ECtel Ltd. (NASDAQ: ECTX), a provider of Integrated Revenue Managementâ„¢ (IRMâ„¢) solutions, has announced that O2, a leading mobile operator in the UK, has ordered ECtel’s next generation fraud detection and prevention solution, FraudView® Release 8. The new release was chosen because of its advanced capabilities and superior performance in handling high transaction volumes.

O2 is a leading provider of mobile services to consumers and businesses in the UK . It is the leader in non-voice services, including text, media messaging, games, music and video, as well as data connections via GPRS, 3G and WLAN.

FraudView® is the leading and most complete fraud management solution for telecom operators. Designed to meet the needs of wireline, wireless, convergent and next generation communication service providers, FraudView® features an array of unique, state-of-the-art fraud detection and prevention technologies enabling thousands of fraud controls.

“We are proud that O2, a world leading mobile operator, has decided to upgrade to our new generation FraudView® Release 8. This significant deal reflects the great benefits that O2 sees in the new release, and we are confident that this project will yield an excellent return-on-investment”, said Eitan Naor , President and CEO of ECtel. “We are very pleased with the adoption rate and success of the new release, and are optimistic that additional customers will migrate to FraudView® Release 8”.

About O2 UK
O2 is a leading provider of mobile services to consumers and businesses in the UK . It provides ‘voice’ and ‘non-voice’ services, including text, media messaging, games, music and video, as well as always on data connections via GPRS, 3G and WLAN. Every month, O2’s 17 million customers send well over a billion text messages. O2 owns 50% of the Tesco Mobile joint venture in the UK as well as having 100% ownership of Be, a leading UK fixed broadband provider.

O2 UK is part of Telefónica O2 Europe which comprises mobile network operators in the UK and Ireland , along with integrated fixed / mobile businesses in Germany and the Czech Republic – all of which use ‘O2’ as their consumer brand.

About ECtel
ECtel (NASDAQ: ECTX) is a leading global provider of Integrated Revenue Management™ (IRM™) solutions for communications service providers. A pioneering market leader for over 15 years, ECtel offers carrier-grade solutions that enable wireline, wireless, converged and next-generation operators to fully manage their revenue and cost processes. ECtel IRM™ Product Suite features the world-leading fraud and revenue assurance products, FraudView® and RAP, that minimize operator revenue leakage across networks and operations support systems (OSSs). ECtel serves prominent tier one operators, and has more than 100 implementations in over 50 countries worldwide. Established in 1990, ECtel maintains offices in the Americas , Europe and Asia Pacific. For more information, visit www.ectel.com