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MetroPCS Goes Live with Bridgewater for 4G LTE
First Commercial 4G LTE Deployment in North America
CHICAGO, Oct. 18 /PRNewswire/ - Bridgewater Systems (TSX: BWC), the mobile
personalization company, today announced that MetroPCS Communications
Inc. has launched the Bridgewater(R) Home Subscriber Server (HSS) and
Policy Controller (PCRF) to deliver 4G LTE services.
News
-- MetroPCS is at the forefront of delivering advanced 4G LTE broadband
services such as high-speed video, multimedia and social networking
with recent network launches in Las Vegas and Dallas/Fort Worth
markets.
-- Bridgewater is supplying its independent, high performance control plane
to manage mobile data traffic, subscribers, devices and applications
and personalize services for MetroPCS' 4G LTE network. This includes:
-- The Bridgewater Policy Controller, which supports 3GPP PCRF Release
7, 8 and 9 standards on the same platform, provides real-time
network, application, and subscriber policies to manage mobile data
growth and deliver personalized services; and
-- The Bridgewater Home Subscriber Server, a master repository that
contains subscriber and device profile and state information, and
manages subscriber identities, service profiles, authentication,
authorization, and quality of service in real time.
Quotes
Ed Chao, Senior Vice President, MetroPCS
"Our move to 4G LTE represents a first step in the transformation of our
network, and ultimately a transformation of our business. 4G LTE offers
us the opportunity to maintain our low-cost leadership while providing
a foundation for delivering new, value-added services that our
customers can enjoy today and well into the future. Bridgewater
delivered the high performance, independent control plane functionality
that we needed in our multi-vendor 4G LTE network, and, as expected, we
have been extremely pleased with our HSS and PCRF project deployment."
David Sharpley, Senior Vice President, Bridgewater Systems
"Bridgewater is proud to have our HSS and PCRF products live as they
form the core of MetroPCS' 4G LTE control plane. Bridgewater is leading
the transformation to 4G with innovative, integrated mobile control
plane solutions that can meet the rigorous delivery requirements of
service providers as they address exponential demand for advanced
mobile Internet services."
Tags / Keywords
Bridgewater Systems, MetroPCS, LTE, Evolved Packet Core, Home Subscriber
Server, HSS, Policy Control, PCRF, Subscriber Data Broker
Links
http://www.metropcs.com/presscenter/articles/mpcs-news-20100929.aspx
http://www.bridgewatersystems.com/2009-News-Releases.aspx?newsid=371
http://www.bridgewatersystems.com/LTE.aspx
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 http://www.bridgewatersystems.com.
Bridgewater, Bridgewater Systems, the Bridgewater Systems logo,
WideSpan, Smart Caps, and Subscriber Data Broker are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Bridgewater Systems Corporation. All other
company, product names and any registered and unregistered trademarks
mentioned are used for identification purposes only and remain the
exclusive property of their respective owners.
SOURCE Bridgewater Systems
Bridgewater Systems
CONTACT: <p>Joanne Steinberg<br/> Bridgewater Systems<br/> <a href="file:///C:Documents%20and%20SettingsdsharpleLocal%20SettingsTemporary%20Internet%20FilesContent.Outlook7E0RZH6Zjoanne.steinberg@bridgewatersystems.com">joanne.steinberg@bridgewatersystems.com</a><br/> +1 613-591-9104 extension 2032</p>
MetroPCS Goes Live with Bridgewater for 4G LTE
First Commercial 4G LTE Deployment in North America
CHICAGO, Oct. 18 /PRNewswire/ - Bridgewater Systems (TSX: BWC), the mobile
personalization company, today announced that MetroPCS Communications
Inc. has launched the Bridgewater(R) Home Subscriber Server (HSS) and
Policy Controller (PCRF) to deliver 4G LTE services.
News
-- MetroPCS is at the forefront of delivering advanced 4G LTE broadband
services such as high-speed video, multimedia and social networking
with recent network launches in Las Vegas and Dallas/Fort Worth
markets.
-- Bridgewater is supplying its independent, high performance control plane
to manage mobile data traffic, subscribers, devices and applications
and personalize services for MetroPCS' 4G LTE network. This includes:
-- The Bridgewater Policy Controller, which supports 3GPP PCRF Release
7, 8 and 9 standards on the same platform, provides real-time
network, application, and subscriber policies to manage mobile data
growth and deliver personalized services; and
-- The Bridgewater Home Subscriber Server, a master repository that
contains subscriber and device profile and state information, and
manages subscriber identities, service profiles, authentication,
authorization, and quality of service in real time.
Quotes
Ed Chao, Senior Vice President, MetroPCS
"Our move to 4G LTE represents a first step in the transformation of our
network, and ultimately a transformation of our business. 4G LTE offers
us the opportunity to maintain our low-cost leadership while providing
a foundation for delivering new, value-added services that our
customers can enjoy today and well into the future. Bridgewater
delivered the high performance, independent control plane functionality
that we needed in our multi-vendor 4G LTE network, and, as expected, we
have been extremely pleased with our HSS and PCRF project deployment."
David Sharpley, Senior Vice President, Bridgewater Systems
"Bridgewater is proud to have our HSS and PCRF products live as they
form the core of MetroPCS' 4G LTE control plane. Bridgewater is leading
the transformation to 4G with innovative, integrated mobile control
plane solutions that can meet the rigorous delivery requirements of
service providers as they address exponential demand for advanced
mobile Internet services."
Tags / Keywords
Bridgewater Systems, MetroPCS, LTE, Evolved Packet Core, Home Subscriber
Server, HSS, Policy Control, PCRF, Subscriber Data Broker
Links
http://www.metropcs.com/presscenter/articles/mpcs-news-20100929.aspx
http://www.bridgewatersystems.com/2009-News-Releases.aspx?newsid=371
http://www.bridgewatersystems.com/LTE.aspx
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 http://www.bridgewatersystems.com.
Bridgewater, Bridgewater Systems, the Bridgewater Systems logo,
WideSpan, Smart Caps, and Subscriber Data Broker are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Bridgewater Systems Corporation. All other
company, product names and any registered and unregistered trademarks
mentioned are used for identification purposes only and remain the
exclusive property of their respective owners.
SOURCE Bridgewater Systems
Bridgewater Systems
CONTACT: <p>Joanne Steinberg<br/> Bridgewater Systems<br/> <a href="file:///C:Documents%20and%20SettingsdsharpleLocal%20SettingsTemporary%20Internet%20FilesContent.Outlook7E0RZH6Zjoanne.steinberg@bridgewatersystems.com">joanne.steinberg@bridgewatersystems.com</a><br/> +1 613-591-9104 extension 2032</p>