SingTel Optus Looks to Performance of Intec BSS/OSS for Further Growth
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SingTel Optus Benefits from Intec's Converged Retail, Interconnect and Mediation Technology
ATLANTA & LONDON--SingTel Optus, the second-largest telecom in Australia, with a mobile subscriber base of over six million customers, continues to partner with Intec (LSE: ITL) for further growth, based on its successful use of Intec's retail billing, interconnect billing and convergent mediation systems. The scalability and performance of Intec's technology has allowed SingTel Optus to grow at a steady pace in a highly competitive and mature market.
SingTel Optus has recently upgraded its Intec Convergent Billing system to the latest version (6.0). The carrier has been using Intec's retail billing system for the past six years to differentiate itself from its competitors and create valuable service options that attract and retain high-value customers. According to John Bickmore, Director of Billing Services for Optus, "One of the big benefits we have with Intec Convergent Billing is the ability to do the configuration ourselves. This reduces the cost and gives us much better understanding of the configuration."
"In mature markets where operators are faced with cutthroat competition, many operators are challenged with finding BSS/OSS technology that can help them differentiate their services profitably and at the same time cope with the rapid roll out of complex new services," said Intec Chief Operations Officer for Asia Pacific Norm Halvorson. "Intec Convergent Billing, Intec Interconnect and Intec Mediation are proven solutions in many of the world's largest wireless, fixed, cable and IP carriers, supporting hundreds of millions of events per day in our largest accounts. We're proud of our strong relationship with SingTel Optus, and we are confident of supporting their growth and development plans."
Intec's solutions have been chosen by over 60% of the world's top 100 carriers, including many leading players in the Asia-Pacific region. Intec invests heavily in both its core technology and its customer service capabilities on a global basis, including, for example, its expanding technical facilities in India which are delivering and supporting successful OSS/BSS projects to operators in Asia-Pacific as well as around the world.
About SingTel
SingTel, Asia's leading communications group, is reaping the benefits of an international expansion strategy which has been successfully developed over the last 15 years. With significant operations in Singapore and Australia (through wholly-owned subsidiary SingTel Optus), the Group provides a comprehensive portfolio of services that include voice and data services over fixed, wireless and Internet platforms.
SingTel Optus is a leading Australian integrated communications company. Since commencing operations in 1992, Optus has invested more than A$10 billion in the construction of fixed, mobile and satellite networks. Optus' mobile business unit has captured around one third of the total Australian GSM mobile market.
The SingTel Group had a turnover of S$13.14 billion (US$8.12 billion) and net profit after tax of S$4.16 billion (US$2.57 billion) for the year ended 31 March 2006. More information can be found at www.singtel.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 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
Optimized 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.
Contacts
Intec Telecom Systems Plc
Andrew Rodaway, Director of Marketing and Communications,
+44 (0)1483 745 800 or +44 7768 808082
andrew.rodaway@intecbilling.com
