BATELCO SELECTS INTEC TO BOOST REVENUE POTENTIAL

KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 (Bernama) -- Intec, a global provider of business
support systems (BSS) solutions, announced Tuesday that Bahrain
Telecommunications Company (Batelco), a leading integrated communications
provider in Bahrain, has selected Intec's market-leading Wholesale Management
Business Solution (WBMS) to help drive revenue generation through improved
interconnect billing.
With over one million fixed, mobile and broadband customers, Batelco is
currently undergoing a communications enhancement programme, to meet the demand
for more sophisticated services for both business and general/residential
customers, Intec said in a statement here.
The deployment of Intec's WBMS solution, including its highly acclaimed
InterconnecT software, will provide Batelco with the capabilities to meet ever
growing and complex international and Wholesale business demands.
In addition to InterconnecT, Batelco has selected Intec's Optimised
Routing, Financial Manager and ITU Recurring charges, giving them a fully
integrated solution which will enable the operator to remain highly competitive
in a fast-moving market.
"Intec has a strong reputation in the Middle East and its expertise, along
with superior technical capability, made them the best choice for Batelco," said
John Ford, General Manager for Carriers and Wholesale at Batelco.
"As our national and international traffic continues to rise, Intec's
technology along with its regional presence, local support and excellent service
will be invaluable to help us drive business growth," he added.
"We are delighted to welcome Batelco to our world-class list of customers
and look forward to working with them to help them achieve their operational and
growth objectives," added Gary Burch, Intec VP for EMEA.
He said that Intec's reputation as a world-leader in Interconnect with a
global customer base and excellent delivery capability, only serves to
strengthen its position in the Middle East.
Intec supplies solutions to over 60 of the world's top 100 telecoms
operators, with a vision to become the world's most trusted supplier of BSS
(Business Support Systems) solutions.
Intec's many customers include AT&T, Aircel, Antel, Bharti, Cable &
Wireless, China Unicom, Deutsche Telekom, Eircom (Ireland), France Telecom,
Hutchison 3G, O2, Orange, Reliance, Talk Talk, T-Mobile, Telefonica, Vodafone,
Virgin Mobile,Vivo and Verizon.
Founded in 1997, Intec is listed on the London Stock Exchange (ITL.L) and
has over 1,600 staff and a presence in 24 countries.
Batelco Group, listed on the Bahrain Stock Exchange, is the leading
integrated communications' provider in the Kingdom of Bahrain and a company of
reference among the region's key telecommunications players for innovation and
customer experience.
It serves both the corporate and consumer markets in the most liberalised
and competitive environment in the Middle East Africa region. The company
delivers cutting-edge fixed and wireless telecommunications services to its
customers in Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Yemen, Egypt and India.
The Batelco Group of companies offers end-to-end telecommunications
solutions for its residential, business and government customers in Bahrain on
NextGeneration, all IP fixed and 3.5G wireless networks, MPLS based regional
data solutions and, GSM mobile and WiMax broadband services across the countries
in which it operates.
-- BERNAMA