Intec Telecom Systems, a leading OSS/BSS software vendor for fixed, mobile and next-generation networks, has opened a Moscow office to serve both Russia and the wider CIS. This local presence is a response to Intec’s high-profile customer base in the region, and to the considerable growth potential of the area.

“Intec has performed well in Russia and the CIS, with a series of major wins over the last couple of years,” said Intec CEO, Kevin Adams. “The growth of both fixed and mobile services across the regions is driving operators to review their support systems and, in many cases, initiate new OSS/BSS projects to deal with escalating subscriber volumes and advanced services.”

The Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications of the Russian Federation has recently approved rules, called the ‘interconnection rules’, with substantial impact on many areas of the telecommunications industry in Russia. Key areas relate to capacity, licenses for international long distance traffic, voice over IP traffic and interconnect pricing. Intec InterconnecT is compatible with these requirements and is helping its customers to fully meet their regulatory obligations.

VimpelCom, an established Intec InterconnecT billing technology customer, added Intec DCP (Dynamic Charging Platform), Inter-mediatE multi-service mediation and InterconnecT Optimised Routing in 2005, to support delivery of advanced mobile services to one of the world’s largest subscriber bases of more than 32 million customers.

Golden Telecom, Inc. chose Intec’s market leading carrier-to-carrier billing application, InterconnecT, in May 2004, to enable multiple, complex, dynamic and ever-increasing partnership agreements.

“Our customer footprint is spreading across both Russia and the CIS, as leading carriers recognise the need for next-generation solutions capable of handling large customer volumes,” added Intec EMEA MD, Peter Deane. “Our new Moscow office is based on the Intec policy of locating expertise and resources close to the customer, and will enable us to serve both new and existing clients from a central location, at a time when the region is undergoing deregulation of the international & long distance market, new legislation and developments such as CPP (calling party pays).”