China Mobile Jiangxi Selects AsiaInfo to Build Business and Operation Support System; Company Strengthens Leading Position in China's Wireless Operation Support System Market.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BEIJING & SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 6, 2002 AsiaInfo Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:ASIA Asia (ā`zhə), the world's largest continent, 17,139,000 sq mi (44,390,000 sq km), with about 3.3 billion people, nearly three fifths of the world's total population. ), a leading provider of telecom network integration and software solutions in China, today announced that Jiangxi Mobile, a provincial subsidiary of China Mobile, has selected Bonson Information Technology (Bonson), a wholly-owned subsidiary of AsiaInfo, to provide an integrated business and operation support system (BOSS). Under the terms of the contract, Bonson will provide Jiangxi Mobile with an integrated software Separate software components or applications that have been combined into one package. See integrated software package. platform to optimize the provincial carrier's business processes, improve network efficiency and enhance customer satisfaction. The solution encompasses data collection, billing, accounting, settlement, comprehensive reporting, customer service and decision support system. Bonson was selected from more than a dozen competitors to replace the carrier's previous billing software vendor. Bonson's operations have been fully integrated with AsiaInfo's since being acquired in February 2002. Bringing together Bonson's technical expertise and large customer base, AsiaInfo is the largest 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. solution provider in China with approximately 30 percent market share and more than 500 engineers in its newly formed OSS team. Including this win, AsiaInfo now has signed multiple contracts to build OSS for China Mobile in provinces such as Gansu, Guangxi, Guizhou, Inner Mongolia Inner Mongolia Chinese Nei Mongol or Nei-meng-ku Autonomous region (pop., 2002 est.: 23,790,000), China. Stretching some 1,800 mi (2,900 km) across north-northeastern China, it has an area of 454,600 sq mi (1,177,500 sq km); its capital is Hohhot. , Jiangxi, Shanghai and Tibet. "Operation support systems represent one of the fastest growing areas of investment in the China telecom space and one of the driving forces for AsiaInfo's continued growth in 2002. The increasing number of our OSS installations has reinforced the competitiveness of AsiaInfo's OSS offerings in the country," said James Ding, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of AsiaInfo. "This contract demonstrates our OSS team's strength in recruiting new customers and delivering high quality products and services." About AsiaInfo Holdings, Inc. AsiaInfo Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:ASIA) is a leading provider of telecom network integration and software solutions in China. The company provides high-quality software and solutions to China's telecom carriers, meeting the demanding needs of a fast-growing industry. The company's three strategic business units -- network Infrastructure, Operation Support Systems and Service Applications -- offer a full-range of front- and back-end telecom software solutions. AsiaInfo's products and services cover network infrastructure services including design, implementation, operation and optimization optimization Field of applied mathematics whose principles and methods are used to solve quantitative problems in disciplines including physics, biology, engineering, and economics. , customer management and billing solution; decision support system; and service applications encompassing messaging, broadband, wireless and other advanced applications. A Delaware-registered company, AsiaInfo has constructed national backbones and provincial access networks for all of China's major national telecom carriers since 1995, including China Telecom, China Mobile, China Unicom China Unicom, full name China United Telecommunications Corporation, 中国联通, HKSE: 0762 NYSE: CHU, is a telecommunication operator in the People's Republic of China. 52. and China Netcom China Netcom, full name China Netcom Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Limited, abbreviated CNC, was originally formed in August 1999 by the People's Republic of China government to enable inward investments to build high speed Internet communications in the country. . Since 2000, the company has successfully shifted its focus from Internet infrastructure construction to the provision of a full suite of telecom software solutions. For more information about AsiaInfo, please visit http://www.asiainfo.com. The statements in this news release contain 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. that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from anticipated results. Further information on risk factors that could affect AsiaInfo's results of operation are detailed in AsiaInfo's registration statement, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A copy of the registration statement, including exhibits, may be reviewed at the Commission's public reference room at Judiciary judiciary Branch of government in which judicial power is vested. The principal work of any judiciary is the adjudication of disputes or controversies. Regulations govern what parties are allowed before a judicial assembly, or court, what evidence will be admitted, what Plaza, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. The registration statement and other company filings can also be reviewed by accessing the Commission's Internet site at http://www.sec.gov, which contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding registrants that file electronically with the Commission. |
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