March 10, 2004:
Intec Telecom Systems, a global provider of operations support
systems (OSS) for telecommunications companies, is pleased to
announce it has signed a multiple software product deal with Nitel,
the government-owned telecommunications company of Nigeria. The
agreement, which was made possible with the help of Intec’s
local Nigerian partner Traffic Network Services Limited (TNSL), is
valued at over US$4 million and includes the purchase of
Intec’s InterconnecT™, InterconnecT ITU™,
Inter-mediatE™, and Inter-activatE™ solutions. Together
these software platforms will automate Nitel’s
service-provisioning processes and provide regional and global
intercarrier billing and mediation support as the company expands
its network operations across the country.
Intec’s
broad product range will provide Nitel with a complete, end-to-end
solution for intercarrier billing, mediation and service
activation. With InterconnecT and InterconnecT ITU, Nitel will be
able to accurately charge other national and local, fixed and
mobile carriers for using its facilities, and to compare and settle
its own international traffic invoices with incoming bills using
ITU standards. The solutions will provide superior scalability to
deal with Nitel’s growing volume of calls while minimising
operational overhead in settling with other carriers.
Helping to
support the billing systems will be Inter-mediatE, the market
leading convergent mediation platform, that will enable Nitel to
gain full control over the data records being processed by
gathering network usage data and then validating, filtering and
checking the data before distribution to other systems.
Intec’s Inter-activatE solution has been selected by Nitel to
automate the process of activating services and special features,
including long distance, Voice Mail, and Call Waiting, more
efficiently. Inter-activatE will also free Nitel’s switch
technicians to allow them to perform more mission critical tasks
and help to improve the company’s overall operational
efficiency.
Intec’s
success in Nigeria’s telecommunications market began in
October 2003 when it signed a software deal with
Nitel’s GSM subsidiary Mobile
Telecoms Ltd (M-Tel). “As Africa’s most
populous, but also most under-subscribed telecoms market, Nigeria
offers us tremendous opportunities to grow our business,”
explains Dave Baker, regional director of Intec’s Southern
Africa operations. “In just two years Nigeria's phone market
has enjoyed unprecedented growth due to the increase in mobile
subscribers and the demand for affordable services. Nitel must
accommodate this demand by supporting the interconnect agreements
that make it possible for the operator to charge mobile companies
for using its network and services. Intec will play a role in this
historic growth by providing the revenue-optimising solutions Nitel
requires to perform this task while it expand its operations and
makes a substantial impact on the country’s overall
economy.”
“Our deal
with Nitel is strategically important to us in West Africa, and
provides further testimony of our strength in the mediation,
interconnection and service activation software market,” said
Kevin Adams, Intec’s CEO. “As the
biggest and most influential telecommunications company in Nigeria,
Nitel's approval for our products is a strong endorsement for
Intec. With our solutions Nitel will generate additional revenue
streams through fast and accurate usage collection, mediation,
billing and service activation. The installation of InterconnecT
ITU will also provide the necessary global settlement support Nitel
requires to expand the scope of its business to include more
international partnerships.”
Press Contacts:
About
Nitel
Nitel is a 100 percent Nigerian Federal
Government owned company established in 1985. It was carved out of
a merger between P&T (Post & Telecommunications) and NET
(Nigerian External Communications). The existence of Nitel
pre-dates the licensing organization NCC (Nigerian Communications
Commission), although Nitel now operates under the
regulations of the NCC with the provision of a telecommunications
operating license that was issued in 2002. Nitel, the first
national carrier, is a pioneer company charged with the
responsibility of providing reliable and affordable
telecommunication services using the most robust technology
throughout Nigeria and is at the heart of the country’s
telecommunications industry. The company currently provides a full
range of transmission and telephony services, domestic and
international including terrestrial, TACS analog mobile, GSM,
Internet, intranet, long distance, and various corporate services
in Nigeria. The Press Contact is Mr Tayo Ekundayo, Head
Public Relations, Nitel Headquarters, Abuja +234 (0)9 5235835.
About Intec Telecom Systems
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 560 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 winner of the 2003 Global Billing Award
– Best Overall Contribution, and Telestrategies ‘2003
Mediation Excellence Award’.
Intec’s portfolio
includes:
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Inter-mediatE™ - convergent mediation solution
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InterconnecT™ - intercarrier billing including US CABS and
ITU
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Inter-activatE™ - flow-through provisioning and
activation
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Intec CPM™ - end-to-end content partner management
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Intec Dynamic Charging Platform™ – a real-time
pre/post-paid charging interface between the network and the back
office
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Intec ASF™ - end-to-end management for advanced data
services
Intec’s customer base includes, among others,
BellSouth, BellSouth Peru, 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