SINGAPORE, April 27 /PRNewswire/ --

- New Entry-Level WiMAX System Ensures Rapid, Cost-Effective Service
Delivery

Bridgewater Systems (TSX: BWC), the mobile personalization company, today 
introduced the Bridgewater(R) ServiceMAX 500, a service control and 
subscriber data management system that enables WiMAX(TM) operators to rapidly 
and cost effectively launch mobile broadband and Voice over IP services. 
Bridgewater also announced today that it has been selected by Tatung 
Infocomm for its mobile WiMAX deployment in Taiwan.

News

    -   The Bridgewater ServiceMAX 500 System provides the connectivity
        service network (CSN) functionality WiMAX operators need to quickly
        launch commercial services, manage subscribers, and support prepaid
        or postpaid billing. It is fully compliant with the WiMAX Network
        Working Group Stage 3 specification.
    -   The ServiceMAX 500 incorporates the market leading Bridgewater(R)
        Service Controller (AAA) to securely authorize and authenticate
        subscribers and performs critical accounting functions. It is
        anchored by Bridgewater's Subscriber Data Broker(TM), a sophisticated
        subscriber data management product that unifies subscriber
        information including service entitlements, devices, billing
        profiles, preferences and context, and provides the tools to broker
        this data to systems and applications.
    -   Optional modules include lawful Intercept support, a regulatory
        requirement in many countries, the Bridgewater(R) Policy Controller
        for over-the-air device configuration and service activation, server
        redundancy, and custom plug-ins to allow for future expansion and
        service innovation.
     -   This new turnkey system enables operators to:
        -  Rapidly launch commercial services using a pre-integrated software
           and hardware system that easily scales to meet subscriber growth
           requirements.
        -  Reduce risk by implementing market leading, widely deployed
           service control and subscriber data management products that have
           proven interoperability and integration with leading WiMAX
           equipment vendors.
        -  Deliver innovative, personalized services including flexible
           prepaid and postpaid charging models, seamless roaming, and
           optional support for mobile advertising, casual usage, over-the-
           air provisioning, location-based services, and other advanced
           applications.



Quotes

Adlane Fellah, CEO and Founder, Maravedis

"The average WiMAX deployment today serves 15,000 subscribers with many
of these deployments in developing markets and areas without fixed broadband
services. The Bridgewater ServiceMAX 500 leverages the same field proven
service control and subscriber data management technology chosen by over 25
WiMAX operators to meet the requirements of small to medium sized
deployments."

David Sharpley, Senior Vice President, Bridgewater Systems

"WiMAX operators have told us that they need a proven, entry-level
integrated system to speed their time to service launch, with a compelling
price-point and the scalability to meet their subscriber growth objectives.
The Bridgewater ServiceMAX 500 is perfectly packaged to meet key business and
network requirements and has optional advanced features for differentiation
and service expansion."

Visit Bridgewater Systems at WiMAX Forum Congress Asia, stand 74, April
28-29, 2009 at Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition
Centre. Join Bridgewater's David Brooks, Managing Director, APAC as he
discusses the hidden issues operators need to consider when launching
commercial WiMAX services on April 29th at 4:30 PM, Track 1, Main Congress.

Tags / Keywords

Bridgewater Systems, Maravedis, WiMAX, Service Control, AAA, Subscriber
Data Management, Subscriber Data Broker, Policy Control, Mobile
Personalization

Links

http://www.bridgewatersystems.com/ServiceMAX-500.aspx

http://www.bridgewatersystems.com/WiMAX.aspx

http://www.bridgewatersystems.com/Assets/Downloads/Whitepapers/WiMAXCommercialLaunch.pdf

http://www.maravedis-bwa.com/

About Bridgewater Systems

Bridgewater Systems, the mobile personalization company, enables service
providers to efficiently manage and profit from mobile data services, content
and commerce. The company's market leading mobile personalization portfolio
provides a real-time, unified view of subscribers including entitlements,
devices, networks, billing profiles, preferences and context. Anchored by
Bridgewater's Subscriber Data Broker(TM), the portfolio of carrier-grade and
standards-based products includes the Bridgewater(R) Service Controller (AAA),
the Bridgewater(R) Policy Controller (PCRF) and the Bridgewater(R) Home
Subscriber Server (HSS). More than 120 leading service providers including
America Movil, Bell Canada, Clearwire, Hutchison Telecom, Iusacell, Scartel,
SmarTone-Vodafone, Sprint, Tata Teleservices, Tatung, Telmex, Telstra, and
Verizon Wireless use Bridgewater's solutions to rapidly deliver innovative
mobile services to over 150 million subscribers. For more information, visit
us at www.bridgewatersystems.com.

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For further information: Joanne Steinberg, Bridgewater Systems, 
joanne.steinberg@bridgewatersystems.com, +1-613-591-9104 extension 2032;
Tony Tan, MS&L Asia Pacific, tony.tan(@sg.mslworldwide.com, 
Tel: +65-6324-9731