- Brazilian mobile operators Telemig Celular and Amazonia Celular become first joint customer in new Intec-Cisco relationship
London, 06 February, 2006 - Intec today announced that Intec and Cisco have successfully completed their first joint implementation with Amazonia Celular & Telemig Celular, two wireless operators with joint operations in Brazil with a broad content services offering. Intec, a global provider of business and operations support systems (BSS/OSS), recently completed interoperability testing for Intec’s Dynamic Charging Platform (DCP) with Cisco’s Content Services Gateway (CSG), part of the Cisco Mobile Exchange (CMX) product suite, an element of Cisco’s Next Generation Networking architecture for mobile operators. Intec became a Cisco Technology Development Partner in 2005 and completed interoperability testing for DCP 5.1.1 at the Cisco facility in Research Triangle Park, NC.
“This new relationship reinforces Intec’s position as a global leader in OSS and confirms DCP’s position as the world’s leading active mediation platform,” said Intec VP of Strategic Alliances Jim Karr. “Together, Intec and Cisco provide mobile operators with the tools they need to offer and bill for next generation data and content services. For example, Amazonia/Telemig is using Intec’s DCP and Cisco’s CSG to manage their expanding product portfolio, allowing them to quickly launch new services based on innovative technology to all of their customers, including prepaid.”
Cisco’s CSG and Intec DCP validate Amazonia/Telemig’s data-traffic in real time. CSG then routes that traffic, and reports the session result to Intec DCP where it is transformed into billable information. As part of Cisco’s IP NGN Service Exchange Framework, the Cisco CMX is highly scalable, allowing the operator to match subscriber demand to capital investment. It also offers flexibility in that operators can tailor the functionality offered to their specific needs, for example, session level billing may be needed today but with the desire to evolve to content billing over time.
“Because new services and mobile-driven applications are being adopted en masse in record numbers, mobile carriers need to fortify their infrastructure to capture maximum revenue while increasing customer satisfaction” said Larry Lang, Vice President and General Manager of Cisco’s Mobile Wireless Group. “The Cisco Content Services Gateway (CSG) enables Amazônia/Telemig to provide advanced processing of IP flows through dynamic content examination, subscriber service access control, and subscriber account balance enforcement in a highly scalable, robust package.”
Working together creates a synergy for both parties that strengthens their competitive edge in the content billing market. As mobile operators continue to advance and offer more value-added services, they need the proper infrastructure in order to properly bill for these services in a timely manner and remain competitive in an increasingly competitive market.
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For more information on Intec, please contact:
About Intec
Intec Telecom Systems is a leading supplier of business and operations support systems (BSS/OSS) to over 350 customers across the global telecoms industry. Intec is world market leader in both inter-carrier billing and mediation, and one of the largest suppliers of retail billing systems. Intec’s customer base now includes over 60 per cent of the world’s top 100 carriers. Founded in 1997, Intec is listed on the London Stock Exchange (ITL.L) and has over 1,600 staff and 31 offices in 25 countries.
Intec's product and solution portfolio 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
- Optimised wholesale routing and trading
- Real-time pre/post-paid mediation and charging
- A fully-integrated solution for IPTV charging, billing and user interaction
Intec’s customer base includes, among others, BellSouth Telecommunications Inc., Cable & Wireless, The Carphone Warehouse (UK), Cesky Telecom (Czech Republic), China Unicom, China Netcom, COLT Telecommunications, Deutsche Telekom, Eircom (Ireland), France Telecom, Hutchison 3G, MTN, Nitel (Nigeria), Reliance (India), SingTel Optus (Australia), O2, Orange, Telecom Argentina, Telecom Egypt, Telecom Italia, Tiscali, TPSA (Poland), Swisscom, T-Mobile, Telefonica, Telia, Telkom South Africa, Telstra, US Cellular, Vodafone, VimpelCom (Russia), Virgin Mobile, Vivo (Brasil), XO Communications and Verizon.
For more information, visit the Intec website at www.intecbilling.com.
About Amazonia Celular & Telemig Celular
Telemig Celular S.A. is the wireless telecommunications provider in the State of Minas Gerais, in Southeast of Brazil and covering an area of 588.000 km2, approximately 7% of national territory. Minas Gerais is the fourth largest state in Brazil and the third in terms of GDP. Its market share is estimated at 39% in the third quarter of 2005.
Amazônia Celular S.A. is the wireless telecommunications provider in the States of Amapá, Amazonas, Maranhão, Pará e Roraima, in the north and northeast of Brazil, covering an area of 3,534 km2 - approximately 41% of national territory. Its market share is estimated at 27% in the third quarter of 2005.
Together, the Companies’ customer base reached 4,2 during the quarter.
Amazonia Celular e Telemig Celular started operating with the GSM/EDGE technology on November 28th, 2004. This is the most advanced GSM network existing in Brazil and its deployment was completed in record time, only seven months. The Companies have the greatest GSM/EDGE coverage in its area of operation. The Companies is committed to maintain the TDMA network with the same quality standard, coverage and all the services currently offered as long as there are clients interested in using this technology.
Telemig Celular started operating in the Triângulo Mineiro region on May 30, 2005. The new network is fully based on GSM Edge technology. Triângulo Mineiro’s population is estimated at 1.8 million inhabitants, making Telemig Celular’s operation area reach approximately 19 million people, or 10% of the Brazilian market.
For more information please contact:
Raquel Bernardes
Telemig Celular/Insight Engenharia de Communicação
Tel: 55 31 99932033
Fax: +1 404 705 2805
Insight.raquel@telemigcelular.com.br