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.Intec wins key contract with STC – the leading telecom
provider in Saudi Arabia
Agreement provides future business opportunities as the
region continues deregulation of telecom sector
Atlanta/London, January 17, 2005 – Intec, a leading
OSS/BSS product vendor for fixed, mobile, and next-generation
networks, today announced the signing of a new contract with
Saudi Telecom Corporation (STC), the largest telecommunications
provider in Saudi Arabia. According to the terms of the
multi-million dollar agreement, Intec will supply Saudi Telecom
Corporation with InterconnecT™, its market leading intercarrier
billing system. InterconnecT helps operators to maximize
revenues and reduce costs by producing statements and invoices
for outgoing and incoming call costs to interconnect partners.
The strategic project was won in full cooperation with Intec's
partner Getronics Middle East, one of the world’s leading
providers of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
solutions and services.
“Competition for this contract was extremely tough as it pitted
Intec against some of the biggest names in the
telecommunications business, including Saudi Telecom
Corporation’s existing billing provider,” explains Dr. Cedric
Dib, Intec’s Regional Director in the Middle East. After several
strategic meetings, Saudi Telecom Corporation selected
InterconnecT over its competitors on the basis of its reputation
as a scalable and highly adaptable billing solution. Saudi
Telecom Corporation was also impressed with the ongoing
development of new features for the software, which will ensure
that STC has the technology to satisfy complex requirements that
are specific to a sophisticated interconnect business models.”
Another key to commercial success for Saudi Telecom Corporation
will be the flexibility to support new rating and tariff schemes
without stifling innovation as new services come to market. The
operator with the most adaptable billing solution will be able
to lead the Saudi Arabian market in competitive product bundling
and charging methods. InterconnecT will enable Saudi Telecom
Corporation to gain this capability, providing a billing system
that can immediately support new rate changes and agreements
without compromising billing accuracy.
About Saudi Telecom Corporation
Saudi Telecom Corporation, the largest provider of
telecommunications in Saudi Arabia, was established in 1998.
Since that time great progress in Telecommunication Networks has
been achieved. So far, Saudi Telecom Corporation serves the
largest number of subscribers in the Middle East. Saudi Telecom
Corporation provides multiple communications services, including
fixed and mobile, voice and data services based on a variety of
transmission systems including microwave, fiber optic, coax,
satellite and submarine facilities. For more information, please
visit, www.stc.com.sa
About Getronics
Getronics is one of the world’s leading providers of Information
and Communication Technology (ICT) solutions and services with
ongoing revenues of EUR 2.6 billion in 2003. The company employs
approximately 22,000 individuals to support its focus on ICT
infrastructure and business solutions, and create business
advantage for enterprises and governments in over 30 countries.
Getronics Middle East, operating in this region since early 90s,
has direct offices in Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and
authorized partners in Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan, Syria, Egypt and
Oman. The company is among the first to introduce ICT end-to-end
solutions and services to this region, and its strong local
presence with global consistency and capabilities has set the
stage for well planned expansion throughout the region.
Getronics M.E. has its largest operation in Saudi Arabia and the
company is deploying additional resources in the region to meet
its planned business growth. Getronics designs, integrates and
manages ICT infrastructures and business solutions for many of
the world's largest global and local companies and
organizations, helping them maximize the value of their
information technology investments. For further information
about Getronics, visit www.getronics.com
About Intec Billing
Intec is a leading OSS product vendor for fixed, mobile and
next-generation networks (i.e. WLAN, 3G and IP), with more than
650 installations of its products worldwide in 450 customers.
Founded in 1997, Intec was listed on the London Stock Exchange
in June 2000. Intec is a market leader in inter-carrier billing
systems and convergent mediation software, and has recently
acquired strong capabilities in retail billing, IP billing and
real-time mobile service charging and control. For the year
ended 30 September 2003, Intec reported revenues of £50.7
million, with adjusted net earnings after tax of £4.1 million.
Intec’s product portfolio includes:
· Singl.eView™ – dynamic transaction management/retail billing
- also referred to as
Singleview.
· Inter-mediatE™ –
convergent billing mediation solution;
· InterconnecT™ – inter-carrier
billing including US CABS and
ITU-based settlement;
· Inter-activatE™ – flow-through
provisioning and activation;
· InterconnecT CPM™ – end-to-end content partner management; and
· Intec DCP™ (Dynamic Charging Platform) – real-time
pre/post-paid charging.
For more information about Intec and its products and solutions
visit
www.intecbilling.com.
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