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Intec Telecom Systems PLC
11 July 2001
Intec Telecom Systems PLC
Intec supplies InterconnecT billing system
To Digicel for Jamaica's first GSM mobile network
* Fast implementation by Intec allows interconnect revenue generation from
day one
* Digicel deal brings Intec total to over 80 InterconnecT installations
worldwide
London - July 11, 2001 - Intec Telecom Systems has announced that Digicel,
Jamaica's first GSM service provider, has begun operation of its InterconnecT
TM intercarrier billing solution. As part of a contract valued at close to
half a million Pounds Sterling, Intec's implementation team delivered and
installed the InterconnecT billing system in less than four months. The
Digicel GSM network, which gives 80 per cent population coverage in Jamaica,
went live in April 2001, with InterconnecT enabling Digicel to produce its
first invoice in May 2001.
'We are pleased to have selected Intec as our preferred vendor of
inter-carrier solutions,' says Earl Manning, Digicel's Director of Information
Technology. 'InterconnecT's proven billing capacity allows us to provide top
quality GSM mobile services and a host of value added products to our Jamaican
customers.'
InterconnecT, the world leader in domestic and international inter-carrier
billing, provides the flexibility and proven technology to accommodate all
network types. With successful installations worldwide in fixed, mobile and IP
carriers, Digicel benefited from InterconnecT's wide experience in rapid
configuration and implementation, allowing billing and settlement to occur
reliably and accurately from day one. Digicel will also be able to use
InterconnecT billing to support the future evolution of the GSM standard into
GPRS and third generation networks.
'Intec's InterconnecT solution allows Digicel to profit from its
high-performance GSM network by enabling fast and accurate invoice generation
and auditing of incoming charges,' said Kevin Adams, Intec's CEO. 'This is a
critical activity for new GSM operators, as interconnect charges can be a
substantial part of their operating costs.'
Digicel now plans to expand its business outside of Jamaica, creating a
pan-Caribbean service of GSM networks through the acquisition of GSM licenses
in other Caribbean Islands. This venture could lead to further business
initiatives in the region for Intec's world class billing and mediation
solutions.
For more information:
Andrew Rodaway/Georgia Hanias
Intec Telecom Systems PLC
+44 (0) 1483 745800
andrew.rodaway@intec-telecom-systems.com
Cubitt Consulting
Fergus Wylie/Serra Balls
+44 (0) 20 7367 5100
Fergus.wylie@cubitt.com
About Digicel
Launched in April 2000, Digicel is Jamaica's first GSM mobile network
operator, currently providing 80 per cent population coverage on the island.
Following the de-regulation of Jamaica's mobile communications market in 2000,
Digicel successfully bid for the country's first GSM mobile phone license.
With a population of 2. 6 million and a mobile penetration of only 7 per cent,
the GSM license provided Digicel with direct access to a mobile communications
market with high growth potential. The company has already invested over £160
million pounds in its GSM infrastructure. The launch of the GSM network has
ended Jamaica's single carrier monopoly, paving the way for greater
competition and better services.
For more information please see the website at http://www.digiceljamaica.com.
Intec Telecom Systems PLC
Intec Telecom Systems PLC is Europe's leading publicly-owned provider of
Operational Support Systems ('OSS') for fixed, mobile and IP/next-generation
networks, with over 200 customers for its products worldwide. Founded in 1997,
Intec was listed on the London Stock Exchange (Code: ITL.L) in June 2000.
Intec is the most successful supplier of packaged intercarrier billing and
convergent mediation software, with more installations, and more major telecom
operators using its solutions, including many national PTTs and US RBOCs, than
any competitor. Intec also provides:
* Telecoms fraud detection software - Inter-venE
* InterconnecT ITU - for settlement based on ITU rules
* InterconnecT CABS - for US CABS intercarrier billing
* Maxi-RouteTM - a least cost routing package
* Omni-chargE - billing for all types of non-call telecoms service
* Additional OSS solutions in provisioning/activation, revenue
assurance, etc.
Intec's customer base includes, amongst others, BellSouth, Cable & Wireless,
COLT Telecommunications, France Telecom, ITXC, MCI Worldcom, Orange, Swisscom,
T-Mobile International, Telia, Telkom South Africa, Telstra, US Cellular and
Verizon.
www.intec-telecom-systems.com