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Best OSS & BSS Companies in England, United Kingdom

The 82 best OSS & BSS companies in England, United Kingdom in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: CloudSense.

82companies tracked
$270Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
29have raised

Ranked: Best OSS & BSS companies in England

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundEmployeesFounderTech stackWeb popularityPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Actix
Mobile network analytics and optimization
——138———58 patents
Optimizing and managing mobile cellular network infrastructure and radio communication performance
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2Aircom International
Network management consultancy firm
——40Atul Jain
Founder & CEO
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3Aldous
Product management solutions provider
———Aldous Blr
Founder
————
4Anite
Testing and Measurement Solutions for Wireless market
——500John Michael Bonin
ex-CEO
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5Aurora Kendrick James Limited
Billing software solutions provider
———Derek Watson
CEO
————
6BluGem
Test call generation solution provider
——8John Davies
Co-Founder & Managing Director
ReactApache HTTP ServerSplide+7Top 5M——
7Cognatel
MVNA in the UK in partnership with Vodafone UK network
———Mark Ashdown
CEO
————
8Computaris
Telecom Consultancy & System Integration
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Top 12 OSS & BSS companies in England

#1
Funding Raised · Papworth Everard, England · founded 2006 · 33 employees
$3Mraised
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Ranplan Wireless provides a solution for indoor and hybrid indoor/outdoor wireless network planning, design, and optimization, using advanced 3D building modeling and radio propagation simulation. Its solution has application in femto/small cells, DAS, and Wi-Fi networks, and also integrated with macro cell networks. Its customers include EE, Telenor, Omega Wireless, Ooredoo, etc.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers — 6.5% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2023Grant (prize money)$313.3K
  • Sep 2020Grant (prize money)$253.9K
  • Feb 2020Grant (prize money)$249.6K
  • Dec 2019Grant (prize money)$698.5K
Founders & team
Alastair WilliamsonCEO
Investors
Gov, Europa
#2
Seed · London, England · founded 2019 · 11 employees
$2.6Mraised
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Developer of a customer data platform designed for telecommunications companies. The platform helps telecommunications companies deliver customer experiences and drive growth. It streamlines data integration. The platform offers insights on innovations shaping telecommunications.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 915 LinkedIn followers
Activity: 2 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2022Seed$2.6M
Founders & team
Simon EslandCo-Founder and Chief Marketing OfficerStuart StoddartCo-Founder
Investors
KPIVC, Endeavour Ventures
#3
Series C · London, England · founded 2009 · 22 employees
$94.4Mraised
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CloudSense provides CPQ & order management solutions for businesses. Its platform features digital commerce, product catalog management, field sales, subscription management, pricing management, contract management, order management, and more. For the Advertising industry, its features include Ad campaign fulfillment tracking, Ad sales management, and Ad server integration. Its major clients are Momentum Energy, Newsday, Proximus, and Liquid Telecom. It serves multiple sectors including communication, energy & utilities, transport & logistics, higher education, and others.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 16k LinkedIn followers — 19.6% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Totogi (part of the TelcoDR Group)) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2019Grant (prize money)$55.4K
  • Jun 2019Conventional Debt—
  • Nov 2017Series C$77M
  • Feb 2016Series B$3.6M
Investors
Golub Growth, Vector Capital, Europa, Liberty Global, MMC Ventures, Hawk Investments
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesBootstrapCart FunctionalityCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#4
Acquired · Guildford, England · founded 2015 · 48 employees
$3.4Mraised
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Cloud based platform offering data integration solutions. It provides a business intelligence platform that uses artificial intelligence technology for offering solutions such as operational intelligence, customer data management, customer experience management, data movement, etc.

Funding rounds
  • Apr 2021Series A$3.4M
  • May 2015Series A$30M
Founders & team
Martin GanskiCo-FounderSteve PrestonCEO
Investors
Maven Capital Partners, FTV Capital
#5
Acquired · Cambridge, England · founded 2002 · 102 employees
$7.1Mraised
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Provider of enterprise software solutions for digital transformation. It provides solutions for digital transformation and network operations across the telco, cable, and utility industries. It offers a Workflow Manager that helps users to control construction and maintenance activities from end-to-end, keeping teams informed of project, trouble, and maintenance ticket status.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 13k LinkedIn followers — 15.8% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2020Post IPO$7.1M
Founders & team
Richard PettiCEO
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailBootstrapCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#6
Acqui-Hired · London, England · founded 2001
$39Mraised
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VoluBill provides policy management, policy enforcement and charging solutions to mobile, satellite and fixed broadband operators. Its software, service controller and charging platform enables policy enforcement and real-time, pre-pay, post-pay and now-pay charging and control of data services.

Funding rounds
  • Sep 2007Series D$14.8M
  • Dec 2004Series C$14.4M
  • Nov 2001Series A$9.8M
Founders & team
John AalbersCEO
Investors
Seventure Partners, Argo Global Capital, Sofinnova Partners, Sofinnova Investments, Deutsche Venture Capital, XAnge
#7
Acqui-Hired · London, England · founded 2003 · 28 employees
$28.1Mraised
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Tribold is the provider of enterprise product management (EPM) software specifically developed for Communication Service Providers (CSPs). Its products include TRIBOLD 3.0, an integrated suite of enterprise product management applications that empowers centralized product catalogs. Tribold Limited was founded in 2003 and is based in London, the United Kingdom with additional offices in Seattle, Washington; London, the United Kingdom; Denver, Colorado; Atlanta, Georgia; and Melbourne, Australia.

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2009Series C$11M
  • Mar 2007Series B$15M
  • Jul 2005Series A$2.1M
Founders & team
Simon MuderackFounder & CEO
Investors
Eden Ventures, Intel Capital, Draper Esprit, Kreos Capital
#8
Public · London, England · founded 1999 · 252 employees
$9Mraised
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Provider of composable BSS/OSS software solutions for telecom operators. It delivers modular and end-to-end systems for billing, customer management, service operations, and digital transformation. Its platform supports B2C, B2B, wholesale, and multi-country telecom operations with cloud-neutral deployment and AI-powered capabilities.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 19k LinkedIn followers — 23.2% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2019Post IPO—
  • Apr 2001Series A$9M
Founders & team
Louis HallCEO
Investors
Baird Capital, Origin Capital, Draper Esprit, TempoCap, Herald Investment Management
Tech stack
BootstrapCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCrazy EggDatatables
#9
Acquired · Bristol, England · founded 2002 · 116 employees
$30Mraised
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Apertio is a provider of single, open, subscriber-centric software solutions for mobile, fixed, and converged telecom service providers. This subscriber-centric architecture reduces deployment time, cost, complexity and lays foundation for convergence and IMS in networks. Their client base includes Orange, T-Mobile, O2, Vodafone and AIS and had offices in Berlin, Chicago, Bangkok, Beijing and Kuala Lumpur

Funding rounds
  • Feb 2006Series B$30M
Investors
Add Partners, Deutsche Venture Capital, Eden Ventures, Motorola Mobility, Tokarz Group, T.Capital
#10
Deadpooled · Bath, England · founded 2005 · 18 employees
$9.1Mraised
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Aria Networks is a developer of artificial-intelligence planning and optimisation software for the telecommunications industry. Aria’s software augments a telco’s operational support systems (OSS) with highly scalable and efficient analysis of network and service data. The principal applications addressed are in the areas of network service optimisation and short-to-long term strategic planning of network architecture and capacity. The company develops technology capable of analytical processes that exceed the abilities of either manual analysis or existing ‘linear’ software solution. This is achieved using a number of AI techniques, including neural networks and genetic algorithms.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers — 3.6% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2013Series A$4M
  • Oct 2012Series A$1.1M
  • May 2008Series A$4M
Investors
Seraphim, Capital for Enterprise, The Summit Group, ARC InterCapital, Maffei Ventures, Brown and Jackson Retirement Scheme
#11
Series A · Chiswick, England · founded 2003 · 76 employees
$7Mraised
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OSS transformation solutions for Telecom Networks. The platform provides OSS transformation solutions to automate, consolidate and streamline telecom network operations. The company design, build, operate, and manage mobile networks. Their portfolio includes a Performance manager - A real-life view of traffic flowing across the network. Planning and optimization manager - Network Analytics to manage the traffic flow. Inventory and asset manager - To track inventory and assets across the network. Workflow manager - for effective communication across various teams. Fault Manager - A network management solution to detect faults and Finance Manager - To be mindful about CAPEX and OPEX investments.

Funding rounds
  • Dec 2015Series A$2M
  • Oct 2014Series A$3M
  • Dec 2011Series A$2M
Investors
Middle East Venture Partners, IFC, Berytech Fund II, Endeavor
Tech stack
NginxCloudflareOwl CarouselJqueryGoogle Font ApiFont Awesome
#12
Acquired · London, England · founded 2008 · 50 employees
$5.7Mraised
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Root Metrics formally Root Wireless, is the developer of Root Coverage service, that audits and analyses cellular network and device performance through the testing process. Network performing data is collected from mobile users through CoverageMap mobile app and provides professional services to network providers in gaining insights into their customer experience.

Funding rounds
  • Jul 2011Series A$1M
  • Jan 2011Series A$893.1K
  • Nov 2009Series A$3M
  • Feb 2009Seed$729K
Investors
The Cambria Group, Ropart Asset Management Funds
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAngularjsAws Certificate ManagerBabelBootstrap

Funding & investor landscape

$270Mtotal disclosed funding
22companies funded
51disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Eden Ventures4 rounds
Europa3 rounds
Lumine Group3 rounds
Advent International2 rounds
Argo Global Capital2 rounds
Deutsche Venture Capital2 rounds
Draper Esprit2 rounds
Kreos Capital2 rounds
MMC Ventures2 rounds
Seedrs2 rounds

Notable founders

Alastair Williamson
CEO · Ranplan Wireless
Simon Esland
Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer · Ikue
Stuart Stoddart
Co-Founder · Ikue
Martin Ganski
Co-Founder · Cardinality.io
Steve Preston
CEO · Cardinality.io
Richard Petti
CEO · IQGeo
John Aalbers
CEO · Volubill
Simon Muderack
Founder & CEO · Tribold
Louis Hall
CEO · Cerillion Technologies
Robert Jancigaj
CEO · Salviol
Christian Rouffaert
Co-Founder & CEO · Teragence
David Jacobs
CTO and Co-Founder · Jacobs Rimell
Prism market signals · United Kingdom · country-scoped Prism corpus, 147,064 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of OSS & BSS coverage by sub-theme.

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Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

Common questions

How many OSS & BSS companies are there in England, United Kingdom?
Radar tracks 82 indexable OSS & BSS companies headquartered in England, United Kingdom that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by OSS & BSS companies in England, United Kingdom?
The OSS & BSS companies in England, United Kingdom on this list have raised a combined $270M in disclosed equity funding across 22 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded OSS & BSS company in England, United Kingdom?
CloudSense is the highest-funded OSS & BSS company in England, United Kingdom, with $94.4M in disclosed equity funding.
How many OSS & BSS companies in England, United Kingdom are funded?
22 of the 82 OSS & BSS companies in England, United Kingdom on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many OSS & BSS unicorns are there in England, United Kingdom?
None of the OSS & BSS companies in England, United Kingdom on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in England, United Kingdom OSS & BSS companies?
The most active investors in England, United Kingdom OSS & BSS companies on this list include Eden Ventures, Europa, Lumine Group, Advent International, Argo Global Capital.
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