Intec wins another 3G mobile mediation deal - with APBW in Taiwan

• CDMA2000 service will launch using Inter-mediatE for mobile prepaid and postpaid voice, data, content and other services.

London/Taipei, 13 May 2003: Intec Telecom Systems, a global provider of Operations Support Systems (OSS) for the communications industry, has signed a deal with Taiwan-based 3G mobile operator Asia Pacific Broadband Wireless Communications (APBW) to supply its convergent mediation solution Inter-mediatE™. Intec’s solution will meet the complex 3G requirements of APBW by offering support for voice, data, content and other services as well as prepaid and postpaid business models. APBW plans to launch the first CDMA2000 commercial service in the country this year in the 800MHz frequency band that was awarded in the recent Taiwan 3G spectrum auction.

“Inter-mediatE offers APBW a fully convergent and customisable mobile mediation solution with the sort of flexible usage collection and processing capabilities that a 3G operator with multiple services will require,” says John Rocca, Intec’s director for Asia-Pacific. “Inter-mediatE’s powerful, distributed architecture will easily manage APBW’s business needs and network traffic levels, delivering the highest quality of information to its downstream systems and maximising revenue potential from its next-generation services.”

Through the installation of the Intec’s Inter-mediatE platform, APBW will attain fully convergent mediation capabilities to support the deployment of next generation mobile technologies. Inter-mediatE will help the company gather, process, and distribute usage data from its network in real-time. It will also give APBW the flexibility to implement its own business rules for mediation processing, enabling the company to launch new products and services quickly in full support of marketing initiatives and changing regulatory requirements.

Commenting on the deal, Kevin Adams, Intec’s CEO said: “This agreement further establishes Intec’s Inter-mediatE solution as the world-leading mobile and 3G convergent mediation platform, particularly for next generation services. As mobile communications evolves, new technologies will provide mobile operators with different products and services. Intec’s solution will ensure that APBW is at the forefront of these technological changes by giving them the scalability to manage increasing call traffic and the flexibility to support next generation service products.”

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Intec Telecom Systems
Intec Telecom Systems is an award-winning worldwide Operations Support Systems (“OSS”) vendor for fixed, mobile and IP/next-generation networks, with more than 300 customers for 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 one of the top 2 suppliers of convergent mediation software. The company is currently listed in Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu’s top 500 fastest growing companies in Europe, growing international sales by almost 400% in 3 years. Intec’s portfolio includes:

• Inter-mediatE™ - convergent mediation solution
  
• InterconnecT™ - intercarrier billing including US CABS and ITU
  
• Inter-activatE™ - flow-through provisioning and activation
  
• Inter-contenT™ - end-to-end Content revenue management