Brazil's Largest Mobile Operator Vivo Selects Intec Telecom Systems to Consolidate Mediation Platforms.Business Editors SAO Sa´o n. 1. (Zool.) Any marine annelid of the genus Hyalinæcia, especially H. tubicola of Europe, which inhabits a transparent movable tube resembling a quill in color and texture. PAULO & ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 6, 2004 Telefonica Moviles and Portugal Telecom Portugal Telecom (Euronext: PTC, NYSE: PT) is the biggest telecommunications operator in Portugal. It operates mainly in Portugal and Brazil. It also has a significant presence in Morocco, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Timor-Leste, Angola, Kenya, the People's Republic wireless joint venture Vivo signs contract for Intec's Inter-mediatE to collect and process over 215 million voice and IP/data calls daily Global operations Global Operations is a first-person shooter computer game developed by Barking Dog Studios and published by both Crave Entertainment and Electronic Arts. It was released in March of 2002, following its public multiplayer beta version which contained only the Quebec map. support systems (OSS Oss (ôs), city (1994 pop. 62,141), North Brabant prov., S Netherlands; chartered 1399. It is a significant industrial center. Manufactures include meat products, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, electrical equipment, and metalware. ) provider Intec Telecom Systems
Selected at the conclusion of a detailed and competitive solution analysis, consolidating mediation on Inter-mediatE will enable Vivo to shorten the time to market for new mobile service offerings while reducing operating costs. Inter-mediatE Reporting will allow Vivo to generate revenue assurance reports and gain more control over its mediation processes. Inter-mediatE's Correlation and Duplicate Manager will help Vivo improve its billing accuracy for increased revenue and better customer service quality, particularly for advanced IP-based network services. The implementation of Inter-mediatE at Vivo will be managed by Intec's Center of Excellence in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and will be completed in the third quarter of 2004. Luis Beato, CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. of Vivo, said, "We selected Intec because it has a leading-edge, convergent solution for high-volume mobile mediation, a Center of Excellence in Brazil, and the technical knowledge to help us provide the most accurate and advanced services to our customers. Because Vivo serves over half of the cellular subscribers in Brazil, we needed a high performance solution that can handle our current customer demand and scale to meet our needs as we continue to grow." Vivo has more than 21 million customers in 19 Brazilian states, including the Federal District, covering 86 percent of the region. The Brazilian mobile market is experiencing very rapid growth. Anatel, Brazil's telecommunications regulator, estimated mobile phone users in Brazil at 46.4 million at the end of 2003. "As shown in benchmark testing, Inter-mediatE is capable of processing more than 1.2 billion network events per hour," said Per Martell, Caribbean and Latin American operations director for Intec. "Inter-mediatE was the mediation platform of choice for each of the individual companies that now form Vivo. Selection again by the Vivo joint venture validates that Inter-mediatE delivers solid business value and a measurable return on investment to all mobile operators, regardless of size." About Vivo Vivo, controlled by Portugal Telecom and Telefonica Moviles, is a major mobile operator in the southern hemisphere, with more that 21 million clients and an estimated market share of 45% of the Brazilian market. Vivo is present today in 19 Brazilian states and the Federal District. Vivo utilizes CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) A method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum. The foremost application of CDMA is the digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800 MHz band and 1.9 GHz PCS band. technology, which is the basis of 3G cellular technology worldwide. About Intec Telecom Systems Intec Telecom Systems is an award-winning worldwide Operations Support Systems Operations Support Systems (also called Operational Support Systems or OSS) are computer systems used by telecommunications service providers. The term OSS most frequently describes "network systems" dealing with the telecom network itself, supporting processes such ("OSS") vendor for fixed, mobile and next-generation networks (i.e. WLAN See wireless LAN. WLAN - wireless local area network , 3G and IP), with more than 500 installations of its products worldwide. Founded in 1997, Intec was listed on the London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange London marketplace for securities. It was formed in 1773 by a group of stockbrokers who had been doing business informally in local coffeehouses. (Code: ITL ITL The ISO 4217 currency code for the Italian Lira. .L) in June 2000. Intec is the market leader in intercarrier billing systems and convergent mediation software, and a recent winner of the 2003 Global Billing Award - Best Overall Contribution, and Telestrategies '2003 Mediation Excellence Award'. |
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