Contract Win
Intec Telecom Systems PLC
01 December 2006
Intec Telecom Systems
Poland's Polkomtel selects Intec Convergent Billing for comprehensive legacy
replacement project across GSM, 3G and IP services
• €20 million contract won after a highly competitive tender focusing on
performance and convergence
London/Warsaw, 1 December 2006: Intec, a leading BSS/OSS software vendor for
fixed, mobile and next-generation networks, has won a major contract with
Poland's leading mobile communications provider, Polkomtel S.A., to implement a
comprehensive, convergent rating and billing system to support its fast-growing
user base of over 11 million GSM, 3G and mobile IP access subscribers. The
contract, worth in excess of €20 million, was won after a highly competitive
tender focusing on proven ability to deliver truly convergent real-time rating
and billing functionality in a high-volume, multi-service environment.
"This is a key project for Polkomtel which will deliver many operational
benefits for us and our customers," said Miroslaw Bielicki, COO of Polkomtel
S.A. "We have established a reputation for technical innovation in areas like
next-generation services and we believe the capabilities of Intec Convergent
Billing are important to our leadership in the Polish market."
"The competitive landscape in Poland's mobile industry is evolving towards
convergence of networks and services. With Intec Convergent Billing, Polkomtel
will be able to eradicate the traditional division between prepaid and postpaid
services and replace it with a unified and convergent offer to our customers.
This will allow us to achieve competitive advantage in the Polish market," added
Jaroslaw Bauc, the CEO of Polkomtel.
Intec's CEO, Kevin Adams added: "Convergence between fixed, mobile and IP
services is inevitable. In the future, profitability and innovation will be
defined by how quickly carriers can adapt to the convergent business model and
how easily they can bill for services in near real time. This is why the Intec
Convergent Billing solution we are delivering to Polkomtel will be not just for
billing but also for real-time rating and charging."
"By choosing Intec Convergent Billing, Polkomtel is embracing the convergent
business model that will enable our company to maintain a competitive edge over
its rivals and to reinforce Polkomtel's position as a true technology leader in
Poland. It also will introduce operational and cost efficiencies," said Tomasz
Kibil, IT Director of Polkomtel.
Polkomtel S.A. is one of three mobile telephony operators in Poland, marketing
its services under two brand names: Plus and Sami Swoi. Polkomtel has pioneered
innovative GSM-technology-based services on the Polish market. Among other
notable achievements, it was the first company to offer MMS messaging,
voice-based access to text messages (SMS), and GPRS and EDGE based data
transmission services. In September 2004 Plus was the first operator in Poland
to launch 3G mobile telephony services including UMTS. Polkomtel S.A. reported a
record number of new network users in the first half of 2006. The company
acquired 1,369,000 clients, i.e. a 60% increase relative to the same period of
the previous year. As at the end of June 2006 the total number of network users
reached 10,400,000, i.e. up 32% relative to last year's figure.
"Polkomtel is a good example of the kind of operator where Intec Convergent
Billing is an ideal choice for a major billing upgrade project," said Kevin
Adams. "It has a fast growing customer base, a wide range of convergent
products, and a competitive, service-focused environment. It needed a flexible,
scalable solution with a strong track record in convergent, mobile billing,
supplied by a vendor with local expertise and a visible, long-term commitment to
the Polish market."
Intec Convergent Billing will be implemented at Polkomtel by a multi-national
team with a large Polish representation based out of Intec's new Poland office.
"By signing the contract both Intec and Polkomtel have entered into a long-term
and far-reaching partnership aimed at improving Polkomtel's billing operations.
The new billing system from Intec will allow Polkomtel to launch advanced, added
value services. The implementation of Intec Convergent Billing will be the
largest billing site for Intec to date in Poland, as well as Central and Eastern
Europe. The contract testifies to our commitment to the Polish market, where
Intec is planning to establish a Central European Billing Competence Centre in
the future, having a critical mass of billing implementations and an already
well established customer base including leading operators such as Era, Exatel,
GTS Energis and TPSA," said Iwona Golinska, Intec's Regional Director for
Poland.
Intec Convergent Billing - One billing platform: any service, on any network,
for every customer
Over 60 leading global carriers and MVNOs, in fixed, wireless, 3G and IP, rely
on Intec Convergent Billing to deliver pre-paid, post-paid and real-time
billing, from a single platform, for all their services. Whether a customer is a
new operator or MVNO looking for a state-of-the-art billing system, an
established player moving into next-generation services, or a service provider
with multiple systems that need to converge towards a single, high-performance
system, Intec Convergent Billing will meet their needs.
Intec Convergent Billing is designed to provide:
* Flexibility - to meet all present and future requirements
* Configurability - to let customers innovate and compete faster
* Outstanding performance - to handle tens of millions of subscribers
* High availability - to protect revenues and increase customer satisfaction
* Low cost of ownership - to cut costs and improve margins
Built using modern, industry-standard technologies, Intec Convergent Billing is
proven in production at some of the world's largest and most innovative
carriers. Naturally, it is compatible with all major network technologies and
services in use today and, as part of the wider Intec product family, is
supported by carrier grade solutions in areas such as convergent mediation,
activation and interconnect.
About Polkomtel S.A
Polkomtel S.A. (a joint stock company) is one of three mobile telephony
operators in Poland, marketing its services under three brand names: Plus,
Simplus and Sami Swoi. Following a tender held by the Minister of Communication,
on 1 February 1996, the Company was awarded concession No. 1 for the provision
of telecommunications services and a permit for the construction in Poland of a
mobile GSM 900 MHz digital radio communication network with the 601 paging
number.
Polkomtel has pioneered innovative GSM-technology-based services on the Polish
market. Among other notable achievements, it was the first company to offer MMS
messaging and voice-based access to SMS messages to its customers. The Company
boasts a formidable network of showrooms and provides its services by direct
selling. The Customer Service Division, employing highly-qualified consultants,
is available to subscribers should they run up against any problems using their
mobile phones.
iPlus, or cordless access to the Internet, developed by Polkomtel S.A. received
the Golden Antenna Award granted by wiat Telekomunikacji in the Best Service of
2005 Competition. The Chapter of the Competition agreed that iPlus is the most
technologically comprehensive and customer-oriented solution available on the
market. Golden Antenna awards are granted by wiat Telekomunikacji monthly to
individuals, corporations and products that make a difference in the
telecommunications industry.
For further information, please contact:
Intec Telecom Systems PLC www.intecbilling.com
Andrew Rodaway, Director of Marketing and
Communications +44 (0)1483 745 800
+44 7768 808082
andrew.rodaway@intecbilling.com
Smithfield
Sara Musgrave / Tania Wild +44 (0) 20 7360 4900
intec@smithfieldgroup.com
About Intec
Intec supplies solutions to over 60 of the world's top 100 telecoms carriers and
is one of the world's fastest growing major BSS/OSS (business and operations
support systems) vendors. Intec's 400 customers include AT&T, Cable & Wireless,
The Carphone Warehouse (UK), China Unicom, Deutsche Telekom, Eircom (Ireland),
France Telecom, Hutchison 3G, O2, Orange, T-Mobile, Telefonica, Vodafone, Virgin
Mobile, Vivo and Verizon. Intec works closely with its customers, many of whom
have been with Intec since its inception, to provide the highest standards of
performance, flexibility and robustness to help carriers service their customers
effectively and profitably. Intec's comprehensive and expanding range of
products, solutions and services includes:
* Retail billing and customer management
* Multi-service mediation and activation
* Inter-carrier billing settlements including US CABS and ITU-based settlement
* End-to-end content partner management
* Optimised wholesale routing and trading
* Real-time pre/post-paid mediation and charging
* Pre-integrated solutions for wholesale, wireless and core IMS charging
functions
Founded in 1997, Intec is listed on the London Stock Exchange (ITL.L) and has
over 1,700 staff and 31 offices in 25 countries. For more information, visit the
Intec website at www.intecbilling.com.
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