operator-held keys and Open Audit Record coverage for the proposed deployment. Confirm availability and any external integrations before relying on a workflow.

Department studio

Fraud and Anomaly Detection

Detects SIM-box bypass, Wangiri, IRSF and signalling anomalies in real time against call records and routing telemetry, all processed on local hardware so no subscriber metadata ever leaves the core.

Department studio

Predictive Maintenance and OT

Monitors radio access, transport and core network elements for failure signatures and capacity drift, keeping operational telemetry on the operator's own infrastructure rather than a vendor cloud.

Department studio

Compliance and Regulator Mode

Maps detection, retention and access activity to UK GDPR, PECR, NIS 2 and Ofcom security duties, producing the evidence trail the operator needs while the obligations remain its own.

Department studio

Customer Service

Runs subscriber-facing support and complaint triage on-premise, so account, usage and contact data is handled without third-party processing or cross-border transfer.

Department studio

Executive BI

Gives network, fraud and commercial leadership a unified view of traffic, threats and service health drawn entirely from data that never leaves the building.

See all eighteen on the sovereign services catalogue.

The opportunity

Operators face rising fraud losses and tightening security duties at exactly the moment cloud-based analytics has become a regulatory liability for call records and location data. That gap, real-time intelligence the network cannot lawfully ship offsite, is where an on-premise sovereign stack becomes the only credible option.

The outcome

Measure value, cost and risk on hardware you control.

Operators recover revenue lost to interconnect and bypass fraud through faster on-core detection, displace recurring cloud analytics spend by moving inference onto hardware they already own, and remove the third-party cloud-exposure vector for their most sensitive metadata; physical, insider and lawful-intercept controls remain the operator's own responsibility.

Lawful B2B engagement

Map the sovereign stack to your telecommunications estate.

Briefings are for organisations weighing a sovereign, on-premises deployment. Tell us about your estate and we will walk the pack, the regulatory crosswalk, and the deployment that fits your estate.

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