Leading Australian Operator Selects Openwave to Effectively Monitor, Manage and Monetize Mobile Data Traffic

REDWOOD CITY, CALIF., – August 3, 2009 – Openwave Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OPWV), one of the world’s leading software innovators, has announced that Telstra, Australia’s leading telecommunications and services company, has selected Openwave Mobile Analytics, a solution that provides Telstra a dashboard view of all aspects of aggregated mobile subscriber data activity, leveraging a platform of intelligent analytics and rich reporting capabilities across its mobile device portfolio, including smartphones and feature phones, iPhone traffic, netbooks and other mobile-capable devices.

Openwave Mobile Analytics empowers Telstra to aggregate subscriber data and behavioural information across a variety of data sources, including on portal and open internet browsing, mobile email messaging, video and audio streaming, device type, demographics and location to provide a 360-degree view of their mobile subscriber base.  Openwave Mobile Analytics also provides Telstra with insight into the operational aspects of their mobile broadband network, allowing them to control network operations more efficiently by optimizing present capacity and managing ongoing bandwidth demands.

“By providing enhanced usage reporting and marketing information, Openwave Mobile Analytics really does enable us to better serve our customers,” said Mr. Ross Fielding, Executive Director, Telstra Product Management. “Mobile Analytics is able to aggregate usage data and generate meaningful reports in a timely manner which means we have a far better understanding of what our customer base as a whole is using and what they are after,” he said.

“As demand for mobile data continues to grow exponentially, mobile analytics is quickly emerging as a critical necessity for operators to understand current and future demands on their networks, as well as provide more relevant content and services based on subscriber behavior, profile and device,” said John Giere, senior vice president, products and marketing, Openwave.  “Openwave Mobile Analytics provides operators like Telstra with the customer intelligence management platform they need to improve their understanding of mobile data usage, view mobile traffic patterns and make adjustments accordingly to optimize their network assets, deliver targeted content to users and monetize relevant services. Through interactive and customizable reporting with intuitive drill-down capabilities, Mobile Analytics helps operators identify and proactively manage bandwidth allocation as well as make business critical decisions based on subscriber behaviors and usage patterns and trends.”

Openwave Mobile Analytics enables an operator to monetize their detailed knowledge of their subscriber base in order to unlock innovative new revenue streams. 

Key features of Openwave Mobile Analytics include:

•   Mobile Marketing Readiness:  Designed to be future proof in terms of supporting the needs of the Mobile Internet 2.0 Ecosystem and beyond. 
•   Predefined and Ad-Hoc Reporting
•   Advanced Network Traffic Visibility
•   Device Type Monitoring
•   Top Sites and Trends Analysis
•   Unique Segment Reporting
•   Error Reporting and Troubleshooting
•   Location-Based Reporting
•   URL Categorization and Filtering
•   Multi-layer Dashboard