REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Openwave Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OPWV), a global software innovator delivering context-aware mediation and messaging solutions, today announced that Telefónica España, a leading European mobile operator, has selected Openwave Integra, a next generation traffic mediation and policy management solution designed to allow Telefónica to effectively manage, monitor and monetize mobile traffic. Telefónica is upgrading to Integra from Openwave's Mobile Access Gateway (MAG) to accommodate mobile data traffic that has increased by nearly 80 percent since calendar year 2009.

"The ability to meet the mobile data needs of our subscribers is of the highest importance to us and a must for us to remain competitive," said Cristina Alvarez, General Manager Value Added Services, Telefónica España. "Openwave has provided us with a smooth migration path to Integra's next generation service mediation and policy management solution that we expect will help us provide subscribers with consistent mobile internet access as the demand for mobile data continues to grow."

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