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Intec Telecom Systems PLC
25 March 2003
Intec signs Mobile Convergent Mediation contract with
Czech operator Eurotel
• Intec's mediation solution will support Eurotel's voice, IP and next
generation services
March 25th, 2003: Intec Telecom Systems, a global provider of Operations Support
Systems (OSS) for the communications industry, today announced a contract to
provide market-leading Czech mobile operator Eurotel with its world-leading
Inter-mediatETM mediation platform for GSM, HSCSD, GPRS and MMS mobile services.
Eurotel is Intec's first convergent mediation customer in Eastern Europe, a
region with one of the world's fastest growing mobile markets. The deal, valued
at over one million euros, will raise Intec's profile in the area and offer
further opportunities to promote Inter-mediatE as neighboring operators also
begin rolling out complex value-added services such as MMS and content.
"Eurotel aims to hold its leading role in the Czech telecommunications
marketplace by offering customers advanced technologies like MMS and GPRS," said
Pavel Subert, IT project manager at Eurotel. "Intec offered us the most complete
and proven mobile mediation solution for the wide range of services we offer.
Inter-mediatE will go a long way towards helping us achieve our objectives of
generating maximum revenue from premium mobile services."
Eurotel, the Czech Republic's largest mobile and broadband data communications
operator, opted for Inter-mediatE's convergent, next-generation capabilities to
support the billing processes of its multiple mobile services. With the Czech
mobile penetration rate expected to reach 90 per cent by end of 2003, Eurotel is
aiming to sustain customer growth with new value-added content services. It has
become the first operator to rollout Multimedia Messaging Services (MMS) in the
Czech Republic as well as offer mobile video services through video streaming,
which allows users to view recordings - such as movie trailers - as they come to
the phone, with no downloading or extra memory required.
Kevin Adams, Intec's CEO said: "Added value next-generation services are
particularly important in Eastern Europe's growing but very competitive mobile
market. Eurotel is relying on Intec's mediation technology to deliver a solution
that can maximise revenue streams from a wide range of services."
Inter-mediatE is the world's leading convergent mediation solution, designed to
collect, filter, aggregate and process data from carrier networks to produce
complete and accurate data for billing and other systems. It has the flexibility
to capture usage and event data from multiple network elements, including
charging gateways, routers, access servers, web servers and applications, and
across all product types. The solution has a growing list of major customers
which includes operators like Verizon, SBC and COLT as well leading mobile
players such as Denmark's SONOFON and 3G license holder "3" in the UK.
For more information:
Georgia Hanias/Andrew Rodaway Fergus Wylie/Sarah Brydon
+44 (0) 1483 745800 +44 (0) 20 7367 5100
andrew.rodaway@intec-telecom-systems.com Fergus.wylie@cubitt.com
georgia.hanias@intec-telecom-systems.com
About Eurotel
Eurotel Praha, spol. s r.o. is the largest telecommunication provider in the
Czech Republic. In January 2003, the company exceeded 3.9 million customers.
Eurotel' s GSM (900/1800 MHz) and T!P (450 MHz) networks cover 99 percent of the
Czech Republic's more than 10 million residents.
In addition to regular postpaid tariff services, Eurotel offers prepaid cards
under the Go brand, while the Juice brand covers interactive and WAP services.
Eurotel is the only mobile operator in the Czech Republic to offer two
cutting-edge technologies for mobile (wireless) data transfer. General Packet
Radio Service (GPRS) and High-Speed Circuit-Switched Data (HSCSD) are available
to both postpaid and prepaid customers. Eurotel's high quality services include
SuperSound technology, which ensures clean voice connections, and 264 roaming
partners in 125 countries worldwide.
Eurotel has been awarded the ISO 9001:2000 certificate based on international
standards of quality. Independent auditors have confirmed that Eurotel has built
an operational system that guarantees quality, stability, and consistent
service.
Eurotel Praha, spol. s r.o. is a limited liability company owned by Cesky
Telecom, a.s. (51%) and Atlantic West B.V. (49%). Atlantic West B.V. is a joint
venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and AT&T Wireless Services (NYSE:
AWE).
Intec Telecom Systems
Intec Telecom Systems is an award-winning worldwide Operations Support Systems
("OSS") vendor for fixed, mobile and IP/next-generation networks, with more than
300 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 market leader
in intercarrier billing systems and one of the top 2 suppliers of convergent
mediation software. The company is currently listed in Deloitte Touche
Tohmatsu's top 500 fastest growing companies in Europe, growing international
sales by almost 400% in 3 years. Intec's portfolio includes:
• Inter-mediatE(TM) - convergent mediation solution
• InterconnecT(TM) - intercarrier billing including US CABS and ITU
• Inter-activatE(TM) - flow-through provisioning and activation
• Inter-contenT(TM) - end-to-end Content revenue management
Intec's customer base includes, among others, AT&T, BellSouth, BellSouth Peru,
Brazil Telecom, Cable & Wireless, Cesky Telecom (Czech Republic), COLT
Telecommunications, EBT (Taiwan), France Telecom, Hutchison 3G, Maxis
(Malaysia), Singtel Optus (Australia), Orange, Telecom Argentina, Telecom Egypt,
Telecom Italia, TPSA (Poland), SBC, Swisscom, T-Mobile International, Telia
(Sweden), Telkom South Africa, Telstra, US Cellular, Westel (Hungary), Vodafone
and Verizon. For more information on Intec Telecom Systems, visit the website at
http://www.intec-telecom-systems.com.
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