Intec Wins Billing Contract in Ivory Coast

Billing systems provider, Intec says that it has signed a deal with Moov Côte d’Ivoire, a subsidiary of Atlantique Telecom, to supply an Interconnect billing solution. Moov is the mobile brand name of Atlantique Telecom whose minority shareholder is Banque Atlantique of Côte d’Ivoire and the majority shareholder Etisalat.

“With almost 30 operators using Intec Interconnect in Africa today, Intec is regarded as the market leader in wholesale business management solutions for the continent”, explains Aboubacar Coulibaly, Atlantique Telecom’s Group IT Director. “Another advantage Intec has over other billing suppliers is its existing presence in the network of other Ivorian GSM operators. Many of Moov Côte d’Ivoire’s competitors are already users of Intec Interconnect and have experienced first hand the financial benefits of installing such a powerful and reliable billing system. We want to achieve the same results for our business”, says Francois Kouassi, Moov Côte d’Ivoire’s Operators Business Manager.

The project was completed ahead of schedule by Intec’s centre in West Africa.

Through the installation of the Intec Interconnect platform, Atlantique Telecom’s goal is to reduce the wholesale costs for national and international interconnect traffic. At present this is one of Moov Côte d’Ivoire’s largest single business expenditures and therefore a critical challenge to overcome as the company expands its operations. Moov Côte d’Ivoire plans to reduce these costs by using Intec Interconnect’s powerful billing capabilities to accurately and automatically control what is paid out and what is invoiced to its partners. Moov Côte d’Ivoire is also looking to expand its international wholesale services, and is increasing its availability to other operations in the group.

Posted to the site on 12th May 2008