FRANKFURT & SHENZHEN, Sept. 6--PRNewswire-AsiaNet/InfoQuest Complementary portfolio to enhance regional footprint Billing Services Group Clearing Solutions GmbH (BSG Clearing Solutions) and China Mobile's subsidiary, Advanced Roaming Clearing House (ARCH), today announced the formation of a strategic alliance for the delivery of data clearing services to the telecommunications market. Having recently acquired EDS Clearing House in Germany, US company Billing Services Group (BSG) is now the world's leading clearing and settlements house with a global client base of over 550 operators. BSG's solution portfolio is characterized by state-of-the-art services enabling the future of billing,clearing and settlements for wireless, fixed-line, WLAN, content and next-generation convergence network operators and service providers. ARCH,a subsidiary company of China Mobile (Hong Kong) Co. Ltd, is the first clearing house to offer international roaming clearing services in China, set up by China Mobile Clearing House. This co-operation initiative is the first of its kind, combining the competencies and skill sets of two highly prominent organisations for the clear benefit of clients. "BSG is delighted to have this unique opportunity to work in close cooperation with such a strategic alliance partner in Asia. We look forward to building a fruitful and innovative operational and commercial relationship with ARCH, offering the fixed-line and wireless communities not only an obvious choice, but also the know-how and expertise through which customer expectations can be exceeded. Our alliance will provide the foundation for us to enhance our joint offering with closer integration of our operational and development capabilities." said Mr. Wolfgang Liedig, Managing Director of BSG Clearing Solutions. "By combining our respective strengths in this way, in particular in our region which is experiencing such tremendous growth, we believe that clients of ARCH and BSG will benefit immensely from the alliance" commented Mr. Wang Qi, Managing Director of ARCH. We are trying our best to help customers improve their services and customer relationships, and we cherish customers' trust in our ability to meet future requirements and provide high-quality services. As a trusted outsourcing partner for our joint customers, ARCH and BSG will strive to offer the most advanced and cost-efficient clearing services available today", Mr. Wang Qi added. About BSG Billing Services Group Limited ("BSG") is a global leader in clearing and transaction processing solutions for communications service providers. On 16th August 2005 BSG acquired EDS Interoperator Services GmbH (formerly EDS Clearing House) located in Germany. BSG now has offices throughout the USA, Europe and Asia. The company's success stems from its commitment to a "customer first" philosophy coupled with a robust product suite that offers comprehensive clearing and settlement solutions for wireless, fixed-line, WLAN, content, and next-generation networks. BSG is known for its ability to process billions of transactions accurately and cost effectively. BSG is listed on the London Stock Exchange (AIM). About ARCH Advanced Roaming & Clearing House Limited (ARCH) was incorporated in the British Virgin Islands as an International Business Company on 4th April, 2005, with Mr. Wang Qi as managing director. As a new member of China Mobile (Hong Kong) Limited, ARCH understands the wireless marketplace and provides their customers with comprehensive multi-service financial settlement solutions and data clearing services. ARCH's aim is to help customers improve their services and customer relationships, and to build trust in their ability to meet future requirements and provide high-quality services. With the fast development of the telecommunication industry, ARCH is ready for the challenges and will invite you to go on a journey of commitment towards enhanced and expanded services to be in line with the latest industry standards and continuous developments. About China Mobile (Hong Kong) Limited China Mobile (Hong Kong) Limited was incorporated in Hong Kong on 3rd September 1997. The Company was listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on 22 October 1997 and 23 October 1997 respectively. The Company was admitted as a constituent stock of the Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong on 27 January 1998. As the leading mobile services provider in Mainland China, the Group boasts the world's largest unified, contiguous all-digital mobile network and the world's largest mobile subscriber base. In 2004, the Company was once again selected as one of "The World's 400 A-List Companies" by the internationally renowned business magazine Forbes and is the only Chinese company inducted into this A-List for three consecutive years. The company's corporate credit rating was upgraded to BBB+ (equivalent to China's sovereign rating) by Standard and Poor's and A3 by Moody's in 2004. Contact: Mr. Wolfgang Liedig -- BSG Clearing Solutions +49 6142 80 2819 +49 6142 80 3448 [email protected] Mr. Wang Qi - ARCH linli@chinamobilesz.com SOURCE: Billing Services Group CONTACT: Mr. Wolfgang Liedig, +49-6142-80-2819, or +49-6142-80-3448, [email protected], of BSG Clearing Solutions; or Mr. Wang Qi, linli@chinamobilesz.com, of ARCH Web site: http://www.billingconcepts.com --Distributed by AsiaNet (www.asianetnews.net)--