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Onetel Looks to the Future with Openwave IP Voicemail
[August 16, 2005]

Onetel Looks to the Future with Openwave IP Voicemail


REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Aug. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Openwave Systems Inc. , the leading provider of open software products and services for the communications industry, today announced that Onetel, one of the UK's leading communications companies, has selected Openwave's voice messaging solution as its new IP-based next generation voicemail system.


By implementing Openwave's voice messaging solution for all existing and future voicemail subscribers, Onetel will be able to launch quickly a range of future integrated voice, video and data services to its landline, mobile and broadband customers. Ontel will also benefit from a proven, standards-based service platform that will scale comfortably to meet the company's rapid ongoing subscriber growth.
Openwave's voice messaging solution provides fixed and mobile operators with next generation messaging based on IP, SIP and VoiceXML, that delivers reliability, simple service evolution and reduced cost of ownership compared to other legacy solutions. Based on Openwave's flexible and highly scalable Mx Messaging Platform, it also enables operators to deploy a range of advanced next generation services such as video voicemail on the same system, as markets develop.
Phil Pavitt, chief information officer, Onetel added: "With over a million and a half customers, Onetel continues to grow its subscriber base at a tremendous rate. From the outset this implementation of Openwave's voice messaging solution will ensure that we are equipped with a solution that will match our aspirations for the UK market. Openwave"s IP-based platform also provides us with a great foundation for future integrated messaging services we plan to provide to our customers."
"Openwave's voice messaging solution will enable Onetel to benefit from a reliable, future-proof solution that will reduce cost of ownership compared with its legacy systems," said Rich Wong, senior vice president, product solutions group. "We're pleased to be partnering with one of the most innovative and dynamic service providers in the UK, and hope we'll be able to work together in the future to help Onetel further innovate in the UK using the Openwave platform."
About Onetel
Onetel is the UK's largest communications service provider and today supplies over 1.7million fixed, mobile and internet services to residential and business customers.
Onetel has been a vocal player in the telecommunications industry, helping to bring key changes to the market to enable greater choice for customers through innovation and regulatory change.
Onetel is part of the Centrica Group, which also operates under the British Gas, Scottish Gas and Dyno brands in the UK.
About Openwave
Openwave Systems Inc. is the leading independent provider of open software products and services for the communications industry. b Openwave's breadth of products, including mobile phone software, multimedia messaging software (MMS), email, location and mobile gateways, along with its worldwide expertise enable its customers to deliver innovative and differentiated data services. Openwave is a global company headquartered in Redwood City, California. For more information please visit http://www.openwave.com/.
NOTE: Openwave and the Openwave logo are trademarks of Openwave Systems Inc. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.
For more information please contact:

Openwave (US) Corporate
Hannah Newton
Openwave Systems Inc.
+44 7765 657 716
[email protected]


Openwave (Europe) Ltd.
Sally Bate
+44 1442 458 811
[email protected]

Openwave Systems Inc.


CONTACT: Hannah Newton of Openwave (US) Corporate, +44 7765 657 716, [email protected]; or Sally Bate of Openwave (Europe) Ltd.,+44 1442 458 811, or [email protected]


Web site: http://www.openwave.com/

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