Bridgewater and Sandvine Partner for Policy Control Solutions
By Bridgewater Systems And Sandvine, PRNEMonday, September 27, 2010
Fully Interoperable Solutions Enable Tiered and Personalized Services
OTTAWA and WATERLOO, CANADA, September 29, 2010 - Bridgewater Systems (TSX: BWC), the mobile personalization company, and
Sandvine (TSX:SVC; AIM:SAND) a leading provider of network policy control
solutions for fixed and mobile operators, today announced that the two
companies have successfully completed integration and interoperability
testing enabling intelligent policy control solutions for 3G and 4G mobile
operators.
News
- Sandvine and Bridgewater have successfully completed interoperability of Sandvine's Policy Traffic Switch ( www.sandvine.com/products/policy_traffic_switch.asp) (PTS) which detects network conditions, counts usage and enforces network and subscriber policy decisions defined by the Bridgewater(R) Policy Controller (PCRF) ( www.bridgewatersystems.com/Policy-Controller.aspx) to manage mobile data growth and deliver new services. The testing included the PCRF Gx and Gy usage metering interfaces for 3GPP-compliant Policy Control Enforcement Points. - The interoperability testing showcases the two companies' commitment to delivering 3G and 4G policy control solutions that are standards compliant and address next generation services requirements for mobile operators. - The joint policy solutions enable mobile operators to: - Deliver tiered services by applying policies that, for example, give Bronze subscribers 500 megabytes per month of data, with no peer-to- peer services or parental controls, while providing Gold subscribers with one gigabyte per month of data including peer-to-peer services and parental controls. - Personalize applications usage by applying policies such as allowing unlimited social networking for a fixed monthly fee and offering usage restrictions during school hours. - Ensure fair usage by applying policies based on subscriber service plans and real-time network congestion levels. - The joint Sandvine and Bridgewater solution is live today in a major North American 4G operator network and the two companies are working Together on joint opportunities globally.
Quotes
Tom Donnelly, Executive Vice President, Sandvine
"With the emergence of more powerful mobile devices, service providers
are looking to advance network policy control solutions to manage network
congestion and ensure the highest possible quality of experience for the
widest range of applications. The Sandvine and Bridgewater integrated
solution enables quick and easy deployments of key service creation programs,
such as usage management and personalized data plans."
David Sharpley, Senior Vice President, Bridgewater Systems
"Bridgewater and Sandvine have successfully worked together in a major 4G
operator deployment and we are now expanding this relationship to include
integrated policy solutions. By combining Sandvine's Policy Traffic Switch
with the Bridgewater Policy Controller, operators can deliver innovative,
personalized services that increase profitability while meeting the
increasingly sophisticated requirements of mobile users."
Tags / Keywords
Bridgewater Systems, Sandvine, LTE, WiMAX, 3G, Policy Control, PCRF, DPI,
3GPP, Network Policy Control, Usage Management
About Sandvine
Sandvine's network policy control solutions focus on protecting and
improving the quality of experience on the Internet.
Our award-winning network equipment and software helps DSL, FTTx, cable,
fixed wireless and mobile operators better understand network traffic, manage
network congestion, create new services and revenues, mitigate traffic that
is malicious or undesirable to subscribers, deliver QoS-prioritized
multimedia services and increase subscriber satisfaction. With service
provider customers in more than 80 countries serving hundreds of millions of
broadband and mobile data subscribers, Sandvine is enhancing the Internet
experience worldwide.
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 150 leading service providers
including America Movil, Bell Canada, Clearwire, Cox, 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.
Bridgewater, Bridgewater Systems, the Bridgewater Systems logo, WideSpan,
Smart Caps, myPolicy, 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.
For further information: Bridgewater Systems Ed Barker edward.barker@bridgewatersystems.com +44-(0)7939-492-656 Tony Tan (Asia Pacific) tony@siren-communication.com +65-9048-6981 Sandvine Media: Jennifer Ross jross@sandvine.com +1-519-880-2232 Investors: Rick Wadsworth rwadsworth@sandvine.com +1-519-880-2400 ext. 3503
Bridgewater Systems (TSX: BWC); Sandvine (TSX:SVC; AIM:SAND)
For further information: Bridgewater Systems, Ed Barker, edward.barker at bridgewatersystems.com, +44-(0)7939-492-656. Tony Tan (Asia Pacific), tony at siren-communication.com, +65-9048-6981. Sandvine, Media: Jennifer Ross, jross at sandvine.com, +1-519-880-2232. Investors: Rick Wadsworth, rwadsworth at sandvine.com, +1-519-880-2400 ext. 3503
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