(Source: BUSINESS WIRE)

Highlights:
-- Partner Communications has selected Jungo's OpenRG(TM) residential gateway software for its new SmartBox(TM) home gateway which launched to Israeli subscribers in December 2008
-- Gateway software is a key service differentiator and Jungo's OpenRG software is helping Partner Communications to launch innovative new services, giving customers a true digital home experience
-- Partner Communications will benefit from best-of-breed software, including the opportunity to increase ARPU, while reducing support and maintenance costs
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Jungo Ltd., a leading provider of broadband residential gateway software solutions, and Partner Communications, a leading Israeli mobile telecoms operator, have reached an agreement that sees Jungo integrating its OpenRG(TM) residential gateway software into Partner's new SmartBox(TM) home gateway, part of the operator's innovative new home communications offering.
OpenRG software delivers Partner Communications a range of capabilities as well as a platform for introducing and launching new value added services. With Jungo's remote upgrade capability, an operator can load customized middleware onto deployed gateways from almost any vendor, and therefore can introduce new services without the need to replace its installed base. OpenRG also provides a suite of functionalities to substantially reduce operational costs. These include transparent fault-finding, and user-focused troubleshooting that helps minimize support calls.
With SmartBox, launched in December 2008, Partner Communications' customers will enjoy advanced broadband services such as 802.11n wireless network, advanced VoIP capabilities including integrated DECT, call hijacking between cellular and fixed line, home media sharing and other services.
"The ability to offer new innovative services to our customers is central to Partner Communications' strategy," said Alon Berman, Partner Communications VP Internet and Broadband. "The residential gateway is now at the heart of the digital home, and key enabler of the advanced services that our customers want.