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Page 1: ICT Design REVISED09v2:ICT - BOSS Forum · of operators wishing to partner with a variety of companies such as: † Fixed operators, switched / switch-less resellers † Mobile operators

INTECINTERCONNECTLEADING THE WORLD IN INTERCONNECT BILLING

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As the telecoms value chainbecomes more complex, theavailability of new IP and Contentservices is creating new revenuestreams, not just for retail billing but also for inter-operator billingand partner billing. Securing thesenew revenues, whilst managingyour existing voice business, means developing the capability to recognise, rate, bill and justify the bill to your partners for a much wider range of products and services.

Intec Interconnect is recognised asthe world’s most comprehensiveand powerful settlements system,handling every kind of traffic, fromsimple voice to the most advancedcontent and data services, in asingle, highly-integrated platform. It helps operators across the globeto maintain or increase profitmargins and comply with the broadest range of global standards.

CONTENTSEXCELLENCE IN INTERCONNECT BILLING– The solution at a glance– Recognising business changes

& challengesOPTIMISED INTERCONNECT BILLING– Improving your Interconnect operations– Managing complex services & partnerships– Increasing speed and productivity – Cross-portfolio benefitsINTEC INTERCONNECT– Interconnect core– Optional subsystems

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EXCELLENCE ININTERCONNECTBILLING

Intec Interconnect helps organisations to revolutionise their end-to-endinterconnect business processes;formerly passive interconnect systemsare transformed into real-time businessmanagement engines that deliver truecontrol. Intec Interconnect offersadvanced settlement functions, web-based partner self-care, flexible disputemanagement features, pre-packagedintegration with popular ERP systems,and improved IT management to helpoperators streamline their operationaloverhead and cope with the constantchanges and challenges in their business models.

Increase Revenue and Improve Cash Flow:• Create new revenue streams from the

introduction of IP / content services• Reconcile operator and partner

invoices to a high level of accuracy• Enable quicker settlements and

efficient management of disputes• Rapidly introduce new products and

services without changes to the system• Improve cash flow by invoicing

partners on time

Lower Total Cost of Ownership:• Removes the need for multiple

wholesale billing systems by providinga fully convergent settlement systemfor traditional, IP and content services

• Reduce unnecessary out-payments• Enable a high degree of partner

self-care to cut costs • A settlement system which allows

more efficient negotiation.• Achieve a quick return on investment

Increase Productivity:• Streamline and automate day-to-day

labour-intensive tasks • Seamlessly integrate with other

business and operational systems• Up-to-date information to enable

informed business decision making• Manage system with a minimum of

resources and effort

Intec Interconnect is the world’s leadinginterconnect softwaresolution with over 200customers spanning all telecoms marketsegments across theglobe including Orange,Telefonica, FranceTelecom, Vodafone and Reliance India. These customers selectIntec Interconnect as the natural choice to improve efficiencies in their wholesaleoperations and managethe latest content and value-added data services.

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THE SOLUTION AT A GLANCE

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INTEC INTERCONNECT IS A HIGHLYCOST-EFFECTIVE BILLING ANDSETTLEMENT SOLUTION THATENABLES YOU TO ADMINISTERTRADITIONAL INTERCONNECTAGREEMENTS AND ADVANCEDIP/CONTENT AGREEMENTS IN ASINGLE SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM CANBE READILY ADAPTED TO SUIT YOUR BUSINESS PROCESSES ANDSUPPORTS THE FOLLOWING KEYFUNCTIONALITY OUT OF THE BOX:

The solution at a glance:• Management of all types of wholesale

agreements including IP / Contentagreements with all types of partners

• Support for simple and complex ratingtechniques including advancedrevenue sharing and multi-partysettlement

• Support for cross product / partnerdiscounts, advanced volume basedrating

• Comprehensive non-usage, recurringand one off charging

• Flexible summarisation of traffic forbetter reporting and analysis

• Flexible financial summarisation andautomated posting of pre-estimates,estimates and actuals

• Real-time web-based partner access/ self-care

• Multi-franchise capability with full security

• Automated reconciliation of billing and EDR data

• Powerful invoicing capabilities thatsupport established ERP systems

• Process distribution capabilities onparallel low-budget hardwareplatforms

Intec Interconnect is a convergentwholesale billing and settlement solution that supports a range ofbusiness models and covers the multi-party settlement requirements of operators wishing to partner with a variety of companies such as:

• Fixed operators, switched /switch-less resellers

• Mobile operators 2G, 2.5G and 3G, MVNOs

• International carriers including those using ITU principles

• Cable/DSL operators• VoIP and messaging providers• Content partners, content

aggregators, merchants, sponsors, advertisers

• ISPs, WISPs• GRX exchanges

“We selected Intec’sInterconnect v7 becauseof Intec experience in the international market.Intec has a proven trackrecord in deliveringturnkey solutions of asimilar nature to ours.This was an importantfactor for us.”Justin Brochocki,Strategic SourcingManager, TelstraClear

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RECOGNISING BUSINESSCHANGES & CHALLENGES

Flexibility: The large number ofinterconnect and content partneragreements means that operators needto have flexible business processes,systems and control structures in order to manage their operations effectively.Intec Interconnect offers the inherentflexibility to adjust agreements to marketconditions, change pricing and revenueshare, set-up partners and services,analyse liabilities and opportunities, andprovide consistency of network facilitiesamong carriers quickly and easily.

Automation: As interconnectarrangements and product definitionsbecome more complex, automationbecomes an increasingly importantfactor. Intec Interconnect allows theautomation of wholesale billingprocesses including agreementmanagement, trading and routing, rate loading, price management,invoicing and settlements, financialinterfaces and reconciliation.

Rapid reaction to change: Operatorsneed to respond to change faster thanever to combat declining voice revenuesand enable growing numbers of nextgeneration services. Intec Interconnectenables operators to rapidly enter newmarkets, improve cash flows, and reduce bad debt through streamlinedand rapid billing cycles, tariff updates and settlement procedures.

Business insight: Transparency ofinterconnect operations, including end-to-end audit trail and drill downthrough financial data allow for aninformed approach to the management ofwholesale agreements. Intec Interconnectgives visibility of the whole interconnectoperation so that business decisions canbe made which maximise profitability.

Cost control: Intec Interconnect is a highly flexible system that allowsoperators to ensure that the claims thatare made on them from partners areaccurate, allowing them to effectivelymanage costs, revenues and margins.With Intec Interconnect, cash flow canbe improved and cost of ownershiplowered compared to in-house orproprietary systems.

Regulatory compliance: IntecInterconnect allows operators to address new charging models and regulatorycompliance mandates with minimaldisruptions to operations or need for IT development.

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OPTIMISEDINTERCONNECT BILLING

Intec Interconnect increases productivityby optimising the process of settlinginvoices or payments received from inter-carrier partners. The single,consolidated platform handles all thedata in the network and supports anytype of traffic, whether it is voice, mobile,data, IP, value-added services or content. This provides all interconnectfunctions with consistent and reliablesource data and a clear picture offinance, performance and marketinformation.

ACCELERATING THE BILLING CYCLETo help eliminate delays in revenuerecognition and improve cash flow. Intec Interconnect removes cumbersome,repetitive administrative processesassociated with generating interconnectstatements – loading of tariff plans andrates, filtering, editing and enrichment of EDRs, service and tariff changes, andproduction of legal account documents – generating invoices and statementsquickly and assuring that they are moreaccurate, controlled and auditable.

POWERFUL RATE MANAGEMENT Quickly load tariffs, communicatechanges, spot discrepancies, and make

amendments more accurately than everbefore. Intec Interconnect offers a bulkload facility that automates the processof updating carrier rates and codes via agraphical user interface, eliminating thediscrepancies often incurred in manualinputting of complex tariff rates anddelays in communicating changes. Thisis essential to the accurate verificationand settlement of invoices.

EFFECTIVE DISPUTE MANAGEMENTSettlement of interconnect chargesbetween operators can be a complicatedand time-consuming task. Intec’sAutomated Reconciliation Managerallows better cash flow management byensuring amounts payable andreceivable can be actively traced andmonitored at different stages in thesettlement process. The system alsoidentifies areas of dispute and suggestsways to resolve them. This eliminateslengthy reconciliation periods, offersbetter resource utilisation, and lowersoperating costs.

STREAMLINING INVOICEPRODUCTIONStreamlining invoice production is anintegral part of Intec Interconnect by

enabling flexible management of billingperiods to ensure maximum invoicing andcash flow flexibility. For example, billingperiods can be segregated into revenueand expense elements. This means thatthe revenue elements can be closed offand invoiced immediately, eliminating theneed to wait for outstanding ratinginformation to be in place before thebilling period can be closed.

FLEXIBILITY TO SUPPORT ALL BUSINESS MODELSIntec Interconnect supports all types of business models including ITUsettlements, destination and distancebased charging, bilateral and volumebased agreements, advanced revenuesharing, refile, international resale,direct, cascade and indirect billing aswell as non event billing for networkservices such as, leased lines, sharedinfrastructure billing, co-location fees,Wholesale Local Loop Unbundling,subscription based content and bitstream access. Intec Interconnect alsocaters for a number of market-specificbusiness processes including ElementBased Conveyance (UK), Carrier Price List (UK), Codifi (Spain), and Pisa (Mexico).

IMPROVING YOUR INTERCONNECT OPERATIONS

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MANAGING COMPLEX SERVICES & PARTNERSHIPS

ACTIVELY MANAGE INTERCONNECT AGREEMENTSIntec Interconnect enables the activemanagement of interconnectagreements. The system offers thecomplete transparency needed tomonitor and drive performance of eachbusiness relationship through real-timebusiness rules. This can lead to thecreation of new agreements, pricingstrategies, and incentives and theresolution of issues such as unprofitableagreements, bad debt and inadequateservice provision.

INCREASE REVENUE THROUGH NEXT GENERATION BILLINGTo make next generation services trulyprofitable operators need high levels ofbilling flexibility, data quality and rapidservice deployment. The system offersunifying technology to manage bothtraditional and new interconnect models– including value-based billing, capacitybased, recurring charges, IP peeringarrangements, GPRS roaming, multi-franchise support, multi-partysettlements and revenue-sharingagreements for partners, sponsors and advertisers – all from a singleconvergent system.

REDUCING COSTS OF MANAGING PARTNERSA single point of contact is essential to the efficient management of agrowing number of partners. IntecInterconnect provides a secure webportal that allows partners to managetheir own accounts, query theiragreement details, and make statementand traffic enquiries. This significantlycuts the costs of dealing with queriesand issues and helps to economicallymanage a large number of interconnectand content partners.

LAUNCHING INNOVATIVE NEW SERVICESThe challenge for operators is to provisionnew services as quickly and cost-effectivelyas possible without the need to performcomplex and expensive systemenhancements. Intec Interconnect offerspowerful rating, tariffing and discountingcapabilities for traffic, recurring chargesand one off events, allowing the definitiontesting and launch of attractive andinnovative products to market faster thancompetitors, and ensure that the networkis optimally used to maximise productmargins.

REVENUE ASSURANCE CONTROLSPowerful task recording and revenueassurance controls manage the integrityof tariff data and monitor performance,allowing audit control, SOX complianceand integrity reporting. Enabling billingmanagers to ensure that billing accuracyis maintained during the introduction ofnew services, pricing structures andpartners.

“Intec’s interconnectbilling solution has been selected for its proven capabilities in simplifying billing and reconciliation and we are confidentthat our investment will yield greaterinterconnect profitabilityand improved networkperformance.”Tariq Rashid, CIO of Mobilink

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"Through InterconnecTDigicel has the capabilityto charge other inter-exchange and localexchange carrierswithout delay whileautomatically reconcilingour own invoices withtheir incoming bills.There is a minimumrequirement for staff to support the processsince everything ishandled by the system.As a result we can keepour operational overheadrelatively low withoutimpacting our efficiencyin settling with othercarriers."Jermaine Nicholas,Interconnect BillingExecutive, Digicel

INCREASING SPEED AND PRODUCTIVITY

ENHANCED PRODUCTIVITYIntec Interconnect is designed toenhance productivity. Features includeSmart Re-pricing, which automaticallytracks reference data changes and offersSummary-level Re-pricing if appropriate.New reference data managementfeatures include Common Rate Books,Overrides, Multi-row Delete / Authoriseand additional On-line views (Pending /Authorised / Both). In addition, thecorrection of errors assists users inactively resolving issues.

SOPHISTICATED REPORTING AND ANALYSISPowerful standard reporting functionalityensures that decisions are made basedupon timely and accurate information.End to end billing information, bothsummary and itemised and all referencedata is available for reporting. ABusiness Objects Universe is provided,allowing standard and custom reportingusing the industry standard CrystalReports. In addition, a documentedsemantic layer provides access to allinformation, enabling the production ofcustomer-specific reports using otherthird-party reporting tools.

HIGHLY SCALABLE SYSTEMIntec Interconnect is highly scalable andhas been benchmarked to process over1 billion CDRs in an 8 hour window. This high performance also scalesdownwards on lower volumes of data.The system offers increased speed ofboth processing and data loading. For data loading, integrated bulk loadersrun as server components, allowing theprocessing to occur on the powerfulmulti-CPU server, but retaining fullvalidation by common componentsshared with the GUI interface.

LOWERING YOUR STORAGE & HARDWARE COSTSThe ability to deploy additional ratingengines that run on lower cost hardwareprovides a cost-effective and readilyscalable solution. Intec Interconnect also uses advanced techniques, such as compression, to keep storage costs to a minimum. Users can specify howdata should be compressed, and at what level, before export takes place.This greatly reduces data storage needs – helping not only to increase theefficiency of the process but also toreduce overall costs of ownership.

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The Intec Wholesale BusinessManagement portfolio offers a broadrange of complementary products to support accurate wholesale billingand settlement using Interconnect. It provides Optimised Routing functionsto maximise wholesale margins, Content Partner Management tosupport emerging requirements such as revenue sharing and multi-partysettlement for IP/Content services and Contract Management to supportrapidly changing wholesale agreementsand rates. All fully integrated withenterprise standard reporting, pre-processing and mediationcapabilities.

WHOLESALE BUSINESSMANAGEMENT

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INTEC INTERCONNECT

AT THE HEART OF INTECINTERCONNECT LIES THE SETTLEMENT MANAGER, WHICH OFFERS POWERFULCONVERGENT INTERCONNECT RATING AND SETTLEMENT FEATURES ESSENTIAL TO THEEFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF YOUR INTERCONNECT OPERATIONS.COMBINED WITH POWERFULMODELLING CAPABILITIES, YOU CAN INTUITIVELY MANAGE THECONNECTIVITY WITH OTHEROPERATORS AND BUSINESS PARTNERS AND THE RATING OF ALL TYPES OF EVENT AND NON-EVENT TRAFFIC ITEMS TO BE EXCHANGED.

REFERENCE DATA MANAGEMENTAll the repetitive tasks of loading andmaintaining reference data for eachagreement are simplified. The systemoffers an integrated bulk loader, areference data API for integratingadjunct software and flexible datamanagement capabilities. Thissignificantly reduces the amount of data maintenance required and isessential for operators with large or

growing numbers of agreementsoperating in an environment of constant change.

CONVERGENT WHOLESALE RATINGIt is essential to respond rapidly tochanges in agreements, rates andbusiness models to ensure that billingaccuracy is not compromised. IntecInterconnect is a single convergentsolution supporting event and non-eventrating that offers the inherent flexibilityto manage frequent changes toindividual calls and ‘billable events’including rated traffic, ad hoc charges,commissions, discounts, revenue share,traffic and volume agreements, etc.

ACCURATE RATE CHANGESAs tariff rates frequently change,operators need the flexibility to updateand amend rates accurately and prevent errors and delays in realisinginterconnect revenues. The system offers intelligent re-pricing features that actively identify records for which rates have changed andautomatically schedules re-pricing workflow for these records, minimising theopportunities for users to make errors.

WHOLESALE BILLING AND SETTLEMENT MANAGER

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RAPID STATEMENT GENERATIONSpeed up cash flow and statementgeneration by exploiting Flexible Billingperiods. Intec Interconnect enables theBilling Period to be segregated intoStatement Type, Revenue, and Expenseelements. This allows the revenueelement to be closed off and settledimmediately without having to wait forthe cost side of the billing period to berated and closed.

DISCOUNTING AND SPECIAL CHARGESReact more quickly to market changesusing the range of flexible and user-definable discount plans. Discount trafficcan be defined in detail by traffic types anddata driven selection of traffic summaries,discounts can link between differentnetwork operators and across multipleperiods. It is also possible to define wherein the Billing Report details of discountsshould be included.

DATA SUMMARISATIONThe storage of unnecessary andduplicated data can be significantlyreduced with Intec Interconnect. Thesystem’s flexible architecture enables users to specify how data should besummarised and at what level, to cutdata storage needs. Also, this enablesusers to query summary records based on any criteria, guarantee datarecoverability, view meaningful revenueassurance statistics, and ensureconsistent batch throughput.

MULTI-PARTY SETTLEMENTIntec Interconnect allows operators tomaximise their profit from the delivery of services offered to subscribers andpartners over new network technologies,service delivery platforms, and openinfrastructure gateways. The systemenables multi-party and multi-pointsettlements between an unlimitednumber and range of partners, including managing the tiering ofpartners, different billing arrangementsand complex revenue sharing.

SMART ERROR MANAGEMENTThe Intec solution helps operators to be more efficient and productive byeliminating labour-intensive processes ofmanually correcting reference data errors.Using Smart Error Managementtechnology, data errors can be rapidlymanaged and corrected, to maximisebillable revenue and control the auditing of all changes to EDRs.

INTERCONNECT REPORTINGAccess to critical business information is needed to effectively manage cost,revenue and margin for all interconnectpartners. Standard reports are providedto meet regulatory needs, manage costs,audit billing, predict traffic data trendsand issue statements. The system alsoprovides direct and seamless access toexternal reporting products such asCrystal Reports.

VOLUME BASED RATINGThe Volume Based Rating feature enablesoperators to gain or give incentives topartners based on the volume of datatransacted over a given period. It catersfor multi-conditional volume thresholdsand provides the ability to apply penaltyrates based on a range of options. Usagethresholds can also be specified as apercentage of criteria, e.g. commitment is that 20% of traffic should be mobile.

FULL RATING SUPPORTIntec Interconnect offers full rating ofdata (e.g.,SMS) and content (e.g.,MMS)traffic, in addition to traditional voicetraffic for a variety of different scenariosincluding multi-step and multi-componentrating rules. Matrix Rating offers theability to perform advanced rating, usinga combination of user-defined fields. This is extremely useful when it comes to introducing new products and serviceswhere rating variables cannot beanticipated in advance.

ADVANCED REVENUE SHARINGRevenue share agreements for wholesalecontent billing are becoming far morecomplex, as a result of highly involvedtariffing, personalised content, andperformance-based agreements. IntecInterconnect offers advanced revenueshare capabilities, including flexibleweighting of revenue-shares toencourage partners, this addressesregional interconnect variants andnext-generation content services.

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ITUMANAGER

The ITU Manager provides a commonframework for international operators to model international agreements,including traditional ITU, refile, hubbing,and other route-based interconnectagreements. The system offers a highdegree of flexibility enabling entry intoprofitable agreements with a wide varietyof partners.

• Full route based / total accounting rate billing

• Support for refile, hubbing re-origination, and buy and sell rates

• Bi-lateral billing management• Inbound and outbound declarations

and invoices (electronic or manual)• Verification between declared and

measured traffic aids in detectingtraffic under-declarations andeliminates revenue leakage

• Integrated net settlement statement to net revenue

OPTIONALSUBSYSTEMS

AUTOMATEDRECONCILIATION MANAGERThe Automated Reconciliation Manageris a powerful tool that can assist with the rapid resolution of disputes. It isdesigned to meet a wide variety ofreconciliation models and automates the process of comparing interconnectcharge information from multipleinterconnect systems. It enablesinformation to be compared at multiple levels of detail, ranging from the comparison of billing summariesto the comparison of EDRs. This allowsfor significantly reduced settlement timesand improves the accuracy of interconnect charges.

• Traffic event based reconciliation• Revenue event based reconciliation• Revenue summary based reconciliation• Fuzzy mapping controls (e.g. match

part of A or B number)

PARTNER RELATIONSHIP MANAGER

The Partner Relationship Manager offersthe infrastructure for secure online accessto Intec Interconnect and a high degreeof partner self-care. The portal allowspartners to access up-to-date and reliableinformation to query their agreementdetails and view their transactions.

• Secure partner self-care Web portal• View agreement details• Drilldown from summary to rated EDRs• Up-to-date partner information on

rated events• Secure profile and publication process

for partner managers• Support for refund management

INTEC UNDERSTANDS THAT THE INTERCONNECT NEEDS OFOPERATORS DIFFER ACCORDINGTO THEIR MARKET ANDPRODUCT SETS. IN ADDITIONTO THE CORE PRODUCT, INTECINTERCONNECT CONSISTS OF A SET OF SUBSYSTEMS THATCAN BE TAILORED AROUNDYOUR PARTICULAR NEEDS

PRE-PROCESSING MANAGERThe Pre-processing Manager activelycollects data from network elements or mediation systems through advancedacquisition features. It offers a highdegree of data filtering and manipulationthrough its advanced data managementand business logic processes.

• Data validation• EDR enrichment and transformation• EDR filtering and editing

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FINANCIAL MANAGER

Interconnect Financial Managercomplements the Interconnect suite,offering invoice generation, design andcontrol. It also provides user defined dataaggregation and mapping, customiseddata layouts, account tracking andmanagement control of ERP Interfaces.

• Generation and control of balance and cash flow

• Pre-defined and user-definedtransactions

• User definable alarms andnotifications, e-mail and SMS

• Group and User advance paymentadministration (pre-pay)

• Support for SAP, Oracle or other ERP system

• Secure (https) web based graphicaluser interface

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“An upgrade toInterconnecT v7 from Intec will improvethe Indosat's ability toaccurately and cost-effectively bill and settle,with all its national andinternational partners, for the full range ofservices it offers, frombasic telephony to themost advanced next-generation services."Azinul J Adrian, VP of IT, Fixed AccessDivision, Indosat

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RECURRING CHARGES

Recurring Charges Manager provides forcharging and settlement of agreementsthat are not based on events, such asleased lines and co-location fees. Itprovides comprehensive support for non-event billing including billing in advanceor arrears, early cancellation includingpro-rata repayment/penalty charging aswell as flexible recurring charge periodsranging from days to months or years.

• Multi-dimensional rating• Tiered, threshold and capped rates• Supplementary agreement information • Calculation of recurring charges tiered

by event volumes

CONTRACT MANAGER

Typically the data from a single rate sheet can easily take two weeks to loadby hand, and there will be errors.Contract Manager can load a rate sheet injust a few minutes and with 100%accuracy. Rapid and automatic loading ofbuy rate sheets into Interconnect. Analysisof rate sheets to quickly identify changesto dial plans and rate increases. The ratescan be replicated across multiple businessunits and products as required. Roundingoptions can be defined and a Revenueshare value can be applied. The followingdata types are loaded.

• Destinations (tiers)• Network addresses

(CNP – number prefixes)• Rating rules – who gets paid or pays• Rating calendars• Rates

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DESIGNED FOR EASYIMPLEMENTATIONAs well as being intuitive and easy-to-use, Intec Interconnect has the distinct advantage of being swift to implement. Thanks to the modernunderlying architecture, getting thesystem ‘live’ is a rapid process that iscarried out to committed timescales andguarantees fast return on investment.

Intec’s portfolio is also underpinned by expert consultancy and supportservices delivered by teams ofexperienced telecoms professionals and IT specialists to help maximise the return on your investment.

SYSTEM ARCHITECTUREIntec Interconnect employs a state-of-the-art, 3-tier client-server architectureexploiting the class leading features ofJava, C++, CORBA and Oracle. The Javaclients run under Windows and theUNIX-based Oracle server runs on HP orSun hardware platforms and providesthe data management layer.

TALK TO US TODAY

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For more information on how Intec’s solutions have helpedoperators around the world to gainreal business advantage, visit ourwebsite at www.intecbilling.com.

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Regional HeadquartersAsia tel: + 603 2782 2800 fax: + 603 2782 2900 North America tel: + 1 404 705 2800 fax: + 404 705 2805Caribbean and Latin America tel: + 55 11 3372 1400 fax: + 55 11 3285 6498

Global HeadquartersWells Court, Albert Drive, Woking, Surrey, GU21 5UB, UKtel: +44 (0)1483 745800 fax: +44 (0)1483 745860 e-mail: [email protected] web: www.intecbilling.com

© Independent Technology Systems Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Although every endeavour has been made to ensure that the information contained within thisdocument is up to date and accurate, Intec cannot be held responsible for any inaccuracy or error in the information contained within this document.

This is our vision: The world’s best BSS/OSS products, solutions and services, implemented anywhere in the world. We support over 400 of the world’s largest communicationscompanies with Billing and Operations Support Systems (BSS/OSS),helping them to deliver profitable, high-quality, innovative servicesover fixed, mobile and next generation networks.

Intec’s world-class BSS/OSS portfolio, which is proven in wireline,wireless, cable and NGN operators worldwide, is divided into threeincludes – Products, Professional Services and Managed Services.

INTEC SERVICES INCLUDE:• Consulting• Implementation• Configuration and scripting• Optimisation and tuning• Education and training• Global support• Outsourced and managed services

INTEC PRODUCTSINCLUDE:Wholesale Business Management• Interconnect Billing• Trading & Routing• Content Partner Management• Carrier Access Billing• Roaming

Total Service Mediation• Convergent Mediation• Active Mediation• Service Activation• Offline Charging

Customer Care, Charging & Billing• Convergent Billing• Customer Management• Real-Time Charging• Online Charging