Travelping

What Travelping does

Travelping GmbH is a German carrier-grade telecommunications vendor founded in 2004 and headquartered in Barleben (Magdeburg region). The company builds the TPOSS (Travelping Open Subscriber Server) AAA platform implementing RADIUS and Diameter, a family of Session Control Gateway (SCG) hardware appliances scaling from small operators to massive deployments, the TPLINO embedded Linux distribution, and the X-Ray management framework. Travelping also contributes to open-source projects including the Otter OpenTracing toolkit for Erlang/Elixir and the FPP-VPP/UPG-VPP 5G/LTE networking projects on VPP, with a recent pivot toward cloud-enabled network service operations (ceNNso) and on-demand local breakout for 4G/5G. Its customer base consists primarily of tier-1 telecom operators (Telefonica, British Telecom, Deutsche Telekom) and equipment vendors, with adjacent deployments in healthcare (Mexico City e-health), public transport (Hamburg MetroBus WiFi), and M2M/IoT (Wireless Innovation's Michronet).

Revenue is generated through four streams: hardware sales of SCG appliances and TPOSS systems, software licensing of TPLINO and TPOSS, managed services including ceNNso, and professional services spanning consultancy, training, and bespoke development. Go-to-market is sales-led and event-driven (notably Mobile World Congress), supported by case-study marketing on the company website; pricing is custom-quote-based with multi-year enterprise contracts. The team is international and remote-first. The company is privately held with no disclosed external investors or funding rounds, and ownership and executive leadership are concentrated with founder Holger Winkelmann.

Name

Travelping

Legal name

Travelping GmbH

Website

https://travelping.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Travelping GmbH is a German vendor of carrier-grade telecom networking products — including the TPOSS AAA platform, Session Control Gateway appliances, and TPLINO embedded Linux — sold primarily to tier-1 operators and equipment vendors, with adjacent deployments in healthcare, public transport, and M2M.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Magdeburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Network Appliance Products: Sale of carrier-grade physical and virtual appliance platforms including Session Control Gateways (SCG models) and TPOSS systems
2. Professional Services: Network consultancy, training, workshops, and bespoke development services. Services support projects from whiteboard design to successful launch
3. Managed Services: Ongoing network service operations and management capabilities including cloud-enabled network service operations (ceNNso)
4. Software Licensing: Licensing of TPLINO embedded Linux distribution and TPOSS software platforms

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Travelping develops and sells carrier-grade telecommunications software and hardware platforms, centered on TPOSS (Travelping Open Subscriber Server), an AAA platform implementing RADIUS and Diameter protocols. The portfolio includes the SCG (Session Control Gateway) hardware appliance family, the TPLINO embedded Linux distribution, the X-Ray management framework, and cloud-enabled network service operations (ceNNso) for 4G/5G networks, supplemented by professional services for design, deployment and operations.

Product overview

Travelping offers a unified platform-plus-products architecture centered around TPOSS (Travelping Open Subscriber Server), their core AAA (Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting) platform. TPOSS implements RADIUS and Diameter protocols for scalable telecommunication networks and is complemented by a family of SCG (Session Control Gateway) hardware appliances (SCG 2104, SCG 2208, SCG 4206-M, SCG 8204-M) that scale from small operators to massive enterprise deployments. The portfolio also includes TPLINO embedded Linux distribution and X-Ray management framework for device-level operations. Travelping delivers open-source tools including Otter (OpenTracing for Erlang/Elixir) and contributes to FPP-VPP and UPG-VPP open-source projects for 5G/LTE. Their services span network consultancy, solution development, network virtualization, and training, with recent expansion into cloud-enabled network operations (ceNNso) for 4G/5G on-demand local breakout.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TPOSS: Travelping Open Subscriber Server - core AAA (Authentication, Authorization, Accounting) platform implementing RADIUS and Diameter components for scalable telecommunication network solutions.
• TPLINO
• SCG Series

Products and services

• TPOSS (Travelping Open Subscriber Server) Central AAA (Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting) platform implementing RADIUS and Diameter components for scalable telecommunication network solutions, with support for CAPWAP, L2/L3 VPN and GTP-based policy enforcement. Sold to telecommunications operators and equipment vendors.
• SCG 2104 Session Control Gateway Base model Session Control Gateway for small operators, running TPLINO embedded Linux with SDN technology to handle a few thousand sessions with carrier-grade performance and throughput.
• SCG 2208 Session Control Gateway Extended Session Control Gateway with improved networking capabilities and higher throughput for networks with higher workload profiles, with low energy footprint.
• SCG 4206-M Session Control Gateway High-capacity Session Control Gateway combining improved throughput with superior computational power to accommodate large numbers of mobile clients; designed for 3G/4G offload scenarios.
• SCG 8204-M Session Control Gateway Top-of-line Session Control Gateway providing massive computational power and bleeding-edge networking components to handle extreme session bursts in the most demanding networks.
• TPLINO Embedded Linux distribution for network devices enabling rapid development, packaging and deployment workflow, with support for specialized reader hardware such as NFC readers and CPE firmware.
• ceNNso (cloud-enabled network service operations) Cloud-enabled network service operations platform enabling 4G/5G networks with on-demand local breakout (LBO) capabilities, showcased at MWC 2019.
• Professional Services Network consultancy, training, workshops and bespoke development services supporting customer projects from whiteboard design through successful launch, based on SDN and network virtualization technologies.

Quantifiable outcome

• M2M network scales to millions of devices
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Bluehouse TechnologycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 March 2017UK-based company with deep expertise in telecoms and Erlang who developed the 'otter' OpenTracing toolkit in partnership with Travelping's Holger Winkelmann. Brought bet365 on board as additional sponsor.
• wilhem.telmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 21 April 2016Partnership to design, implement and deploy network services enabling free WiFi Internet to all passengers on Hamburg MetroBus Line 5. Wilhelm.tel provides network operations resources and leads the project.
• Capita IT ServicemajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 March 2013Customer for UK broadband rollout project providing subsidized broadband to 15,000 rural residents in Bradford and Stoke. Travelping delivered network architecture and Session Control Gateways as BRAS.
• Feuerlabs InccoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 November 2012Feuerlabs used Travelping's embedded Linux solution (TPLINO) to build a modern E-Health Patient Information System deployed to hospitals in Mexico City. Cooperation provides feature-rich software stack from kernel to application framework enabling power of Erlang in embedded systems.
• Hova NetworkscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 November 2012Mexican SME partner in E-Health Patient Information System project using Travelping embedded Linux solution combined with Feuerlabs Exosense product for complete ecosystem of connected devices.
• Wireless Innovation LtdcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2012Partnership to deliver the world's first OpenFlow-based M2M network deployment (Michronet). Travelping designed, developed and delivered the global M2M platform integrating data services from multiple operators including Vodafone, EverythingEverywhere, Iridium and Inmarsat into one global M2M offering.
• BoingomajorTechnology or Integration · 1 August 2008US-based WiFi roaming operator partner for Beijing Olympics 2008 deployment. Travelping's TPOSS connected local WiFi networks with Boingo's global roaming network enabling international visitors to access WiFi using home credentials.
• iPassmajorTechnology or Integration · 1 August 2008US-based WiFi roaming operator partner for Beijing Olympics 2008 deployment. Long-standing relationship enabled quick integration of China Mobile and China Netcom WiFi networks into iPass roaming footprint.
• British TelecommajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 August 2008Customer and partner who requested help deploying RADIUS-based WiFi roaming integration three weeks before Beijing Olympics 2008. Travelping worked with Chinese operators to integrate WiFi networks.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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