History
Intec was started in the UK in 1997 to sell interconnect billing systems. From this point the company expanded both organically and through acquisition. Intec became a public company in 2000, following its IPO on the London Stock Exchange. The following year it completed its first acquisition, with the purchase of Computer Generation Inc (CGI). In 2002 Intec further consolidated the interconnect billing market with acquisitions from ICL and Ericsson. In 2003 Intec entered the IP services mediation and charging market with the acquisition of Digiquant (the assets of which were subsequently sold to Volubill). The Digiquant acquisition was followed in 2004 with the acquisition of the Singl.eView product line from ADC. In 2006 Intec acquired EUR systems, a USA based provider of bureau services, which has been integrated with Intec’s other managed services and outsourcing facilities.
Intec has been the recipient of a number of industry awards, including:
- In 2006 Intec was selected by Frost & Sullivan as the recipient of its 2006 Growth Strategy Leadership Award in the communications billing vendor market.
- In 2008 Intec was selcted as BSS vendor of the Year in TelecomAsia's readers choice awards
- In 2009 Intec was awarded ‘Best Billing Solution’ at the Billing & OSS World Execellence Awards. The company won for its work with Polish operator Polkomtel
The company was acquired by CSG Systems International of the United States for £237 million in November 2010.
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