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  TELUS MOBILITY SELECTS OPENWAVE TECHNOLOGY FOR NEW IMAGES AND RINGTONE DOWNLOAD SERVICE ON NEXT GENERATION NETWORK
  

  Polyphonic Ringtones and Exclusive Warner Brothers Content Easily Downloaded with Openwave's Software
 
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - November 4, 2002 -- Openwave Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OPWV), the leading independent provider of open software products and services for the mobile communications industry, today announced that TELUS Mobility has selected Openwave’s download technology for its new nationwide Images and Ringtones Downloads service, allowing its clients across Canada to download hundreds of ring tones and images to their PCS phones. TELUS Mobility has already deployed Openwave’s messaging infrastructure and gateway technology to power its full suite of Wireless Web services.

“Openwave has proven wireless data expertise and implementations around the world helping operators deliver differentiated services that enhance the client experience, ” said Robert Blumenthal, TELUS Mobility’s vice president products and services. “After reviewing several solutions, we found Openwave’s download technology to be the most efficient way to transfer content to handsets, allowing our clients to personalize their wireless phones in a fun and entertaining way.”

Through the use of Openwave’s download software, subscribers use their wireless phone’s Web browser to discover compelling content for their phone, using a personalized view of available content. On selecting the desired content from the storefront, payment is confirmed and the content can be downloaded immediately over-the-air to the wireless phone. Charges for purchased content can be applied conveniently to a client’s wireless phone account.

“TELUS Mobility’s launch today is a significant milestone for the wireless industry in North America, which brings new innovative and entertainment services to market,” said Richard Wong, senior vice president of marketing of Openwave. “We are encouraged by recent successful CDMA launches for advanced services, and believe TELUS Mobility’s ability to offer exclusive content on compelling handsets over its 1X network will propel new users to personalize their phones with ringtones and images. We look forward to working with TELUS Mobility to enhance the user experience of these new services.”


About Openwave
 
Openwave Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OPWV) is the worldwide leader of open IP-based communication infrastructure software and applications. Openwave is a global company headquartered in Redwood City, California. For more information, please visit www.openwave.com.

About TELUS Mobility
 
TELUS Mobility provides its 2.9 million clients across Canada with a full suite of wireless voice, Internet and data services through its PCS and Mike digital wireless networks. For more information please visit www.telusmobility.com.

TELUS (TSX: T, TA; NYSE: TU) is the largest telecommunications company in Western Canada and the second largest in the country. The company provides subscribers with a full range of telecommunications products and services including data, Internet Protocol, voice and TELUS Mobility wireless services across Canada. TELUS is a premier founding partner of the Canadian bid to host the 2010 Winter Games, and was rated this year as one of Canada’s top 10 companies to work for by the Globe and Mail’s Report on Business magazine. For more information, please visit www.telus.com.


Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements
 
This release contains forward-looking statements relating to expectations, plans or prospects for Openwave Systems Inc. that are based upon the current expectations and beliefs of Openwave's management and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. In particular, the following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements: (a) the ability to realize our strategic objectives by taking advantage of market opportunities in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia; (b) the ability to make changes in business strategy, development plans and product offerings to respond to the needs of our current, new and potential customers, suppliers and strategic partners; (c) risks associated with the development and licensing of software generally, including potential delays in software development and technical difficulties that may be encountered in the development or use of our software; (d) the effects of our restructurings and the ability to successfully support our operations; (e) the potential negative reaction by our customers to our reduced size and market capitalization; (f) the ability to recruit and retain qualified, experienced employees; (g) the willingness of communication service providers to invest and improve their data networks; (h) the ability to successfully partner with other companies; (i) the ability to acquire additional companies and technologies and integrate such acquisitions; (j) increased global competition; (k) technological changes and developments; (l) general risks of the Internet and wireless and wireline telecommunications sectors; and (m) the uncertain economic and political climate in the United States and throughout the rest of the world and the potential that such climate may deteriorate further.

For a detailed discussion of these and other cautionary statements, please refer to the risk factors discussed in filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including but not limited to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2002 and subsequently filed reports. All documents also are available through the SEC's Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval system (EDGAR) at www.sec.gov or from Openwave's Web site at www.openwave.com. The Company assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements included in this document.


 
Openwave, the Openwave logo and Services OS are trademarks of Openwave Systems Inc. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.

For further information:
 
Contact Openwave Worldwide Public Relations

Openwave Systems Inc.
Michele Landry
650 480 4622
Michele.landry@openwave.com

TELUS Mobility
Catherine Creally
416 684 3874
Catherine.Creally@telus.com

  



 
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