Bridgewater Systems Inc. and Mformation Technologies have reached an agreement whereby the two companies will combine each other’s respective technologies. The integration of Bridgewater’s service control and subscriber management system with Mformation’s service manager will allow operators to detect, provision and manage WiMAX devices over the air.

“For WiMAX operators, the choice in subscriber devices translates to the need to manage a higher number of devices that cannot be pre-provisioned by the operator," commented Monica Paolini, founder and president of Senza Fili Consulting. "We also expect that new subscribers will want to activate service as they plug in their device, without calling the operator or visiting its store, and expect the process to be transparent and fast."

Farshid Mohammadi, VP of product line management for Bridgewater, said the agreement is a win-win for both companies. "The combination of Mformation's market-leading device management capabilities with Bridgewater's carrier-grade service control solution provides a scalable approach to provisioning and managing the wide array of devices that will be connected to WiMAX networks,” Mohammadi.