BridgePort Networks Named a Finalist in the Prestigious GSM Association Awards; BridgePort Networks Nominated for Best Network Infrastructure Based on its Solutions for MobileVoIP.CHICAGO -- BridgePort Networks, the leader in MobileVoIP convergence, announced today that it has been nominated as a finalist for the prestigious 2005 GSM Association (GSM Association, Dublin, Ireland, www.gsmworld.com) A membership association founded in 1987 that promotes the development and evolution of the GSM communications standard worldwide. Awards in the category of Best Network Infrastructure for the company's solutions based on its NomadicONE Network Convergence Gateway. BridgePort Networks executives will be on hand to demonstrate its MobileVoIP solutions 3GSM World Congress 2005, stand M15 Hall 5, in Cannes, France from 14-17 February 2005. Celebrating their tenth year, the 2005 GSM Association Awards are open to all industry players who offer content, products or services that run on GSM, GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) The first high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that used the GSM technology. GPRS added a packet-switched channel to GSM, which uses dedicated, circuit-switched channels for voice conversations. , EDGE and 3GSM (W-CDMA See WCDMA. ) networks used by 1.2 billion people worldwide. "BridgePort Networks is pleased to be recognized by the international GSM community for its innovation in creating convergence solutions that can be used in today's GSM and UMTS networks Beginning in 2003 under the name 3, Hutchison Whampoa, a large port operator, has gradually launched their startup UMTS networks worldwide including Australia, Austria, Denmark, Hong Kong, Italy, United Kingdom, Ireland and Sweden. and leverage the evolution of the GSM platform to IP Multimedia System," said Mike Mulica, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , BridgePort Networks. "We look forward to an exciting 3GSM World Congress and together with our partners to bringing MobileVoIP to market in 2005." BridgePort Networks is being recognized by the judges of the GSM Association Awards for its innovative work in developing network infrastructure software that sits in the core of the mobile network to bridge mobile services to broadband networks  This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. . BridgePort Networks' solutions for convergence are based on the company's NomadicONE Network Convergence Gateway, which enables mobile operators and MVNOs to extend via SIP (Session Initiation Protocol (protocol) Session Initiation Protocol - (SIP) A very simple text-based application-layer control protocol. It creates, modifies, and terminates sessions with one or more participants. Such sessions include Internet telephony and multimedia conferences. It is described in RFC 2543. ), single-number mobile voice and data services to residential, corporate and hotspot locations with broadband access See broadband and wireless broadband. , such as DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary or Wi-Fi, expanding the reach of GSM services GSM services are a standard collection of applications and features available to mobile phone subscribers all over the world. The GSM standards are defined by the 3GPP collaboration and implemented in hardware and software by equipment manufacturers and mobile phone operators. at lower cost to ever more environments and subscribers. Mobile operators now have the ability to take advantage of the incredible growth and superior economics of VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) services by extending GSM numbers and services into domains previously preserved for fixed line telephony -- home and work phones. For subscribers, the primary benefit is an efficient, cost-effective, seamless user experience that is fundamentally access agnostic and can be enabled by virtually any SIP endpoint device, including multimode GSM and Wi-Fi phones, IP desk phones, PC or PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). softphone clients and fixed-line phones utilizing ATAs (analogue telephone adapters). "As a member of BridgePort Networks' MobileIGNITE partner program, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) is very excited about this nomination," said Adel Al Saleh, VP Communications Sector, IBM Americas. "BridgePort Networks takes advantage of IBM's eServer BladeCenter, a basis for highly scalable, available and manageable next generation network convergence infrastructure based on Linux. We are delighted by the BridgePort Networks' nomination which will bring yet more visibility to the important MobileVoIP category." IBM and BridgePort Networks work together to provide MobileVoIP solutions to service providers worldwide that allow them to provide simplified integrated communications services to their subscribers. IBM and BridgePort Networks are currently working together on a number of service provider engagements around the world. "As the GSM industry heads toward the next billion customer landmark, it is innovation and ingenuity of the calibre of this year's GSM Awards nominees that will be key to driving and accelerating growth globally. This year we have seen an exceptional quantity and quality, and the competition has been fiercer than ever," commented Robert G. Conway GSM Association CEO and Member of the Board. This year's winners will be announced at the GSM Awards ceremony held on Tuesday 15 February 2005 in Cannes, France. About BridgePort Networks BridgePort Networks(TM) is the leader in MobileVoIP convergence -- combining the personalization and mobility of mobile phone services with the flexibility, innovation and outstanding cost economics of the rapidly growing VolP sector. The core product, the NomadicONE(TM) Network Convergence Gateway (NCG NCG New College Graduate NCG Network Convergence Gateway (Nomadicone) NCG National Commissioning Group (England health services procurement) NCG Noncondensible Gas ), uses roaming technology to extend single identity phone number services over multiple access networks, including: mobile, cable, DSL and WiFi. The NomadicONE NCG is a key component of an open standards partner ecosystem, mobileIGNITE(TM), that comprises end-to-end solutions that improve the quality, coverage and cost of mobile service delivery and the mobility of VoIP services. BridgePort Networks is a global company, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. To learn more about BridgePort Networks visit: www.bridgeport-networks.com About the 2005 GSM Association Awards Celebrating their tenth year, the 2005 GSM Association Awards offer organisations across the world the opportunity to showcase the life changing, life enhancing and life saving wireless products, services and initiatives that have come to characterise GSM. The Awards are open to all industry players -- mobile operators, device manufacturers, application developers, billing system providers, CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. solution providers, infrastructure providers, content aggregators, originators and providers -- who offer content, products or services that run on GSM, GPRS, EDGE and 3GSM (W-CDMA) networks used by 1.2 billion people worldwide. Winners will be announced at the 2005 GSM Association Awards Gala Dinner at the 3GSM World Congress, in Cannes, France on Tuesday 15th February 2005. |
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