Oculeus
Oculeus GmbH is a German telecom software provider founded in 2004, serving 170+ operators worldwide with platforms for interconnect wholesale management (Captura), retail voice telephony (RVM), AI-driven fraud detection (AFS), and CLI spoofing prevention (2FN).
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2004
- HeadquartersFrankfort, United States
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What Oculeus does
Oculeus GmbH is a privately held German telecommunications software company founded in 2004 and headquartered in Frankfurt am Main. The company develops and licenses four core software platforms for telecom service providers, network operators, and voice/messaging carriers: Retail Voice Management (RVM) for end-to-end retail voice telephony; Captura for interconnect and wholesale routing, trading, operations, and billing; the Anti-Fraud System (AFS) for AI/ML-driven real-time fraud detection; and Two Factor Network (2FN), a peer-to-peer operator network launched in February 2026 to prevent CLI spoofing and verify caller identity during call setup.
The underlying technology is a Linux-based platform utilizing PostgreSQL, web-based user interfaces, and APIs for integration. Fraud detection operates in 10-100 milliseconds using anomaly detection and predictive analytics over CDR, SIP signaling, and traffic streams. The platform is pre-integrated with GSMA standards including the IRSF prevention service and Call Check protocol for OBR fraud handling. 2FN introduces a novel architecture enabling encrypted node-to-node communication between operators for real-time caller verification without exposing commercially-sensitive roaming information.
Oculeus operates a B2B subscription and licensing model, selling direct to telecommunications operators globally through phone, email, and website contact channels. The company has served more than 170 customers worldwide ranging from small niche network operators to large global service providers, with Captura alone deployed across 150+ operators. Despite serving a broad global customer base, Oculeus operates with a very small team of 1-10 employees, indicating a highly capital-efficient, bootstrapped operation with no disclosed external funding.
Oculeus firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Oculeus
- Legal name
- Oculeus GmbH
- Website
- https://oculeus.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2004
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- Oculeus GmbH is a German telecom software provider founded in 2004, serving 170+ operators worldwide with platforms for interconnect wholesale management (Captura), retail voice telephony (RVM), AI-driven fraud detection (AFS), and CLI spoofing prevention (2FN).
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Oculeus industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Telecommunications Software
- NAICS
- Software Publishers (5132)
- SIC
- Services-Telephone Interconnect Systems (7385), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)
- akta.pro primary industry
- VoIP/ATA & Integrated Voice Gateways (CPE) (HDAFAIAJ)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- B2B/EDI & Partner Integration (BPAMAOAJ)
Keywords
Where Oculeus is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Frankfort
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
Oculeus business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations
Revenue model
- Software Licenses and Subscriptions: Oculeus provides software solutions to telecom operators through licensing and subscription arrangements. Products include Retail Voice Management (RVM), Captura (interconnect wholesale platform), Anti-Fraud System (AFS), and Two Factor Network (2FN). The company has served customers since 2004.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels3 records
Oculeus product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Oculeus provides B2B software systems for the telecommunications industry, consisting of four core products: Retail Voice Management (RVM) for end-to-end retail voice telephony, Captura for interconnect and wholesale routing/trading/billing, Anti-Fraud System (AFS) for real-time AI-driven voice and messaging fraud detection, and Two Factor Network (2FN) for network-based CLI spoofing prevention and caller identity verification. The software is licensed and subscribed to by telecom operators globally.
Product overview
Oculeus provides an integrated portfolio of telecommunications software solutions for service providers. The offering consists of four core products: Retail Voice Management (RVM) for retail voice telephony services, Captura for interconnect wholesale management, Anti-Fraud System (AFS) for real-time fraud detection using AI/machine learning, and Two Factor Network (2FN) for network-based CLI spoofing protection. These products work together—RVM includes embedded AFS for fraud protection and a light version of Captura for interconnect management, while AFS integrates with 2FN via API to support fraud-related use cases based on 2FN's caller verification feedback.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- RVM (Retail Voice Management): End-to-end retail voice telephony platform for service providers to offer retail voice telephony services to subscribers.
- Captura
- Anti-Fraud System (AFS)
- Two Factor Network (2FN)
Products and services
- Retail Voice Management (RVM) Complete retail voice telephony platform enabling service providers to offer voice services to subscribers. Includes switching with advanced functionality, customer management, products, tariffs, rating and billing, real-time fraud protection via Oculeus-AFS, and interconnect management.
- Captura Comprehensive software platform for managing all aspects of telecoms interconnect and wholesale operations for voice, messaging, and data services. Covers cost base management, network routing, switch configuration, interconnect offerings, bilateral management, billing and reconciliation, and business intelligence reporting.
- Anti-Fraud System (AFS) AI-driven platform for fighting voice and messaging fraud in real-time. Detects PBX-hacking, toll fraud, SIP-account hijacking, Wangiri, SIM-boxing, bypass fraud, and other fraud types within milliseconds to seconds using machine learning and sophisticated risk management.
- Two Factor Network (2FN) Network-based telecommunications communication protection solution designed to fight CLI spoofing. Introduces a secure parallel verification path enabling peer-to-peer authentication between service providers during call setup, with capabilities for caller identity verification, roaming status checks, IRSF prevention, and bypass fraud detection.
Quantifiable outcome
- Fraud detection in 10-100 milliseconds
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use Oculeus
Customer profileNamed customers1 record
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Oculeus technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- Yes
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
AI capability7 records
Feature6 records
Oculeus partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and key customer.
- GSMAcoreOculeus 2FN is pre-integrated with the GSMA IRSF prevention service. The solution also supports GSMA Call Check protocol for OBR (One Time Billing Record) fraud handling, enabling OBR participants to detect CLI changes mid-call flow.
- ONATikey customerOculeus deployed its Captura NG platform for ONATi, a major telecommunications provider in French Polynesia, to enhance interconnect voice management including cost and revenue assurance, AI features, and routing optimization for international voice traffic.
Scale indicators6 records
Recent moves5 records
Expansion highlights4 records
Oculeus competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Subex: Subex is a Bangalore-headquartered vendor of telecom fraud management, revenue assurance and analytics solutions, most directly comparable to Oculeus AFS and its AI/ML fraud detection capabilities for voice and messaging fraud.
- Mobileum: Mobileum (formerly Roamware) provides telecom risk management, fraud detection, roaming and analytics platforms to carriers worldwide — overlapping directly with Oculeus AFS and 2FN's IRSF and CLI-spoofing use cases.
- TransNexus: TransNexus specializes in telecom interconnection, least-cost routing, and STIR/SHAKEN caller-ID authentication — a direct competitor in the CLI spoofing and voice fraud space Oculeus targets with 2FN.
- PortaOne: PortaOne provides BSS/OSS platforms for VoIP service providers including billing, switching and rating — overlapping with Oculeus RVM and the captive voice telephony platform category.
Emerging players
- TEOCO: TEOCO provides analytics, routing and assurance software to telecom operators; it competes with parts of the Captura interconnect and routing optimization offering.
Broad incumbents
- Sangoma Technologies: Sangoma is a publicly listed provider of UCaaS, SIP trunking, and telecom infrastructure software including fraud mitigation — competing with Oculeus as a broader portfolio vendor in carrier and enterprise voice.
- Ericsson (Network Management / BSS-OSS): Ericsson sells telecom network management, OSS/BSS and digital services to large carriers globally; a portion of its portfolio overlaps with Captura (interconnect) and AFS (fraud), bundled into multi-million-dollar deals.
- Nokia (NetGuard / CloudBand): Nokia's NetGuard security portfolio includes telecom fraud and security analytics sold to carriers worldwide — overlapping with AFS as part of a much broader telecom equipment and software suite.
- Amdocs: Amdocs is a leading BSS/OSS vendor to telecom operators with capabilities spanning billing, interconnect, and digital services — competing with the Captura platform at large Tier-1 carriers.
- Huawei (iManager / NCE): Huawei offers telecom network management, OSS/BSS and security software to operators globally, including fraud and interconnect capabilities — overlapping with Oculeus's voice and fraud product suite within a much larger portfolio.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Oculeus social profiles
Digital presenceOculeus financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Oculeus leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles1 record
Oculeus funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Oculeus M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Oculeus
What does Oculeus do?
Oculeus provides B2B software systems for the telecommunications industry, consisting of four core products: Retail Voice Management (RVM) for end-to-end retail voice telephony, Captura for interconnect and wholesale routing/trading/billing, Anti-Fraud System (AFS) for real-time AI-driven voice and messaging fraud detection, and Two Factor Network (2FN) for network-based CLI spoofing prevention and caller identity verification. The software is licensed and subscribed to by telecom operators globally.
Is Oculeus a public or private company?
Oculeus is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Oculeus founded?
Oculeus was founded in 2004. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is Oculeus based?
Oculeus is headquartered in Frankfort, United States, in the North America region.
How does Oculeus make money?
One revenue line is on record: software Licenses and Subscriptions.
Who are Oculeus's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Subex, Mobileum, TransNexus and PortaOne. TEOCO is listed as an emerging player. Broad incumbents are Sangoma Technologies, Ericsson (Network Management / BSS-OSS), Nokia (NetGuard / CloudBand), Amdocs and Huawei (iManager / NCE).
Does Oculeus have an API?
Yes. Operators communicate with their network node via API. The implementation of Oculeus 2FN is extremely light and quick, requiring only API configuration for technical onboarding. Operators can also connect via SIP as an API alternative. A slim Web client verifies the own node is working. The AFS integrates with Oculeus 2FN API to support, monitor, and decide use cases based on feedback from the operator's network node. Developer documentation is at oculeus.com/products/oculeus-2fn.
What industry is Oculeus in?
Oculeus's product category is Telecommunications Software. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HDAFAIAJ, VoIP/ATA & Integrated Voice Gateways (CPE), with a secondary code of BPAMAOAJ, B2B/EDI & Partner Integration. Its NAICS code is 5132 and its SIC code is 7385.