- Thus cites scalability, functionality, flexibility and strong services as reasons for selecting InterconnecT
24th January 2000, Woking, England: Intec Telecom Systems, the world leader in inter-carrier interconnect billing solutions, has announced that communications company Thus has implemented InterconnecT™. Thus worked with Intec Telecom Systems Professional Services Group to ‘map and model’ the terms of their existing and new interconnect agreements onto InterconnecT.
Built to meet and exceed the inter-carrier billing and settlement requirements of the most sophisticated telecommunications businesses, their services and interconnect agreements, InterconnecT can help telecommunications companies maximise interconnect revenue and minimise billing and payment errors. InterconnecT manages the entire rating, summarising, and reporting process of interconnect traffic billing and settlement.
Thus, which was floated on the London Stock Exchange by parent company ScottishPower in November of last year, specialises in providing total communications solutions for a wide range of customers. Thus is a leading provider of Internet services, principally under the “Demon” brand, throughout the UK and the Netherlands. A number of interactive services are also provided. Thus is a leading provider of call centre services in the UK, delivering a comprehensive range of services for a number of blue chip business customers. A wide range of data and communication services are offered, primarily to the UK business sector.
David Macadam, Senior Billing Analyst with Thus, explained the key reasons for selecting InterconnecT to replace the existing bespoke interconnect system. Scalability and flexibility were important considerations; “We required an interconnect solution which was highly scalable and would support our growth strategy,” said Macadam. “ It was essential that the solution should be flexible enough to respond to changes in technology and regulatory requirements and in particular be able to support changes in Internet product based billing requirements.”
Thus also sought a solution which it could implement quickly; "With a fast-track implmentation schedule, we wanted a product with a proven track record which could meet our requirements without customisation," explained Macadam.
Taking these factors into consideration "InterconnecT” emerged as the preferred solution. “Intec specialises in interconnect accounting and has aligned itself with key players in the telecommunications industry to remain at the forefront of emerging technologies and methods. Intec monitors changes in regulations regarding interconnect and can react quickly to ensure that their product can support those changes,” concluded Macadam.
Thus
Thus plc, one of the UK’s leading data & Internet solutions providers, focuses on the delivery of high quality communication solutions to meet the requirements of business customers. This focus has proved to be so successful that Thus has been rated most highly overall for the quality of its products and services in the 1999 Telecom Manager Association (TMA) reports. Thus, which is a leading Internet Service Provider principally under the "Demon" brand, throughout the UK and the Netherlands, is the UK’s largest webhost and was rated as the second best ISP on the planet, in the December issue of Internet Magazine. Thus also provides a number of interactive services, such as premium rate services providing sports, weather, financial and other information as well as competitions and games. Thus offers a wide range of data and telecommunication services primarily to the UK business sector including direct and indirect switched, freephone and other number translation services. The company also provides non-switched services, such as capacity, leased line and managed data services. Thus is a leading provider of call centre services in the UK delivering a comprehensive range of call centre services for a number of blue chip business customers. These services include providing call centres on a fully outsourced basis, telemarketing services, call centre integration, fulfilment, consulting services and disaster recovery services.