Re Contract

Intec Telecom Systems PLC
23 September 2003


            Intec signs major multi-product deal with REACH in Asia

  • Leading Asian carrier selects InterconnecT, InterconnecT ITU and
    InterconnecT PREP

London/Hong Kong/Sydney: Intec Telecom Systems, a global leader in Operations
Support Systems (OSS) for the telecommunications industry, today announced a
major billing software deal with REACH, Asia's largest international wholesale
carrier of combined voice, IPLC and IP data services. After an extensive
evaluation of other product vendors REACH selected Intec's award-winning
InterconnecTTM and InterconnecTTM ITU billing software and Intec's InterconnecT
PREPTM mediation pre-processor to replace two legacy systems currently used for
intercarrier billing management.

Commenting on the deal, Barbar Mennah, Director of Voice Services with REACH
said,  "Intec's solutions are an important part of our Voice Service Management
Project. Our aim is to phase out the use of our two existing billing legacy
systems in Hong Kong and Australia, which are cost-prohibitive to maintain and
do not allow the regional sites to work as one centralised accounting unit.
Intec's solutions will help streamline the billing process and lower costs by
enabling us to use the same platform for both sites to run our global
interconnect billing activities."

The flexibility of Intec's rating and billing products gives REACH a competitive
edge in the market . InterconnecT offers the performance required by REACH to
handle large volumes of data and manage complex intercarrier partnerships with
one system. Furthermore, InterconnnecT can bill for any service or combination
of services. This billing flexibility is essential for REACH which offers an
extensive range of wholesale voice, data, bandwidth, satellite and Internet
services to other carriers and service providers in Asia and around the world.

"We expect the processing of our customer requirements to be made easier with
Intec's solutions," continued Mennah. "Their low cost of ownership and ease of
integration with other applications will not only provide us with improved
operability and enhanced revenue streams but also improve our management of
regional and global interconnect standards."

REACH is required to comply with many interconnect regulations, including those
in Australia, the UK and Hong Kong, which are easily supported by Intec's
advanced billing technology. InterconnecT ITU provides REACH with the additional
capability of rating calls for international voice traffic in compliance with
the complex tariff regulations imposed by the International Telecommunications
Union (ITU). This is a crucial business requirement for REACH as it is one of
the world's top ten carriers of international voice traffic.

Intec's InterconnecT PREP will support the company's billing transactions by
serving as a mediation pre-processor tool for the InterconnecT solutions. It
will be configured to take data from REACH's existing mediation platform and
prepare the information for InterconnecT billing processing.

"We are extremely pleased to have signed this deal with REACH, one of the
biggest wholesale communication providers in the world," said Kevin Adams,
Intec's CEO. "The win recognises our expertise in replacing legacy systems with
the best billing technology in the marketplace. With regional support from
Intec's Centre of Excellence in Malaysia and our sales support office in
Australia, REACH will gain the necessary integration and maintenance expertise
to ensure the timely completion of this billing project."

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About REACH

REACH is an Asian-focused international carrier providing global connectivity
services to other carriers and service providers. A 50-50 joint venture between
Telstra and PCCW, REACH is Asia's leading international wholesale carrier of
combined voice, IPLC and IP data services, operating the most diverse high-speed
network in the region. REACH is also one of the world's top ten carriers of
international voice traffic. REACH's services include an extensive portfolio of
voice, data, IP and satellite connectivity solutions. The company has interests
in more than 40 submarine cable and satellite systems (including Asia's largest
teleport) and operating licences and landing rights in North America and Europe.
REACH is headquartered in Hong Kong with a significant presence in Australia and
substantial businesses across Asia, North America and Europe. For further
information please visit www.reach.com.

About Intec

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-mediatETM - convergent mediation solution
•         InterconnecTTM - intercarrier billing including US CABS and ITU
•         Inter-activatETM - flow-through provisioning and activation
•         Inter-contenTTM - end-to-end content revenue management
•         Intec Dynamic Charging PlatformTM - a real-time pre/post-paid charging
          interface between the network and the back office
•         Intec IMS - end-to-end 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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