Telesp Deploys Intec Billing

LONDON and SÃO PAULO -- Telesp Celular, South America's leading cellular communications carrier, has successfully implemented Intec Telecom Systems' InterconnecT(tm), InterconnecT PREP and Maxi-roaM(tm) software across its network in Brazil. InterconnecT and InterconnecT PREP are Intec's market leading intercarrier billing and pre-processing solutions that enable operators to charge other companies for passing traffic through their network. Maxi-roaM is Intec's innovative roaming billing solution. "InterconnecT allows Telesp Celular to generate accurate bills for our partners and to check the invoices issued by other carriers," says José Aparecido Prado, the Interconnection and Roaming Systems and Finance Manager at Telesp Celular. "The improvement in financial performance we have seen from just the first few months of operation fully supports the forecasted benefits we hoped for from the start of the project."Telesp Celular is the largest mobile operator in Brazil, with 66 percent market share in the State of São Paulo, offering coverage to more than 98 percent of the population in 467 cities. Telesp Celular manages this customer base by using Intec's InterconnecT, InterconnecT PREP and Maxi-roaM systems to collect and process usage data, generate more accurate bills, verify incoming invoices from its business partners and improve charging procedures for both interconnection and roaming billing. InterconnecT also helps Telesp Celular improve its services by monitoring and reporting on network usage.Telesp Celular SAIntec Telecom Systems plc