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Intec and Telefónica Móviles sign global
framework agreement
Terms of agreement are available to all Telefónica Móviles
affiliates, including Vivo in Brazil, and to the rest of the
companies in the Telefónica Group.
February 19, 2004, London: Intec Telecom Systems, a
leading provider of operations support systems (OSS) for fixed,
wireless, and next-generation communications services, today
announced that it has signed a global software framework
agreement with Telefónica Móviles, one of the world’s largest
cellular phone groups. Around 10 Telefónica group companies
already use InterconnecT products.
"With an alliance in place we can cut costs and operating effort
in our affiliates. Developing such alliances has become a
critical part of maintaining a competitive advantage in the
quickly evolving communications market," said Juan Perales,
General Director of Information Systems in Latin America for
Telefónica Móviles.
Designed specifically for the expanding needs of the
communications industry, Intec's InterconnecT range is a
comprehensive family of carrier-to-carrier billing applications
that gives telecoms operators the capability to adapt to a
changing interconnect market. The solution offers proven
flexibility and performance to enable companies to handle all
types of agreements across national-level, multi-vendor
networks. The InterconnecT family can handle all types of
domestic, international, ITU rules-based, and next-generation
communications services.
“This strategic global contract arrangement is beneficial for
both Intec and Telefónica Móviles and we are delighted to
establish a formal partnership with them," said Kevin Adams,
Chief Executive Officer of Intec. "As a result of this new
alliance Intec could gain a substantial increase in its
installed base, particularly in Latin America - one of the
fastest growing telecommunications markets in the world. In
return, Telefónica Móviles will gain the ability to roll out the
world's most highly rated interconnect solution with short
project timescales and reduced costs."
About Intec Telecom
Systems
Intec Telecom Systems is an award-winning worldwide Operations
Support Systems (“OSS”) vendor for fixed, mobile and
next-generation networks (ie. WLAN, 3G and IP), with more than
500 installations of its products worldwide. Founded in 1997,
Intec was listed on the London Stock Exchange (Code: ITL.L) in
June 2000. Intec is the market leader in intercarrier billing
systems and convergent mediation software, and a recent winner
of the 2003 Global Billing Award – Best Overall Contribution,
and Telestrategies ‘2003 Mediation Excellence Award’.
Intec’s portfolio includes:
Inter-mediatE™ -
convergent telecom mediation solution
InterconnecT™ -
carrier access billing including US CABS and ITU
Inter-activatE™ - flow-through provisioning and
service activation
Inter-contenT™ - end-to-end content revenue management
Intec Dynamic Charging Platform™ – a real-time pre/post-paid
charging interface between the network and the back office
Intec ASF™ - end-to-end billing and management for advanced data
services
Intec’s customer base includes, among others, BellSouth,
BellSouth Peru, Brazil Telecom, Cable & Wireless, Cesky Telecom
(Czech Republic), China Unicom, COLT Telecommunications, EBT
(Taiwan), Eircom (Ireland), France Telecom, Hutchison 3G, Maxis
(Malaysia), Singtel Optus (Australia), Orange, Telecom
Argentina, Telecom Egypt, Telecom Italia, Tiscali, TPSA
(Poland), Swisscom, T-Mobile International, Telia (Sweden),
Telefonica, Telkom South Africa, Telstra, US Cellular, Westel
(Hungary), Vodafone, VimpelCom (Russia) and Verizon. For more
information on Intec Telecom Systems, visit the website at
http://www.intec-telecom-systems.com.
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