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Database Migration and Application Conversion for Telecom

Modernize the CRM, analytics, and loyalty platforms behind your subscriber base without losing customer history, network usage data, or the business rules built into them. Explore Ispirer’s products and services supporting application conversion and database migration for Telecom.

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If You've Already Tried Database Migration or Application Conversion…

Telecom operators rarely modernize one platform in isolation. CRM, data warehouse, and loyalty systems each hold years of accumulated subscriber history, and a project that skips proper planning tends to surface the same set of problems on the other side of the migration.

Here's what typically goes wrong

  • Duplicate and orphaned customer records

    Subscriber profiles that migrate without proper deduplication end up scattered across multiple entries, and links between accounts, connected devices, and interaction history can break along the way.

  • Broken analytics and reporting after cutover

    Revenue, network usage, and engagement numbers calculated differently by the source and target systems surface as dashboard discrepancies, sometimes weeks after the migration was marked complete.

  • Lost loyalty balances and reward rules

    Point balances that carry over without being reconciled against the original transaction history, or tier logic that doesn't map cleanly, are two of the fastest ways to lose subscriber trust.

  • Undocumented business logic

    Workflow rules, scoring models, and campaign triggers that live only in old code, not in any specification, get lost silently when that code is rewritten without a proper audit first.

That's Where Our Migration and Conversion Solutions Come in

The Ispirer Ecosystem covers the full migration path for the CRM, data warehouse, loyalty, and customer support platforms telecom operators use to manage subscribers and network usage data: moving the underlying database, transferring the data itself, and converting the application logic running on top of it.

  • SQLWays

    Database migration

    SQLWays automates schema migration for the databases behind these platforms, converting tables, stored procedures, functions, and other database objects.

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  • CodeWays

    Application conversion

    CodeWays takes on the legacy application code itself, translating it from older languages such as COBOL, Delphi, or Informix 4GL into modern ones like Java or C# without a full manual rewrite.

    Apps Conversion Tool →
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  • IDM

    Data migration

    Ispirer Data Migrator is built specifically for Oracle to PostgreSQL migrations. It transfers subscriber records, transaction history, and loyalty data between the two platforms at high speed and with near-zero downtime, since these systems run daily subscriber operations that can't sit idle.

    Ispirer Data Migrator →
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  • ServiceWays

    Expert services

    If you prefer additional support, you can take advantage of our database migration services or application modernization services can take the project end to end. That includes planning, transition, testing, and final validation.

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How Our Tools Simplify Database Migration and Application Conversion

Prior migration experience isn't required. The right tools automate most of the manual work and catch risks before they turn into production issues.

More than 2K users use this way to
successfully convert their database

Assessment

  • Obtaining access
  • Project discussion
  • Making migration plan
  • Creating SOW

SQLWays

Database schema

Data migration testing

Data integrity testing

CodeWays

Embedded SQL

SQL scripts

APP source code

Database API

Manual review & corrections

  • Manual corrections
  • Internal testing

Functional testing

  • Creating snapshots with data
  • Testing APP and DB on snapshots
  • Fixing all logical issues

Performance testing

  • Performance testing
  • Converted code review
  • Code refactoring
  • Extra code optimization

Data migration

  • Prod data migration

Cutover

  • Switching DB and APP
  • Providing user access
  • System startup

Step 1. Free Assessment and Planning

InsightWays starts by analyzing the databases behind your CRM, data warehouse, loyalty, and customer support platforms, the ones holding your subscriber and network usage data. It returns a report covering project scope, estimated timeline, and where the risk actually sits.

SQLWays converts database schemas and objects across source and target platforms. If the project involves moving off Oracle onto PostgreSQL, Ispirer Data Migrator handles the subscriber, transaction, and loyalty data transfer with minimal downtime. Where legacy application code needs to be modernized too, CodeWays converts it from its original language to modern technologies.

Once migration or conversion wraps up, results go through testing and data validation. The goal is simple: confirm subscriber records, reporting numbers, and loyalty balances match the source system, and that the new environment behaves correctly.

Start Your Telecom Migration Project Today

Plan your CRM, data warehouse, or loyalty platform migration with our experts. Keep subscriber and reward data intact, meet industry compliance standards, and get the new platform working the way you expect from the start.

Why Choose Ispirer for Telecom Migration and Modernization

Telecom system migration requires strong expertise in data security, regulatory compliance, and system stability.

  • Secure Data Transfer

    The data transfer channel is protected throughout the migration. Data moves directly between source and target systems without third-party services, reducing the risk of unauthorized access to subscriber and loyalty data.

  • Business Continuity

    Telecom operations cannot stop. Migration strategies minimize downtime and allow CRM, data warehouse, and loyalty systems to keep running during the transition.

  • Data Quality

    Data validation and integrity checks ensure subscriber, reporting, and loyalty data remain accurate and consistent after migration.

  • Speed and Automation

    SQLWays performs database schema conversion, Ispirer Data Migrator transfers up to 250 GB of data per hour on Oracle to PostgreSQL projects, and CodeWays automates application conversion from legacy technologies to modern platforms.

  • Deep Technology Expertise

    Ispirer has experience with both legacy and modern technologies, supporting reliable migration and modernization of CRM, data warehouse, and loyalty systems.

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Oracle to PostgreSQL MS SQL Server to PostgreSQL

Migration project

50%

Migration time reduction

1.365K

Lines of SQL code

8 Tb

of data

Talent Management

"Ispirer Toolkit enabled a seamless migration of 8 TB of data and 1.36M lines of code from Oracle and SQL Server to PostgreSQL. The automation features reduced migration time by 50%, cutting costs and minimizing manual effort. The quality, precision, and support exceeded our expectations."

SQL Server to PostgreSQL

Migration project

70%

Migration time reduction

650K+

Lines of SQL code

700+ tables

of data

Healthcare Solutions

"Ispirer helped us migrate 700+ tables and 650+ stored procedures from SQL Server to PostgreSQL, reducing development time by 60%-70%. The tool efficiently handled case-sensitive issues and frequent data changes. The excellent support made the process easy, fast, and effective."

Oracle 19c to PostgreSQL

Migration project

65%

Migration time reduction

1.500K

Lines of code

8 TB

of data

Payments & Financial Services

"Ispirer Toolkit helped us migrate 1.5 million lines of complex Oracle code to PostgreSQL, overcoming unique challenges with expert support. Their team provided customized solutions for a smooth transition. This migration is a key step in our cloud strategy, and we highly recommend Ispirer's services."

Informix to Oracle

Migration project

78%

Migration time reduction

200K+

Lines of code

12 TB

of data

Governmental

"Ispirer MnMTK was crucial to our successful database migration, converting 12 TB of data and 200,000 lines of SQL code. The tool outperformed other solutions, saving us countless hours. The support team was responsive and effective—money well spent."

Firebird to PostgreSQL

Migration project

55%

Migration time reduction

25K+

Lines of SQL code

> 150 tables

per database

Manufacturing & Fleet Management

"Ispirer's Toolkit enabled the efficient migration of 150 tables and 25,000 lines of code from Firebird to PostgreSQL. The tool saved us time and reduced risks, while the Ispirer team provided excellent support throughout. Highly recommended for similar database migration projects."

Sybase to MySQL

Migration project

95%

Migration time reduction

4.000+

Stored procedures

200+

tables

IT Services

"Ispirer’s tool allowed us to automatically convert 4,000+ procedures and 200+ tables from Sybase to MySQL with 95% success, saving a lot of time. The ability to customize the tool and the excellent support made the process smooth and efficient. Highly recommended!"

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Frequently Asked Questions

Here are the technical answers regarding our database migration and application conversion for telecom.

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How long does a telecom the migration project take?

It depends on data volume, how many systems are connected to each other, and how much of the legacy code converts automatically. InsightWays scans the outdated assets first and produces a report — an assessment that determines project complexity and gives an implementation timeline and cost estimate before anyone commits to a date. Comparable Ispirer projects have run from five to fifteen months, with parallel data loading cutting transfer time by 50–60%.

Schema and data types convert automatically. Anything that doesn't map one-to-one goes through custom mapping and transformation rules configured for the project, and duplicate or outdated records are resolved during the transformation phase, when automated scripts identify data quality issues. How a subscriber is represented in the target model is a design decision made during assessment, not something the tool infers.

They convert from the source code. Migration is performed using the source code itself, so detailed documentation isn't a prerequisite for starting. SQLWays handles tables and data, stored procedures, functions, packages, views, and triggers; CodeWays covers application source code, SQL scripts and business logic, database APIs and Embedded SQL. If the rules belong in the application layer rather than the database, moving business logic out of the database is a separate migration path.

The source database is connected read-only, with no source modification required, and no intermediate software sits between source and target. Automated fault tolerance means an interrupted migration resumes from where it stopped instead of restarting. Transfers run in phases with replication lag monitored until it's small enough to switch over.

Automated validation performs row-by-row comparison between source and target, followed by functional testing before cutover. Consistency in the target is a guaranteed property of the transfer, not a post-hoc cleanup step.

Schema conversion and data type mapping are automated across more than 150 migration directions. Where two systems name or structure the same attribute differently, the mapping is defined once in project rules and applied consistently. For complex or uncommon migrations the tool is customized to the source system, which is what raises automation on non-standard schemas.