BT Cellnet Awards Inet Multi-Million Dollar Contract.Business Editors & High Tech Writers RICHARDSON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 13, 2001 GSM Solutions to Address Network and Interconnection Management, QoS, Network Security and Customer Care Inet Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :INTI), a leading global provider of communications software (communications, software) communications software - Application programs, operating system components, and probably firmware, forming part of a communication system. These different software components might be classified according to the functions within the Open Systems solutions for next-generation networks, today announced that it has been awarded a contract from BT Cellnet Ltd, one of the United Kingdom's leading mobile phone operators. The multi-million dollar contract includes the GeoProbe Mobile(TM) and Short Message Service (SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. ) Message Generator products of Inet's network intelligence solution group. The contract also includes multiple applications from Inet's IT:seven(TM) business intelligence suite - GeoRoam(TM), GeoCare(TM) and GeoConnect(TM), including the company's newest Quality of Service (QoS) application, Destination Quality Verifier(TM). Collectively, Inet's software products will serve as a total network management solution. The carrier will employ Inet's wireless network management solution, GeoProbe Mobile, to aid in protecting and increasing revenues by ensuring consistent service quality for BT Cellnet's entire GSM network. Inet's IT:seven GeoRoam application will utilize signaling data gathered by GeoProbe Mobile to monitor service performance, as well as GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) The first high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that used the GSM technology. GPRS added a packet-switched channel to GSM, which uses dedicated, circuit-switched channels for voice conversations. , SMS and USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data) A messaging function in GSM cellphones. Unlike regular text messages, USSD messages travel over GSM signaling channels and are used to query information and trigger services. See CAMEL. activity, for both visiting roamers and the carrier's own subscribers roaming into others' networks. Destination Quality Verifier - a new application of GeoConnect - will aid the carrier in retaining customers and protecting existing revenues by managing the QoS provided by BT Cellnet's interconnect partners at each interconnection point of its customers' multi-carrier calls. GeoProbe Mobile's SMS Message SMS message SMS n → (message m) SMS m Generator and the GeoCare application together provide BT Cellnet with a comprehensive customer care solution. The SMS Message Generator will help to increase revenues by attracting and retaining high-margin roaming customers and promoting the carrier's most lucrative network services through personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. "welcome" and "bon voyage" messaging. The GeoCare application will provide BT Cellnet with measurements of network activity and service quality delivered to key accounts, allowing the carrier to reduce churn - subscribers switching from one network to another - and protect revenue streams generated by its largest customers. "Inet's total solutions address our immediate business needs and provide a platform that will evolve as those needs change and new business applications are required," said Chris Pidgeon, BT Cellnet's Head of Managed Network Solutions. "The scalability and performance of Inet's products for wireless networks such as ours were key factors in our purchase decision." "The introduction in 2000 of our wireless solution, GeoProbe Mobile, and the development of the new IT:seven roaming package, GeoRoam, illustrates Inet's commitment to addressing the specific challenges of wireless carriers," said Elie Akilian, Inet's president and chief executive officer. "Recent contract wins with dominant players in the mobile arena further demonstrate the value that our solutions bring to wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. providers." About GeoProbe Mobile Inet's GeoProbe Mobile solution gives carriers a comprehensive, end-to-end view of their wireless networks. Whether employing GSM, IS-41, or GPRS technologies to direct traffic, the system's non-intrusive surveillance and management capabilities provide complete network visibility, enabling the carrier to improve service quality; minimize time-to-market of new services; enhance roaming profitability; introduce revenue-generating, location-based services See mobile positioning. ; and protect the network against fraud and cyber (1) From "cybernetics," it is a prefix attached to everyday words to add a computer, electronic or online connotation. The term is similar to "virtual," but the latter is used more frequently. See virtual. terrorism. In addition, it provides informed network planning for Universal Mobile Telecommunications Services (UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) The GSM implementation of the 3G wireless phone system. Part of IMT-2000, UMTS provides service in the 2 GHz band and offers global roaming and personalized features. ), and GPRS/Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE). GeoProbe Mobile also serves as a sophisticated data forwarding engine for Inet's IT:seven business intelligence applications. About IT:seven Inet's IT:seven suite of business intelligence applications (GeoBill(TM), GeoCare, GeoConnect and GeoRoam) provides carriers with key insights and knowledge about service delivery within their network, and enables them to measure and monitor the performance of interconnecting networks starting at the interconnection points. Utilizing SS7 data, IT:seven applications extract key calling and signaling information to construct operational and management views of network activity. Through the use of historical and real-time applications and alarms, the IT:seven suite provides support for key business needs in a carrier's operation, such as the measurement and monitoring of interconnection QoS and Service Level Agreements (SLA (1) (StereoLithography Apparatus) See 3D printing. (2) (Service Level Agreement) A contract between the provider and the user that specifies the level of service expected during its term. ); traffic management; customer and service QoS; and mobile communications QoS and SMS. IT:seven leverages the signaling network to enable improved business planning and management. About BT Cellnet - Today BT Cellnet has approximately 11.2 million customers using its voice services including over 1.5 million customers with Mobile Internet enabled phones - BT Cellnet is a wholly owned subsidiary of BT plc. - www.btcellnet.net About Inet Technologies, Inc. Founded in 1989, Inet Technologies is a global provider of communications software solutions that enable carriers to more effectively design, deploy, diagnose, monitor and manage communications networks that carry signaling information used to control and deliver communications sessions and services. Inet's solutions also address the fundamental business needs of communications carriers, such as improved billing, targeted sales and marketing, fraud prevention and enhanced call routing. Inet is headquartered in Richardson, Texas Richardson is a suburb in Dallas County and Collin County, Texas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 91,803, while according to a 2006 estimate, the population had grown to 99,200. and has approximately 530 employees worldwide. Inet is an ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001 registered company. For more information, visit Inet on the Internet at www.inet.com. Inet Technologies, GeoProbe Mobile, IT:seven, GeoCare, GeoConnect, GeoRoam, Destination Quality Verifier and GeoBill are trademarks of Inet Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks belong to their respective owners. This release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. , including statements regarding the ability of our customers to achieve the anticipated benefits of our products. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are delays in implementation of our products, product defects and other factors detailed in Inet's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the year ended December 31, 2000 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. for the quarter ended March 31, 2001. |
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