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Intec Telecom Systems PLC
10 March 2004



      Intec wins multi-million dollar software deal in Nigeria with Nitel

          •   $4 million deal includes four major Intec products


March 10, 2004: Intec Telecom Systems, a global provider of operations support
systems (OSS) for telecommunications companies, is pleased to announce it has
signed a multiple software product deal with Nitel, the government-owned
telecommunications company of Nigeria. The agreement, which was made possible
with the help of Intec's local Nigerian partner Traffic Network Services Limited
(TNSL), is valued at over US$4 million and includes the purchase of Intec's
InterconnecTTM, InterconnecT ITUTM, Inter-mediatETM, and Inter-activatETM
solutions. Together these software platforms will automate Nitel's
service-provisioning processes and provide regional and global intercarrier
billing and mediation support as the company expands its network operations
across the country.


Intec's broad product range will provide Nitel with a complete, end-to-end
solution for intercarrier billing, mediation and service activation. With
InterconnecT and InterconnecT ITU, Nitel will be able to accurately charge other
national and local, fixed and mobile carriers for using its facilities, and to
compare and settle its own international traffic invoices with incoming bills
using ITU standards. The solutions will provide superior scalability to deal
with Nitel's growing volume of calls while minimising operational overhead in
settling with other carriers.


Helping to support the billing systems will be Inter-mediatE, the market leading
convergent mediation platform, that will enable Nitel to gain full control over
the data records being processed by gathering network usage data and then
validating, filtering and checking the data before distribution to other
systems.  Intec's Inter-activatE solution has been selected by Nitel to automate
the process of activating services and special features, including long
distance, Voice Mail, and Call Waiting, more efficiently. Inter-activatE will
also free Nitel's switch technicians to allow them to perform more mission
critical tasks and help to improve the company's overall operational efficiency.


Intec's success in Nigeria's telecommunications market began in October 2003
when it signed a software deal with Nitel's GSM subsidiary Mobile Telecoms Ltd
(M-Tel). "As Africa's most populous, but also most under-subscribed telecoms
market, Nigeria offers us tremendous opportunities to grow our business,"
explains Dave Baker, regional director of Intec's Southern Africa operations. 
"In just two years Nigeria's phone market has enjoyed unprecedented growth due to
the increase in mobile subscribers and the demand for affordable services. Nitel
must accommodate this demand by supporting the interconnect agreements that make
it possible for the operator to charge mobile companies for using its network
and services. Intec will play a role in this historic growth by providing the
revenue-optimising solutions Nitel requires to perform this task while it expand
its operations and makes a substantial impact on the country's overall economy."


"Our deal with Nitel is strategically important to us in West Africa, and
provides further testimony of our strength in the mediation, interconnection and
service activation software market," said Kevin Adams, Intec's CEO. "As the
biggest and most influential telecommunications company in Nigeria, Nitel's
approval for our products is a strong endorsement for Intec. With our solutions
Nitel will generate additional revenue streams through fast and accurate usage
collection, mediation, billing and service activation. The installation of
InterconnecT ITU will also provide the necessary global settlement support Nitel
requires to expand the scope of its business to include more international
partnerships."



Press Contacts:

Intec Corp.   Andrew Rodaway     [phone]     [e-mail]
EMEA/A-P      Georgia Hanias     [phone]    [e-mail]
US            Rosemary Mount     [phone]         [e-mail]
CALA          Kelly Herring      [phone]         [e-mail]



About Nitel

Nitel is a 100 percent Nigerian Federal Government owned company established in
1985. It was carved out of a merger between P&T (Post & Telecommunications) and
NET (Nigerian External Communications). The existence of Nitel pre-dates the
licensing organization NCC (Nigerian Communications Commission), although  Nitel
now operates under the regulations of the NCC with the provision of a
telecommunications operating license that was issued in 2002. Nitel, the first
national carrier, is a pioneer company charged with the responsibility of
providing reliable and affordable telecommunication services using the most
robust technology throughout Nigeria and is at the heart of the country's
telecommunications industry. The company currently provides a full range of
transmission and telephony services, domestic and international including
terrestrial, TACS analog mobile, GSM, Internet, intranet, long distance, and
various corporate services in Nigeria. The Press Contact is Mr Tayo Ekundayo,
Head Public Relations, Nitel Headquarters, Abuja [phone].


About Intec Telecom Systems

Intec Telecom Systems is an award-winning worldwide Operations Support Systems
("OSS") vendor for fixed, mobile and next-generation networks (ie. WLAN, 3G and
IP), with more than 560 installations of its products worldwide.  Founded in
1997, Intec was listed on the London Stock Exchange (Code: ITL.L) in June 2000.
Intec is the market leader in intercarrier billing systems and convergent
mediation software, and a winner of the 2003 Global Billing Award - Best Overall
Contribution, and Telestrategies '2003 Mediation Excellence Award'.


Intec's portfolio includes:

     •  Inter-mediatETM - convergent mediation solution

     •  InterconnecTTM - intercarrier billing including US CABS and ITU

     •  Inter-activatETM - flow-through provisioning and activation

     •  Intec CPMTM - end-to-end content partner management

     •  Intec Dynamic Charging PlatformTM - a real-time pre/post-paid charging
        interface between the network and the back office

     •  Intec ASFTM  - end-to-end management for advanced data services


Intec's customer base includes, among others, BellSouth, BellSouth Peru, Brazil
Telecom, Cable & Wireless, Cesky Telecom (Czech Republic), China Unicom, COLT
Telecommunications, EBT (Taiwan), Eircom (Ireland), France Telecom, Hutchison
3G, Maxis (Malaysia), Singtel Optus (Australia), Orange, Telecom Argentina,
Telecom Egypt, Telecom Italia, Tiscali, TPSA (Poland), Swisscom, T-Mobile
International, Telia (Sweden), Telefonica, Telkom South Africa, Telstra, US
Cellular, Westel (Hungary), Vodafone, VimpelCom (Russia) and Verizon. For more
information on Intec Telecom Systems, visit the website at http://
www.intec-telecom-systems.com







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