pixip.net

What It Is

PIXIP.NET Technologies GmbH is a German vendor that provides an end-to-end active QoS testing and monitoring platform for telecommunications networks. Its core value is not as a traditional code development tool, but in helping mobile operators, MVNOs, ISPs, and regulatory bodies measure the quality of voice, SMS, data, video, roaming, IoT, and fixed broadband services from the perspective of “real users/subscribers.”

Core Capabilities

The platform uses EMQP as its overall framework and includes XMASS active testing, XOS near-real-time monitoring, Xanalyse analytics and reporting, Xrate billing verification, and Xroam roaming testing. XMASS initiates real calls, messages, data sessions, and video streams through remote probes, supporting networks from 2G to 5G as well as DSL, LAN, Wi‑Fi, PSTN, ISDN, and more, while using evaluation methods such as POLQA, PESQ, MOS, and PEVQ. XOS handles KPI/KQI threshold monitoring, alerts, work orders, GIS maps, SLA reports, and role-based permissions. Xrate can re-rate CDRs and verify bills, while Xroam combines remote probes and SIM servers to provide managed roaming testing covering IREG/TADIG/GRQ certification.

Pricing and Deployment

The website does not publish standard pricing and mainly directs users to book a 30-minute demo or contact sales. Roaming testing is explicitly described as payable per test or by time period; the overall platform offers Managed Services, where PIXIP can host, operate, and produce reports. However, public materials do not clearly state whether customers can fully self-host the platform, nor do they disclose the structure of licensing, hardware, subscription, or implementation fees.

Pros and Cons

Its strength is comprehensive coverage across the entire chain: active testing, monitoring, SLAs, roaming, billing, anti-fraud, and hardware probes are all included within the same system, with an emphasis on ETSI/3GPP compliance and German engineering. Compared with looking only at network element counters, it can more directly demonstrate actual user experience. Its weaknesses are that the publicly available information leans heavily toward marketing and lacks details on APIs/SDKs, interfaces, system architecture, deployment specifications, and pricing; it is also clearly too heavy for ordinary development teams or internet application monitoring scenarios.

Who It’s For and Access from China

It is suitable for carrier network quality, roaming, revenue assurance, regulatory testing, and SLA teams, especially enterprise scenarios that require distributed probes and compliance reporting. Access from China cannot be determined based solely on the crawled text, so it is marked as unknown.