Openwave® Media Optimiser Wins Special Editor Recognition In Telecom Asia Reader’s Choice Awards
Openwave’s Video Optimization Solution Recognized as Best Network Management and Optimization Solution

SINGAPORE – December 10, 2010 – Openwave Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OPWV), Openwave Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OPWV), a global software innovator delivering context-aware mediation and messaging solutions, today announced that Openwave^® Media Optimizer, an intelligent, content-  and context-aware  media optimization solution that works to automatically trigger optimization when the network reaches pre-determined thresholds, has won the Special Editor Recognition – Best Network Management and Optimization Solution award in this year’s Telecom Asia Readers’ Choice Awards.

“Openwave Media Optimizer was selected as the Best Network Management and Optimization Solution for its ability to analyze and implement network optimization based on real-time conditions,” said Telecom Asia group editor Joseph Waring. “The editorial team singled out Media Optimizer for a Special Editor Recognition Award for its intelligence and context-aware approach that is trigged only at certain congestion thresholds.”

“Openwave is pleased to have been selected by Telecom Asia as a winner for our traffic management product that we consider core to our overall portfolio and an essential tool to help operators intelligently manage the growing demand for data,” said John Giere, senior vice president, products and marketing, Openwave. “Media Optimizer helps lower TCO while providing operators with advanced tools such as built-in analytics, context- and content-aware compression and support for advanced smartphone devices such as iPhone and Android for a superior optimized video solution. We believe that Media Optimizer will help operators enhance the mobile video viewing experience for their subscribers, while at the same time enabling operators to better manage their rising cost of delivery.”

The Telecom Asia Readers’ Choice Awards are held annually to recognize the innovations and contributions to the industry of the top telecom vendors operating in Asia Pacific.  Nominations were made in September of this year by 61 analysts, consultants and service providers before voting was opened to an online subscriber base of service providers.

Openwave Media Optimizer

Media Optimizer provides capability to mobile network operators to pre-determine automated actions to be taken as soon the mobile network reaches certain thresholds. These actions are intelligently enabled based on real time network conditions, working to ensure that the video viewing experience of the subscribers is maintained even during times of peak network usage. Media Optimizer also utilizes HTTP-AS (Adaptive Streaming), a transport protocol that is gaining wide popularity with content providers like Netflix and Hulu. Openwave Media Optimizer is part of Openwave’s Traffic Mediation solution and can be delivered pre-integrated with Openwave^® Smart Policy.

About Openwave Systems

Openwave Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OPWV) is a global software innovator delivering context-aware mediation and messaging solutions that enable communication service providers and the broader ecosystem to create and deliver smarter services.

Building on its mobile data heritage, Openwave mobilizes the Internet with predictive solutions fueled by real-time analytics that mediate among all different ecosystem elements, permitting the enhancement of every mode of IP traffic. The result can provide customers with a 360-degree view of their network, devices and services, and enables them to proactively optimize network resources, quickly launch smart mobile services, and provide a contextually relevant user experience.

Openwave is a global company with a blue chip customer base spanning North America, Latin America, Australia and New Zealand, Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. Openwave is headquartered in Redwood City, California. For more information please visit www.openwave.com.

Openwave and the Openwave logo are trademarks of Openwave Systems Inc.  All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.

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