BayPackets and Apertio Deliver Next Generation IMS Applications; Fully Interoperable Components Enable Real-Time Subscriber Mobility Across Fixed, Mobile and Converged Networks.

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- BayPackets, a leader in providing IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) compliant multi-network voice and data solutions for wireless, wireline and cable operators, today announced a partnership with subscriber-centric network specialist, Apertio, to help telecommunications carriers achieve full mobility for IMS and other next generation IP services. By ensuring complete interoperability between BayPackets' Agility SIP Application Server and Apertio's One-HSS (Home Subscriber Server), the companies provide operators with a standards-based, best-of-breed ecosystem from which they can quickly and affordably deploy new and enhanced services.

BayPackets' Agility SIP Application Server (SAS) conforms to the 3GPP IMS standard and includes a complete Element Management System and Service Management System. This carrier-grade service delivery platform seamlessly operates on circuit-switched, packet-based or converged networks. Increasingly adopted by the world's fastest growing and largest communications providers, Apertio One-HSS provides a key component of IMS-ready networks, desiloing subscriber, service and network data from multiple applications to create a centralized repository at the heart of the network. In combination with BayPackets' SAS, these components enable operators to deploy new applications faster, since data components can be reused or shared each time.

"The growing trend of adopting best of breed applications for IMS is unquestioned, and it is vital that vendors demonstrate seamless end-to-end interoperability," said Wallace Ascham, co-founder and Director of Strategic Partners for Apertio. "We have been pioneering this approach with incredible success over the past 18 months and are delighted to be working with BayPackets, expanding our connected ecosystem of partners to ensure operators can realize the full potential of open IMS."

"Through this partnership, BayPackets is delivering agility to service providers for their deployment of cutting-edge IMS-based applications," said Sanjeev Chawla, co-founder and CTO of BayPackets. "By 'unlocking' subscriber information, operators gain instant access to subscriber privileges, service information and the like -- enabling them to deliver a seamless user experience across wireless, wireline and converged networks."

About BayPackets, Inc.

BayPackets' IMS-compliant service delivery platforms and applications enable wireless, wireline and cable operators to rapidly bundle and deliver enhanced voice and data services tailored to the needs of their business and consumer customers. Local, long-distance and broadband carriers rely on BayPackets' solutions to profitably expand their business by efficiently operating new and existing network infrastructure via a flexible and open standards-based platform. BayPackets is a privately held company that has received funding from industry-leading venture capital firms. The company is headquartered in Fremont, CA, with a subsidiary in Noida UP, India. For more information, visit BayPackets at www.baypackets.com.

About Apertio

Apertio is the leading independent provider of subscriber-centric networks for mobile, fixed and converged telecommunications operators.

Its software application suite, Apertio One, delivers a single, open, subscriber-centric architecture for current and new generation networks. The suite includes Apertio One-NDS (Network Directory Server), Apertio One-HLR (Home Location Register), Apertio One-HSS (Home Subscriber Server), and Apertio One-PPS (Prepaid Server).

The Apertio One architecture eliminates complexity and cost. It dramatically simplifies the network and places the subscriber at its heart to deliver increased revenue through rapid service deployment, and lays the foundation for IMS in networks today.

Apertio's customers number among the world's largest and fastest growing telecommunications operators including Orange, T-Mobile, Vodafone and AIS. The company is privately held, and headquartered in Bristol, UK, with offices in Chicago, Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur. For more information visit: www.apertio.com.