Commnet Supply Adds Solutions from Bridgewater Systems to Deliver Complete Wireless Infrastructure Offering; Subscriber-Centric Policy Management Software Brings Additional Value to Niche Service Providers

Business Wire, Sept 20, 2006

OTTAWA -- Commnet Supply, LLC, (Commnet), a leading distributor and reseller of wireless infrastructure and services, has recently entered into a partnership agreement to resell a broad range of solutions from Bridgewater Systems. This relationship allows Commnet to offer service providers a comprehensive set of policy management solutions to control and monitor subscriber access to network services, accelerate the launch of wireless data services and maximize profits.

Service providers in small and rural markets gain a proven subscriber-centric policy management portfolio coupled with Commnet's infrastructure offerings in a single one-stop-shop solution. Based upon similar solutions developed for larger service providers, the Bridgewater Systems solutions are scaled to serve the same needs faced by smaller operators as they launch new wireless data services. These needs include support for CDMA2000 1X, new technologies such as EV-DO, data roaming, robust network access control, dynamic broadband management, monetization and application authorization.

Bridgewater Systems' solutions are access technology agnostic and can seamlessly work in conjunction with existing and future wireless networks. Additionally, Bridgewater solutions are proven for their ease of integration with a broad range of billing, operations and business support systems, and network elements and applications which will assist service providers in their efforts to launch new services quickly and cost-effectively through the minimization of provisioning time and custom development efforts.

"Bridgewater Systems' technology enables Commnet to offer its customers robust policy management solutions to help them better manage their subscriber base and introduce new services," said Alan Prochazka, vice president, marketing and services, Commnet Supply, LLC. "Bridgewater's extensive experience and widespread deployment in CDMA networks will help Commnet's sales and technical professionals address specific customer needs such as seamless data roaming and built-in support for evolution to CDMA2000 1xEV-DO. In addition, the company's experience in integrating to a wide range of OSS/BSS and network infrastructure elements will provide a time-to-market advantage for Commnet's customers as they introduce new services."

Commnet will offer its customers a number of Bridgewater solutions including:

--AAA Service Controller - Built around a powerful policy and profile engine, this proven, scalable and robust authentication, authorization and accounting (AAA) solution allows service providers to offer and control access to advanced and differentiated services across all access types. It ensures that only authorized subscribers can access services, reducing the potential for revenue leakage and optimizing the network for all subscribers.

--Dynamic Broadband Manager - This real-time policy management solution enables dynamic control of network services on a per-subscriber, per-session or per-application basis. It allows service providers to apply flexible controls over bandwidth usage, create tiered services with Quality of Service (QoS) guarantees, and offer on-demand upgrades that boost the average revenue per user and differentiate service offerings.

--Application Authorization Server - This solution provides a common profile and policy system for application authorization offering service providers a single point of user management and provisioning across multiple applications. Because it integrates easily with commonly available application programming interfaces (APIs), it minimizes impact on internal development resources, thereby accelerating services deployment and reducing costs.

--Revenue Collector and Formatter - Integrated with the AAA Service Controller, it enables service providers to capture, format, and process essential usage information and subscriber data. It correlates and aggregates event-based accounting data into single-session records. This information is then fed into external billing and settlement systems, providing an affordable and proven alternative to custom or mediation-based solutions.

--Prepaid Integrator - This flexible solution supports both time-based and volume-based prepaid quota service models and allows service providers to offer prepaid data services while reusing their existing voice prepaid billing system. It provides a low-balance notification with a configurable threshold, enhancing service continuity and keeping accounts from fully depleting but immediately suspending sessions upon draining of a prepaid account.

"Commnet continues to deliver leading, innovative infrastructure solutions to the wireless service provider market," said Tyler Nelson, vice president of business development and marketing, Bridgewater Systems. "Our relationship with Commnet helps to support this effort with a broad range of policy management solutions that help their customers maximize profits and launch new services faster than ever before."

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