- Intec System’s InterconnecT chosen as preferred interconnect billing package in Jupiter Solutions Alliance ‘one-stop-shop’ for telecoms software solutions
14th December 1999, Woking, England: Intec Telecom Systems, the worldwide market leader in interconnect settlement and billing software and KSCL, a leading provider of telecoms software to service providers world-wide, today announced a partnership under KSCL’s Jupiter Solutions Alliance. Under the agreement Intec System’s InterconnecT will be the preferred interconnect billing package in KSCL’s alliance of best-of-class solutions.
The Jupiter Solutions Alliance offers telcos a total solutions approach to their billing and customer-care needs combining a range of third-party products, partners and services. KSCL acts as the single point of contact for customers wanting to deal with one company for all their service needs.
“Our research shows that telcos don’t want to juggle with software suppliers, or be be tied to a package that doesn’t necssarily fit their needs,” said John Hammond, Divisional Managing Director of KSCL’s Complementary Products Division. “The Jupiter Solutions Alliance combines the need to offer a complete service to customers with the ability to offer the best solutions available. We are building on our unrivalled track record in billing by working with vendors who are market leaders in their respective fields. By partnering with Intec Telecom Systems we are now able to offer customers the market-leading product in the interconnect field. InterconnecT will be the preferred product offered under the alliance. We selected InterconnecT for its scalability and its excellent reputation.”
Gary Gibbs, Alliance Partner Manager at Intec Telecom Systems, said: "The logic of combining the two best software and service packages in the telecoms billing sector hasn't been lost on our customers, or competitors. The serious players in telecoms know that they'll need state-of-the-art billing and customer care systems over the next few years as the industry undergoes revolutionary changes. They can now get that in a single package, and the massive growth in the market share and customer bases of both Intec Telecom Systems and KCSL proves that we have the solutions that these players want."
“The customer will benefit from a single point of contact at KSCL who will manage the entire implementation process and take over the responsibility for liaising with alliance partners. KSCL’s one-stop-shop approach to providing telecoms software not only gives customers more flexilibilty and less hassle but also a wide range of products and services to best suit their needs.”
KSCL is the 37th largest software company in Europe and is recognised as a leading provider of telecoms management solutions to the world’s telecoms markets. The company is experiencing rapid growth with staffing levels growing from around 300 to some 700, in just 3 years. The company’s profits rose by 36 per cent to £5.3m from £3.9m in 1998/9. Turnover also increased by 47 per cent from £23.8m to £34.9m. Over 19m people in 30 countries receive their phone bills, reminders, customer service back-up from KSCL’s convergent billing, administration and customer care system, Jupiter. Recently, KSCL completed a successful migration of 1.3m BT Cellnet subscribers to Jupiter in a £40m project - the world’s largest ever package billing migration. The company also upgraded all France Télécom Mobiles’ Itineris network, now over 7m subscribers, to the latest high capacity of Jupiter in the world’s largest ever billing package upgrade. KSCL offers clients full global support and training from its international headquarters in Edinburgh and offices in Leeds, Munich, Paris, Hong Kong and New Delhi. Thes include: France Télécom Mobiles, BT Cellent, Panafon, PT Satelindo and Radiolinja.
Jupiter Solutions, KSCL’s new, unique one-stop-shop approach offers telcos highly effective business solutions covering all key elements of the business model, providing a total “end-to-end” solution. These include: Convergent Billing, Administration and Customer Care; Business Information Systems; Customer Relationship Management; Advanced Document Management and a Services Management Portfolio.