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BridgePort Networks, the leader in MobileVoIP network convergence,
recently announced a new investment of $13 Million in Venture
Capital financing in the company by its current investors.
Existing investors TD Capital Ventures, Polaris Venture Partners,
General Catalyst Partners and BCE Capital all participated in the
financing. Funds will be used for working capital in the support of
the many channel partners and integrators currently working with
BridgePort Networks on market trials at major telecom service
providers of the company’s NomadicONE™ core network convergence
software.
Including previous financings of $3 Million in seed financing, $10
Million announced in January 2004 and $25 Million announced in
September 2004, the new financing brings the total capital raised by
the company to $51 Million.
Whilst the company remains the leader in the emerging Voice Call
Continuity (VCC) market for seamless voice handover between cellular
and Wi-Fi technologies, the new funds will also be used to broaden
and deepen applications for its MobileSTICK USB-SIM solution which
transforms personal computers into voice, multimedia messaging and
presence terminals for mobile operator services, leveraging
standards-based VoIP technology.
“BridgePort Networks has largely completed its product and solution
development phases and is mid-way through channel development and
enablement, with several major relationships already in place”, said
Mike Mulica, President and CEO of BridgePort Networks. “As the FMC
market transitions to commercial deployment, this new funding
positions the company well for the scale-up phase that will occur
during 2007 and 2008. In particular, we are increasing our
investment in our MobileSTICK solution, which is experiencing strong
demand from Tier One mobile and integrated operators and can quickly
scale without dependencies on new converged phones, new standards or
IMS deployment.”
About BridgePort Networks
BridgePort Networks is the leader in MobileVoIP convergence --
combining the personalization and mobility of mobile phone services
with the flexibility, innovation and outstanding cost economics of
the rapidly growing VoIP sector.
To learn more about BridgePort Networks visit:
www.bridgeport-networks.com
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