Aliant Mobility Licenses Bridgewater Systems AAA Service Controller, Revenue Collector, Revenue Formatter Products for Its 1xRTT CDMA Network

Bridgewater Systems, a provider of IP network, service and access control solutions for service providers, today announced that Aliant Mobility has licensed three of its offerings to support its 1xRTT CDMA wireless services.

Bridgewater Systems, a provider of IP network, service and access control solutions for service providers, today announced that Aliant Mobility has licensed three of its offerings to support its 1xRTT CDMA wireless services.

AAA Service Controller provides authentication, authorization and account management for user access to wireless and wireline networks. Revenue Collector correlates and produces a single Radius accounting record for rating, billing and clearing systems, reducing accounting data volume by at least a factor of five. The Revenue Formatter filters, formats and streams user session records to the appropriate external billing system ensuring consistency and accuracy of records.

According to Chuck Hartlen, vice president of Aliant Mobility, We were pleased with Bridgewater Systems ability to upgrade our existing platform to support our new 1x services without any impact to our existing customers currently using the platform in Prince Edward Island. Bridgewater Systems provided a cost-effective solution for Aliant Mobility's Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA) requirements for the CDMA 1x network."

The new 1x network will deliver the fastest mobile data speeds in Atlantic Canada. Customers in the Halifax Metro area will be the first in Atlantic Canada to experience the benefits of this new generation technology and, throughout 2003, Aliant Mobility will introduce 1x service in other major centers across Atlantic Canada.

Aliant validates our strategy of offering a modular solution that can be implemented when needed, explained Derek Smyth, Bridgewater Systems president and CEO. As a long-standing customer that originally licensed our AAA offering for dial and DSL environments, Aliant has been able to add additional functionality as its business has grown and the state of technology advanced."

More information about Bridgewater and its products will be available at the CDMA Americas Congress event in San Diego, CA, Dec. 3-5, 2002, Booth #118.

About Aliant
Aliant is a recognized leader in communications and information technology. From its headquarters in eastern Canada, Aliant develops pacesetting telecommunications technologies and commercializes them for customers, and for export through partners worldwide. Aliant complements its industry-leading telecommunications business with strengths in developing information technology and knowledge services applications. The company's 10,200 employees collaborate to deliver the highest quality of customer service, while consistently demonstrating innovative capabilities that drive growth in existing and new markets. Aliant is a TSX 100 company with a market capitalization of approximately $4 billion. More information on Aliant may be found on our Web site at www.aliant.ca

About Bridgewater Systems (www.bridgewatersystems.com)
Bridgewater Systems provides IP network, service and access control solutions that enable service providers to take full advantage of the revenue potential of their networks. Its software enables service providers to differentiate access to wireline and wireless services based on the identity of the user or the application, solving problems such as how to comprehensively account and track for services and prevent unauthorized access. Unlike competitive offerings, Bridgewater's solutions work within any vendor network, regardless of the type of authentication system; offer extensive revenue capture capabilities to complement existing billing engines; and can be rapidly deployed. These differentiators enable customers to reduce network costs, increase revenues and rapidly deploy new customer-focused services.

Bridgewater Systems products are currently deployed by top-tier global service providers such as Bell Mobility, Qwest, Covad, and Telia. Founded in 1997, Bridgewater Systems is a privately held company.
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For more information, or to schedule an interview, please contact:

Sheri Bailey
Bridgewater Systems
Communications Manager
Tel: 613-591-6655
Email: sheri.bailey@bridgewatersystems.com             

George Cohen
George Cohen Communications, Inc.
Tel: 617-325-0011
Email: george@gccpr.com