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Intec Telecom Systems PLC
11 April 2002
Digicel signs licensing agreement with Intec
Jamaica's first GSM operator expands its Caribbean operations using Intec's
billing system
London - April 11th, 2002 - Intec Telecom Systems, a world leader in Operations
Support Systems (OSS) for telecom companies, has announced that Digicel,
Jamaica's first GSM service provider, has extended its InterconnecT(TM) licensing
agreement to support the company's expansion into the Caribbean islands. The
contract is valued at over half a million pounds sterling. Intec's Interconnect
solution, the world leader in domestic and international inter-carrier billing,
has provided Digicel with flexible settlement capabilities since the launch of
its Jamaican GSM operations in 2001.
"InterconnecT has the product maturity we need to manage our expansion in the
Caribbean," explains Earl Manning, Digicel's Director of Information Technology.
"Its proven technology will ensure that we have the flexibility to support new
inter-carrier partnership agreements while minimising installation cost and
time."
Digicel is the second Caribbean operator to extend its InterconnecT license this
year. Cable & Wireless West Indies signed an agreement with Intec in February
2002 to roll out the software into 14 islands in the region. InterconnecT's
success can be explained by its internationally-verified technology, superior
scalability in dealing with growing volumes of traffic, and high levels of
billing accuracy. Companies such as Digicel can accurately charge other
inter-exchange and local exchange carriers for using its facilities while
automatically reconciling its own invoices with their incoming bills. The
solution also minimises operational overhead in settling with other carriers.
"This agreement supports the drive by Digicel to establish a strategic revenue
assurance plan," says Kevin Adams, Intec's CEO. "The company has already enjoyed
Intec's billing efficiency in Jamaica and we are confident that the same
standard of excellence will be achieved when Digicel creates its pan-Caribbean
GSM network."
For More Information:
Georgia Hanias/Andrew Rodaway Fergus Wylie/Barney Jones
Intec Telecom Systems Cubitt Consulting
+44 (0) 1483-745954 +44 (0) 20 7367 5100
andrew.rodaway@intec-telecom-systems.com fergus.wylie@cubitt.com
georgia.hanias@intec-telecom-systems.com barney.jones@cubitt.com
Digicel
Launched in April 2001, Digicel is Jamaica's first GSM mobile network operator,
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. The company
has already invested over £160 million pounds in its GSM infrastructure and
offers a range of services to its customers, including SMS messaging and
pre-paid billing plans.
For more information visit the website at http://www.digiceljamaica.com
Intec Telecom Systems
Intec Telecom Systems is a leading worldwide Operations Support Systems ("OSS")
vendor for fixed, mobile and IP/next-generation networks, with more than 240
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
than any other supplier. Intec's portfolio includes:
• Inter-venE(TM) -- telecom fraud management software
• Inter-mediatE(TM)-- convergent mediation solution
• InterconnecT(TM) - inter carrier billing including CABS and ITU
• Maxi-routE(TM) - least cost routing solution
• Omni-chargE(TM) - billing for all types of non-call telecom services
Intec's customer base includes, among others, AT&T, Axtel (Mexico), BellSouth,
BellSouth Peru, Brazil Telecom, Cable & Wireless, Cesky Telecom (Czech
Republic), COLT Telecommunications, EBT (Taiwan), France Telecom, Hutchison 3G,
ITXC, Maroc Telecom, MCI Optus (Australia), Orange, Telecom Argentina, Telecom
Egypt, Telecom Italia, TPSA (Poland), Stentor (Canada), Swisscom, T-Mobile
International, Telia (Sweden), Telkom South Africa, Telstra, US Cellular, Westel
(Hungary), Worldcom and Verizon. For more information on Intec Telecom Systems,
visit the website at http://www.intec-telecom-systems.com.
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