BridgePort Networks Names Tom Wheeler and Perry LaForge to Advisory Board.

CHICAGO -- BridgePort Networks, the leader in MobileVoIP convergence, today announced that Perry M. LaForge, executive director of the CDMA Development Group, and Thomas E. Wheeler, former president and CEO of the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA), have joined its board of advisors. LaForge and Wheeler will come together with leading representatives from enterprise, wireless technology and international market development, to help guide the industry through a transition to MobileVoIP.

MobileVoIP convergence combines the personalization and mobility of mobile phone services with the flexibility, innovation and outstanding cost economics of the rapidly growing VoIP sector.

"As the unification of wireless and Internet voice services becomes a reality, the industry as a whole faces the need to define the next generation of communications business models and update the regulatory environment to deal with the new realities of the blurring between fixed, mobile and Internet voice," said Mike Mulica, president and CEO of BridgePort Networks. "Tom and Perry have tremendous experience in guiding industry transitions on behalf of vendors, service providers and end users. At BridgePort Networks we are excited to have their experience and guidance applied to these issues."

Wheeler is recognized internationally for over two decades of work in the advancement of telecommunications policy and technology. He served as president and CEO of the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA) from 1992 to 2003--CTIA is the international organization that represents all sectors of wireless communications: cellular, personal communication services and enhanced specialized mobile radio. Prior to his work at CTIA, Wheeler also served as president of the National Cable Television Association (NCTA), the principal trade association of the cable television industry. An accomplished entrepreneur, Wheeler has founded or helped start multiple companies offering new cable, wireless and video communications services. He is currently a Special Partner at Core Capital Partners and sits on the boards of Earthlink (NASDAQ:ELNK), InPhonic (NASDAQ:INPC) and Telephia.

LaForge has led the development and commercialization of CDMA since its first trials in 1988. He is currently the founder, executive director and chairman of the CDMA Development group (CDG), a trade association comprised of over 100 of the world's leading wireless operators and manufacturers. With over 24 years of experience in the industry, LaForge is also the founder of inOvate Communications Group, a developer and investor in wireless products and services, and inCode Telecom Group, a wireless systems integration company.

BridgePort Networks is the first vendor to offer a platform for MobileVoIP convergence that bridges cellular roaming technology compatible with today's mobile networks and VoIP based on the open SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) standards. The company has developed MobileVoIP solutions for service providers that enable seamless roaming, network presence detection and the ability to cost effectively deliver mobile services over VoIP networks and VoIP calls to mobile phones.

About BridgePort Networks

BridgePort Networks 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 VoIP sector. The core product, the NomadicONE Network Convergence Gateway (NCG), uses roaming technology to extend single identity phone number services over multiple access networks, including: mobile, cable, DSL and Wi-Fi. The NomadicONE NCG is a key component of an open standards partner ecosystem, MobileIGNITE 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.

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