
Fulcrum Technologies: Revolutionizing Visibility for Telecom Providers


CATS provides all the functionality needed for comprehensive asset lifecycle management best practices and records data about the details of any activity involving network equipment wherever the event takes place. By guiding technicians, warehouse personnel, and even contractors through the collection of unique data defined by the transaction they are engaged in, CATS assures that information about the network is accurate and up-to-date so that the management can make the best decisions possible. Fulcrum’s application seamlessly communicates information with other existing software applications that lack the capability of capturing data related to the status of equipment in real-world scenarios. “We integrate the information we manage into financial systems like Oracle ERP, SAP, and PeopleSoft,” states Brent Bauer, co-founder and CEO of Fulcrum Technologies. These applications need current data as network upgrades are almost constant, which means equipment is replaced frequently.
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We are passionate about what we do and we have more experience than any other company
For more than twenty years, Fulcrum has focused solely on solving asset management challenges faced by telecom carriers. Fulcrum specializes in recording accurate data about telecom networking equipment and the changes that take place, validating and managing that data, communicating it with other systems, and then helping users view it in the manner and at the level of detail, that is consistent with the way they work within their organization. Fulcrum has more experience in this particular area of discipline than any other vendor and has embodied that experience within the CATS software suite. CATS has incorporated the lessons learned by tens of thousands of users performing various asset transactions. As a result, the application is able to guide users through relevant data in a step-by-step manner that reflects best practices and built-in efficiencies gained through automated data-collection technologies. CATS goes beyond asset tracking to become the repository for all information about network equipment throughout its lifecycle.
This information is vital to several telecom carrier departments such as finance, network operations, network engineering, and supply chain who make decisions every day on what equipment to purchase, reallocate, reuse, and discard, and whether to make payments for equipment that may or may not yet be received or repaired. Fulcrum helps carriers make decisions about where to invest their network budget. “We are passionate about what we do and we have more experience than any other company,” concludes Bauer.
Company
Fulcrum Technologies
Headquarters
Seattle, WA
Management
Brent Bauer, CEO & Co-Founder
Description
Fulcrum Technologies is the leading provider of asset lifecycle management (ALM) solutions for communication service providers in the U.S. The company’s CATS software gives companies the ability to track their widely dispersed assets with mobile devices in real time and synchronizes that information across their back-office systems for faster and better-informed decision making. CATS enhances operational efficiencies, regulatory compliance, and profitability by improving capital equipment utilization, optimizing spares allocation, and streamlining return and repair processes. For 20 years, Fulcrum Technologies’ sole focus has been to help telecom carriers maximize their investment in network equipment and infrastructure