Case Studies - Bridgewater

The Client

Bridgewater Systems develops advanced subscriber-centric policy management software for IP-based services. With Bridgewater software, service providers have an intelligent policy-decision point for the management of subscribers, applications, and network resources. With a unified view of their subscribers across all access technologies, service providers can maximize profits and roll out new services more efficiently. More than 40 global Service Providers, including Verizon Wireless, Sprint PCS, Bell Mobility, and Virgin Mobile USA, currently deploy Bridgewater Systems solutions. The wide range of technologies Bridgewater supports includes CDMA2000 1x, EVDO, GPRS, UMTS, Wi-Fi, DSL, cable, and dial.

Bridgewater Software Consulting

Project Description:

bitHeads deployed consultants to aid Bridgewater teams in the continuing development of their network management software. The functions incorporated in this system include:

Network access control

Dynamic broadband network and traffic management

Virtual networks to optimize network capacity

Usage reporting and billing mediation

User provisioning and ongoing subscriber management

New service roll-out

Customized ad deployment

bitHeads consultants have also worked on customization of the end-user interface for specific service providers to the Bridgewater network management system.

The bitHeads Solution:

bitHeads consultants have integrated into the Bridgewater development process. Working in Oracle, Java, Tomcat, HTML, and Java Server Pages, they’ve helped in the development of specialized, scalable software delivering the above-listed features.

Results:

bitHeads continues to provide the reliable resources Bridgewater needs. We help them ‘grow’ the power of their software to meet the needs of their globally growing business.