Agri-Valley Selects Bridgewater for LTE
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Posted on November 18, 2010 at 7:07:01 AM
Agri-Valley Selects Bridgewater for LTE
Home Subscriber Server and Policy Controller enable high-speedLTE broadband services
OTTAWA, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ - Bridgewater Systems (TSX: BWC), the mobile
personalization company, today announced that Agri-Valley
Communications, the first operator to roll out LTE services in rural
Michigan, has selected the Bridgewater(R) EPC 500 system for its network rollout.
News
-- Agri-Valley selected the Bridgewater EPC 500 system which provides
subscriber and device data management, policy control, and interworking
functions for the LTE Evolved Packet Core. It includes the
Bridgewater(R) Home Subscriber Server and Policy Controller (PCRF) both
anchored by Bridgewater's Subscriber Data Broker((TM)). The EPC 500 is
fully compliant with LTE specifications and features extensive,
multi-vendor interoperability.
-- It enables Agri-Valley to:
-- Rapidly and cost-effectively launch LTE broadband services to
under-served areas using a fully integrated and tested EPC system to
support functions such as subscriber and service modeling, roaming,
and quality of service management;
-- Reduce costs through over-the-air provisioning of subscribers,
devices, and on-demand service models; and
-- Deliver innovative, personalized services to attract and retain
subscribers including nomadic and casual usage services.
-- The service provider plans to roll out LTE in all of its 40 counties in
the northern part of Michigan's Lower Peninsula within the next three
to five years.
Quotes
Ed Eichler, President and CEO, Agri-Valley Communications
"As a rural operator, our goal is to rapidly bring advanced LTE
broadband services to under-served areas. We selected the Bridgewater
EPC 500 because it is the industry's most complete integrated LTE
control plane solution and it allows us to rapidly deliver nomadic
broadband data services to our subscribers."
David Sharpley, Senior Vice President, Bridgewater Systems
"Agri-Valley is a first-mover in delivering high speed LTE broadband
services to rural areas. Bridgewater's early success with the EPC 500,
an integrated Home Subscriber Server and Policy Controller system,
coupled with our deep control plane expertise is giving us significant
momentum in the 4G market."
Tags / Keywords
Bridgewater Systems, Agri-Valley Communications, LTE, EPC 500, Home
Subscriber Server, HSS, Policy Controller, PCRF, Evolved Packet Core
About Agri-Valley Communications, Inc.
Agri-Valley Communications, Inc., a multi-faceted communications company
based in Pigeon, Michigan, is the parent company to Agri-Valley
Broadband, Inc., a LTE 4G wireless broadband provider; Pigeon Telephone
Company, an Independent Telephone Exchange Carrier (ILEC); Thumb
Cellular, a cellular telephone and 3G internet service provider to
Michigan's Thumb area; and Agri-Valley Services, Inc. (AVCI.net), a
broadband internet service provider to Michigan's Thumb, Twining and
Alba/Lakes of the North areas. Agri-Valley has served rural Michigan
since the early 1900's, providing urban services to rural communities. http://www.avbi.net
About Bridgewater Systems
Bridgewater Systems, the mobile personalization company, enables service
providers to efficiently manage and profit from mobile data services,
content and commerce. The company's market leading mobile
personalization portfolio provides a real-time, unified view of
subscribers including entitlements, devices, networks, billing
profiles, preferences and context. Anchored by Bridgewater's Subscriber
Data Broker(TM), the portfolio of carrier-grade and standards-based
products includes the Bridgewater(R) Service Controller (AAA), the
Bridgewater(R) Policy Controller (PCRF) and the Bridgewater(R) Home
Subscriber Server (HSS). More than 150 leading service providers
including America Movil, Bell Canada, Clearwire, Cox, Hutchison
Telecom, Iusacell, Scartel, SmarTone-Vodafone, Sprint, Tata
Teleservices, Tatung, Telmex, Telstra, and Verizon Wireless use
Bridgewater's solutions to rapidly deliver innovative mobile services
to over 150 million subscribers. For more information, visit us at http://www.bridgewatersystems.com.
Bridgewater, Bridgewater Systems, the Bridgewater Systems logo,
WideSpan, Smart Caps, myPolicy, and Subscriber Data Broker are
trademarks or registered trademarks of Bridgewater Systems
Corporation. All other company, product names and any registered and
unregistered trademarks mentioned are used for identification purposes
only and remain the exclusive property of their respective owners.
SOURCE Bridgewater Systems
Bridgewater Systems
CONTACT: <p>Joanne Steinberg<br/> Bridgewater Systems<br/> <a href="mailto:joanne.steinberg@bridgewatersystems.com">joanne.steinberg@bridgewatersystems.com</a><br/> +1 613-884-8831</p> <p>Ray Leppien<br/> Agri-Valley Broadband, Inc. General Manager<br/> <a href="mailto:info@avbi.net">info@avbi.net</a><br/> +1 877-453-1776</p>
Home Subscriber Server and Policy Controller enable high-speedLTE broadband services
OTTAWA, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ - Bridgewater Systems (TSX: BWC), the mobile
personalization company, today announced that Agri-Valley
Communications, the first operator to roll out LTE services in rural
Michigan, has selected the Bridgewater(R) EPC 500 system for its network rollout.
News
-- Agri-Valley selected the Bridgewater EPC 500 system which provides
subscriber and device data management, policy control, and interworking
functions for the LTE Evolved Packet Core. It includes the
Bridgewater(R) Home Subscriber Server and Policy Controller (PCRF) both
anchored by Bridgewater's Subscriber Data Broker((TM)). The EPC 500 is
fully compliant with LTE specifications and features extensive,
multi-vendor interoperability.
-- It enables Agri-Valley to:
-- Rapidly and cost-effectively launch LTE broadband services to
under-served areas using a fully integrated and tested EPC system to
support functions such as subscriber and service modeling, roaming,
and quality of service management;
-- Reduce costs through over-the-air provisioning of subscribers,
devices, and on-demand service models; and
-- Deliver innovative, personalized services to attract and retain
subscribers including nomadic and casual usage services.
-- The service provider plans to roll out LTE in all of its 40 counties in
the northern part of Michigan's Lower Peninsula within the next three
to five years.
Quotes
Ed Eichler, President and CEO, Agri-Valley Communications
"As a rural operator, our goal is to rapidly bring advanced LTE
broadband services to under-served areas. We selected the Bridgewater
EPC 500 because it is the industry's most complete integrated LTE
control plane solution and it allows us to rapidly deliver nomadic
broadband data services to our subscribers."
David Sharpley, Senior Vice President, Bridgewater Systems
"Agri-Valley is a first-mover in delivering high speed LTE broadband
services to rural areas. Bridgewater's early success with the EPC 500,
an integrated Home Subscriber Server and Policy Controller system,
coupled with our deep control plane expertise is giving us significant
momentum in the 4G market."
Tags / Keywords
Bridgewater Systems, Agri-Valley Communications, LTE, EPC 500, Home
Subscriber Server, HSS, Policy Controller, PCRF, Evolved Packet Core
About Agri-Valley Communications, Inc.
Agri-Valley Communications, Inc., a multi-faceted communications company
based in Pigeon, Michigan, is the parent company to Agri-Valley
Broadband, Inc., a LTE 4G wireless broadband provider; Pigeon Telephone
Company, an Independent Telephone Exchange Carrier (ILEC); Thumb
Cellular, a cellular telephone and 3G internet service provider to
Michigan's Thumb area; and Agri-Valley Services, Inc. (AVCI.net), a
broadband internet service provider to Michigan's Thumb, Twining and
Alba/Lakes of the North areas. Agri-Valley has served rural Michigan
since the early 1900's, providing urban services to rural communities. http://www.avbi.net
About Bridgewater Systems
Bridgewater Systems, the mobile personalization company, enables service
providers to efficiently manage and profit from mobile data services,
content and commerce. The company's market leading mobile
personalization portfolio provides a real-time, unified view of
subscribers including entitlements, devices, networks, billing
profiles, preferences and context. Anchored by Bridgewater's Subscriber
Data Broker(TM), the portfolio of carrier-grade and standards-based
products includes the Bridgewater(R) Service Controller (AAA), the
Bridgewater(R) Policy Controller (PCRF) and the Bridgewater(R) Home
Subscriber Server (HSS). More than 150 leading service providers
including America Movil, Bell Canada, Clearwire, Cox, Hutchison
Telecom, Iusacell, Scartel, SmarTone-Vodafone, Sprint, Tata
Teleservices, Tatung, Telmex, Telstra, and Verizon Wireless use
Bridgewater's solutions to rapidly deliver innovative mobile services
to over 150 million subscribers. For more information, visit us at http://www.bridgewatersystems.com.
Bridgewater, Bridgewater Systems, the Bridgewater Systems logo,
WideSpan, Smart Caps, myPolicy, and Subscriber Data Broker are
trademarks or registered trademarks of Bridgewater Systems
Corporation. All other company, product names and any registered and
unregistered trademarks mentioned are used for identification purposes
only and remain the exclusive property of their respective owners.
SOURCE Bridgewater Systems
Bridgewater Systems
CONTACT: <p>Joanne Steinberg<br/> Bridgewater Systems<br/> <a href="mailto:joanne.steinberg@bridgewatersystems.com">joanne.steinberg@bridgewatersystems.com</a><br/> +1 613-884-8831</p> <p>Ray Leppien<br/> Agri-Valley Broadband, Inc. General Manager<br/> <a href="mailto:info@avbi.net">info@avbi.net</a><br/> +1 877-453-1776</p>