ITELECOM WHOLESALE SELECTS PACTERA (NASDAQ:PACT) TO PROVIDE MANAGED VNE SERVICES AND OPERATIONS USING INFONOVA’S R6 PLATFORM

GRAZ, AUSTRIA– September 2013 – iTelecom Wholesale, Australia's leading wholesale only communications aggregator and integrated Virtual Network Enabler (iVNE) to Communication Service Providers and Brands, has selected Pactera to provide and operate VNE services using the Infonova R6 multi-tenant concept-to-cash BSS platform for its Enterprise xVNO customers.

The Infonova R6 platform enables iTelecom Wholesale to easily onboard and manage mobile, broadband and fixed line telephony products as well as other services seamlessly so that iTelecom Wholesale can offer a range of pre-paid and postpaid products and services for their customers including mobile utilising parts of Telstra’s 3G Mobile Network.  R6 is a multi-tenant system which enables iTelecom Wholesale to easily establish new xVNO whitelabel capabilities for its customers – as well as new areas of business through new channels and new brands.

“The implementation of the Infonova R6 system as the core of our iVNE platform offering, gives iTelecom Wholesale access to a market-proven platform that can scale to meet our rapid growth and enable our customers to truly differentiate through innovative pricing & business models and customer care,” said Thomas Derum, CEO of iTelecom Wholesale. “As a wholesale only provider, we enable Service Providers and Brands to offer fixed-line, broadband and mobile products utilising Australia’s most reliable carrier networks. With the new platform supported by Pactera’s technical expertise and operational support, we now have the ability to deliver and monetize an exciting range of next-generation and high-value services that VNOs are seeking for their customers in the multi-sided business model context.”

Bob Hennessy, CEO Pactera Australia said “Pactera is delighted to have this opportunity to support iTelecom Wholesale. Having recently acquired BearingPoint Australia, Pactera is in the position to leverage its significant experience delivering Infonova R6 solutions into the Australian and Asia Pac markets.  This deal illustrates Pactera’s capacity to align its growth and business strategy with their clients – what Pactera considers to be partnering for mutual success.”

Andrew Thomson, SVP Infonova GmbH said, “We are delighted that iTelecom Wholesale has selected Infonova’s R6 platform and Pactera expertise to deliver the VNE services.  With Infonova R6, iTelecom Wholesale can take advantage of an any-to-any partnering platform that can support rapid implementation of new, innovative business models, enabling new partners to have access to end-to-end concept-to-cash “as-a-service” including the use of the same functionality via API’s.  With Pactera, iTelecom Wholesale have a partner that has established a strong track-record with R6 deployments and operations within the Australian market since 2005.”