Openwave to demonstrate MobileSTICK solution for fixed-mobile convergence

(Product News, 14 Feb 2007)

Openwave Systems Inc. is planning to collaborate with BridgePort Networks for fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) as part of its Adaptive Mobility portfolio of offerings. MobileSTICK will enable Openwave's GSM and UMTS operator customers to securely extend their mobile communications experience onto the PC desktop.

As the first step in such proposed collaboration, three MobileSTICK applications integrated with Openwave's IP-based Adaptive Communications platform are being demonstrated at 3GSM 2007 World Congress. These include: inbound and outbound voice calls using a PC broadband softphone that uses the same mobile phone number identity as the paired mobile handset; mobile messaging integration with the PC through the innovative MMS drag- and-drop feature, enabling easy access to photos, music and videos stored on their PC or accessed from anywhere on the internet via the PC browser; and email click-to-call with Openwave Rich Mail, a PC-based Web mail solution designed for carrier-scale deployment by broadband and mobile operators.

The MobileSTICK solution is designed to securely transform personal computers connected to the Internet over cable, DSL, Wi-Fi or virtually any other broadband link into end-points for mobile operator services, with Internet cost economics.

Openwave's Adaptive Communications portfolio offers the ability to personalize and simplify messaging services so that consumers can focus on the act of communication rather than the network, device or protocol used. Openwave's offerings are designed to break today's silos between myriad communications applications to create a more integrated, holistic experience.

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