Bridgewater / Juniper Networks
Today Bridgewater announced
Juniper Networks and Bridgewater to Partner on End-to-End Mobile Packet Core Solution
2/13/2011 10:01 AM - Canada NewsWire
BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 13, 2011, 2011 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX News Network) --
<< Global reseller agreement for PCRF and HSS to help mobile operators optimize 3G networks and scale to 4G/LTE >>
Bridgewater Systems (TSX: BWC), the leader in intelligent broadband controls, today announced that Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR) will resell Bridgewater's complete control plane portfolio globally, as an integral component of Juniper's MobileNext, the industry's first open mobile core for 2G/3G and LTE networks.
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News
-- Juniper Networks has selected Bridgewater's intelligent broadband
controls suite including the Bridgewater Home Subscriber Server (HSS)
and Bridgewater Policy Controller/PCRF, both anchored by Bridgewater's
Subscriber Data Broker (SPR), as part of its MobileNext open mobile
core solution for 2G, 3G, and LTE.
-- The Bridgewater portfolio also includes Bridgewater's unique
control-plane-in-a-box solution - EPC 500 - a pre-integrated network
system that includes HSS, PCRF and Subscriber Data Broker and is
designed to accelerate time-to-market for LTE trials and commercial
deployments.
-- This partnership will yield best-of-breed, end-to-end mobile packet
core solutions that allow mobile operators to optimize existing 3G
networks, migrate networks to 4G, and innovate with new services using
Bridgewater's intelligent broadband control solutions.
-- The partnership will strengthen Juniper Networks 3G and LTE mobile
packet core offer with the industry's most comprehensive
pre-integrated
control plane solution offering proven scalability, performance, and
market-leading functionality that helps operators drive revenue growth
while simultaneously supporting ever-increasing mobile data growth.
Quotes
Mike Marcellin, Vice President Product Marketing and Strategy, Juniper
Networks
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"Mobile operators need a highly-scalable and efficient packet core to meet the pressure to scale bandwidth and drive profitability. Our comprehensive mobile portfolio coupled with our partnership with Bridgewater, enable mobile operators to deploy 3G today and transform seamlessly to 4G/LTE."
<< David Sharpley, Senior Vice President, Bridgewater Systems >>
"Bridgewater is pleased to partner with Juniper as it delivers innovative, high-performance packet core solutions to mobile service providers worldwide. Juniper's selection of Bridgewater's PCRF and HSS validates our market and product leadership in comprehensive, carrier-grade intelligent broadband control solutions."
Previously Bridgewater / SVC announced
OTTAWA AND WATERLOO, CANADA, Sept. 29 /CNW/ - 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 (PTS) which detects network conditions, counts usage and enforces network and subscriber policy decisions defined by the Bridgewater® Policy Controller (PCRF) 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.
Will Bridgewaters new relationship with Juniper result in good things for SVC?
DD