Telecommunications and media consulting with analytics and technology delivery
Cartesian is a 35-year-old consulting firm serving telecom, media, and technology operators globally. The stack reveals a consulting-first operation — Excel, SQL, Python, Tableau, and Qlik dominate, paired with AWS infrastructure for client delivery — but the hiring mix (consulting and strategy roles outnumber engineering 5:2) and active projects (BSS/OSS modernization, data pipelines, LLM integration) suggest the firm is moving from pure advisory into hands-on platform modernization and analytics delivery. Replacing Snowflake signals a shift toward SQL-based data architecture for client implementations.
Cartesian advises and executes for telecommunications, media, and technology companies on strategy, operations, and technology transformation. The firm operates across five offices (London, New York, Boston, Kansas City, Paris) with 201–500 employees and covers the full lifecycle: strategy inception through operations, migration, and decommissioning. Services span strategy and management consulting, analytics and data science, content security, and technical solutions. Active delivery spans BSS/OSS platform modernization, data pipeline buildouts, LLM integration, and search performance optimization for clients.
Python, SQL, R, Alteryx for analytics; React and JavaScript for platforms; AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, CloudFormation, CloudWatch) for infrastructure; Tableau, Qlik for visualization; Lucidchart, QGIS, Visio for design.
Core projects include modernizing BSS/OSS platforms for telecom clients, building analytics portals and data pipelines, LLM integration, client SEO strategy work, and internal initiatives around HR programs and retention strategy.
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