// industries - telecommunications
5G networks deserve better than Java 8 in the back office. Upgrade at network speed.
On January 15, 1991, a routine software update was deployed across AT&T's 4ESS switching network. A single misplaced break statement in a C recovery routine caused a cascading failure: each switch that restarted sent a message that crashed its neighbours, rippling across all 114 nodes and knocking out 75 million calls in nine hours.1
That was 35 years ago, but the underlying problem has only gotten worse. Vast, interconnected systems where a small change can have outsized consequences. Decades of mergers have left operators with overlapping BSS/OSS platforms, billing engines built on different Java versions, and customer portals that nobody wants to touch.
40+
languages & runtimes
15x
faster migrations
0
service interruptions
01
Untangle the post-merger sprawl
Every acquisition brings another stack. Bosun systematically harmonises these codebases by migrating disparate Java versions, aligning framework choices, and patching dependency conflicts, without requiring a multi-year rewrite programme.
02
Secure the expanding attack surface
Telcos are critical infrastructure. Every outdated dependency in a BSS/OSS platform or customer portal is a vector. Bosun closes those gaps continuously, reducing the window between CVE disclosure and patch deployment.
03
Ship BSS/OSS updates at network speed
5G and edge computing demand agile software delivery, but BSS/OSS teams are stuck maintaining legacy runtimes. Bosun automates the maintenance burden so engineering capacity goes toward building the billing, provisioning, and orchestration features that new network capabilities require.
04
Cut extended support costs
End-of-life runtimes mean expensive vendor support contracts. Bosun migrates to current, supported versions, eliminating the premium operators pay to keep obsolete platforms alive.
1 Communications of the ACM, 1993
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