Bytemobile Launches WebGate Next-Generation Mobile Internet Gateway With New Release of Unison Platform


MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, September 25 /PRNewswire/ --

Bytemobile, Inc., the global leader in mobile internet solutions for
network operators, today announced the general availability of its
WebGate(TM) Service, which provides a single service control point within the
network for all wireless data traffic. This enables operators to deliver
innovative new data services and applications to their customers while
controlling data flow through intelligent service selection.

WebGate Service is the first mobile internet gateway product capable of
managing all traffic types. Uniquely positioned in the core data path of the
network, the product analyzes and processes traffic at the application level.
For example, operators can control the quality of video downloads to
differentiate service between premium plan and standard plan subscribers.

WebGate Service is available with the new release of Bytemobile's
Unison(TM) Mobile Internet Platform, which has the capacity to handle over
twice the volume of data traffic as the previous version. Other features of
the new release include acceleration of web page downloads on smartphones,
including Apple's 3G iPhone.

Customized Services and Traffic Control

"WebGate Service enables our customers to launch customized data
services, including intelligent pricing plans with adaptive enforcement of
fair use policies," said Adrian Hall, Bytemobile chief marketing officer.
"Our research indicates that 2% of mobile data users generate approximately
50% of data traffic. WebGate Service provides an effective gatekeeper,
monitoring data usage and applying policy rules based on user profile, device
type, traffic type, and other criteria to ensure fine control of service
quality."

Hall continued, "The new Unison platform offers operators unprecedented
levels of scalability, while protecting their existing infrastructure
investment, by further improving overall network efficiency through smart
optimization. This is mission-critical when data traffic over tier-one
networks is growing at 10-15% per month and rapidly consuming network
capacity."

Cost-Effective Network Scalability

According to industry estimates, mobile data traffic will roughly double
each year from 2008 through 2012. Australian IT reported that some Apple
iPhone users consume more than 100 MB of data per month. Consequently,
traffic management and network scalability will have direct impact on the
competitiveness and profitability of network operators. With the service
control capabilities of WebGate Service and the doubled capacity of the new
Unison platform, operators can continue to scale their networks ahead of data
usage trends, within the footprint of their existing installations.

Faster Smartphone Downloads

Gartner reported that global sales of smartphones reached 64 million in
the first half of 2008, up 22% from the same period of 2007. As growing
numbers of users rely on mobile devices for their personal computing needs,
their impatience with web page download times increases proportionately. As a
result, smart optimization is becoming imperative even for operators of HSPA
and other high-speed networks. The new release of Bytemobile's Web
Velocity(TM) Engine optimization solution significantly speeds up browser
downloads on all smartphones while reducing traffic volume over the network.

About Bytemobile, Inc.

Bytemobile is a tier-one provider of integrated mobile internet solutions
which enable wireless network operators to deliver value-added data services
to consumers on mass-market cellular phones, feature phones, smartphones, and
laptops. Bytemobile(R) solutions are installed in the networks of 96
operators in 53 countries and 12 of the world's top 15 tier-one operators.
Customers include AT&T, China Mobile, China Unicom, KDDI, KPN, Orange,
Orascom, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile, Telecom Italia Mobile, Telefonica O2,
TeliaSonera, Vodafone, and WILLCOM. Bytemobile is a privately held company
with regional sales and support offices in Wokingham, U.K.; Dubai, U.A.E.;
Tokyo, Japan; Beijing, China; Singapore; and Sydney, Australia; and research
and development centers in Mountain View, California; Patras, Greece; and
Champaign, Illinois. To learn more about Bytemobile, visit the company's
website at http://www.bytemobile.com.

Bytemobile, the Bytemobile logo, WebGate, Unison, and Web Velocity are
trademarks of Bytemobile, Inc. and may be registered in some jurisdictions.
All other product or service names are the property of their respective
owners.

Web site: http://www.bytemobile.com

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