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BridgePort Networks Named to the 2004 Pulver100; Award Recognizing BridgePort Networks' Innovation in Mobile to IP Roaming.


MELVILLE, N.Y. -- BridgePort Networks, a leader in mobile to voice over IP roaming network convergence, today announced that it has been named to the 2004 "pulver 100" - which is the VoIP industry's premiere listing of privately held growth companies that represent the future of the communications ecosystem. BridgePort Networks has been named to the list in recognition of the company's innovative Mobile to IP roaming solution.

BridgePort Networks offers a software based network infrastructure solution, the NomadicONE Network Convergence Gateway (NCG NCG New College Graduate
NCG Network Convergence Gateway (Nomadicone)
NCG National Commissioning Group (England health services procurement)
NCG Noncondensible Gas
), which enables the convergence of mobile and IP voice and data services. The product, sold to communications service providers A Communications Service Provider or CSP is a company that transports information electronically. The term encompasses public and private companies in the wireline, wireless, Internet, cable, satellite, and managed services businesses. , enables users to have one phone number across all devices and networks - mobile, broadband and WiFi, with all of the advantages of Voice over IP, such as higher quality of service and lower cost.

With BridgePort Networks' software and emerging mobile phones that have both mobile and WiFi modes, phone calls to mobile phone numbers are seamlessly handled as voice over IP calls when in range of a WiFi network See wireless Ethernet and 802.11. . The NomadicONE NCG also permits low cost Session Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP.

(networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol.
 (SIP) based fixed VoIP terminals such as analog telephone adapters and desktop SIP phones to terminate calls and messages sent to mobile phone numbers.

"BridgePort Networks' NomadicONE Network Convergence Gateway is a truly innovative product, bringing mobile to IP roaming to the network core," said Jeff Pulver Jeff Pulver is the Chairman and founder of pulver.com, and a founder of the VoIP industry.

Pulver is the chief writer of what's referred to as "the Pulver Order", which was adopted in 2004 by the Federal Communications Commission as the first FCC ruling regarding internet
, 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.  of pulver.com. "We're excited to name BridgePort Networks to this year's pulver 100."

This is truly an exciting time in telecommunications and in VoIP, in particular," said Mike Mulica, President and CEO, BridgePort Networks. "We are proud to be added to the prestigious ranks of the pulver 100."

The award will be presented on Monday, October 18 at the FallVON 2004 Conference in Boston, Massachusetts “Boston” redirects here. For other uses, see Boston (disambiguation).
Boston is the capital and most populous city of Massachusetts.[3] The largest city in New England, Boston is considered the unofficial economic and cultural center of the entire New
, where BridgePort Networks will be presenting an industry perspective at the WiFi VoIP Summit and participating on a panel titled, Roaming between WiFi and GSM Networks. The BridgePort Networks booth during FallVON is #1243.

It was also announced today that BridgePort Networks received series B funding.

About the pulver 100:

Originally introduced in 2002, the pulver 100 features private companies in the communications sector that have substantial real-world deployments and enjoy significant growth rates Growth Rates

The compounded annualized rate of growth of a company's revenues, earnings, dividends, or other figures.

Notes:
Remember, historically high growth rates don't always mean a high rate of growth looking into the future.
. The value chain characterized by pulver 100 differs from the vertically integrated telecom model of the last century, focusing more on a networking-industry model that espouses open interfaces, connectivity decoupled from services, and software decoupled from hardware. For additional details on the 2004 pulver 100, please visit: http://pulver.com/pulver100/

About BridgePort Networks(TM)

BridgePort Networks is leading the seamless convergence of mobile and Voice over IP services. Using roaming technology, the core product, the NomadicONE(TM) Network Convergence Gateway, extends single identity mobile phone number services over IP access networks, including cable, 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
 and WiFi. The NomadicONE Network Convergence Gateway's open systems architecture enables a broad ecosystem of end-to-end solutions that improve the quality, coverage and cost of mobile service delivery. BridgePort Networks is headquartered in Chicago, with an R&D facility in Cambridge, MA. More information is available at www.bridgeport-networks.com.

About pulver.com

Founded in 1994 by Jeff Pulver, pulver.com produces the highly successful VON conferences, and is engaged in many activities that promote the growth of communication technology. The pulver.com website (http://www.pulver.com) is a key source of information for those in the IP Communications A general term for networks that use the IP protocol for voice (VoIP) and video traffic. See IP telephony.  industry and The Pulver Report (http://pulver.com/reports) has more than 50,000 subscribers - for whom it is a primary source of news and information on the latest developments in emerging net technologies. Jeff Pulver is also the founder of The VON Coalition, pulverRadio, RevUp Records and co-founder of: Vonage and WHP WHP Workplace Health Promotion
WHP WOCE (World Ocean Circulation Experiment) Hydrographic Program
WHP Wellhead Protection
WHP Wheel Horsepower
WHP With High Probability
WHP Wellhead Platform (offshore drilling) 
 Wireless.

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