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  OPENWAVE REACHES MILESTONE - ESTIMATES 66% OF WORLDWIDE INTEGRATED CAMERA PHONE SUBSCRIBERS NOW USE OPENWAVE MMS INFRASTRUCTURE
  

  More Than Ten Operators Choose Openwave Technology to Offer Differentiated Multimedia Messaging Services to Subscribers
 
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - July 8, 2003 -- Openwave Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: OPWV), the leading independent provider of open software products and services for the mobile communications industry, today announced that Openwave technology has been chosen to power multimedia messaging at more than ten customers, including five CDMA operators, to enable delivery of differentiated services to subscribers worldwide. Recent customer wins include Cincinnati Bell and Taiwan Cellular Corporation. Additional customers include major operators in North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Offering a flexible and feature rich multimedia messaging platform, the Openwave Multimedia Messaging Service Center (MMSC) allows operators to deliver services such as video messaging, personalized web applications, and rich third party content such as games, news and weather. Openwave now estimates that approximately 66% of worldwide integrated camera phone subscribers now use Openwave MMS infrastructure. The Openwave MMSC infrastructure technology currently supports over 13 million integrated camera phone subscribers and more than three million video-enabled phones.

"Openwave is committed to offering standard-based MMS systems with the flexibility operators need to set their service apart from their competitors. Our experience shows that offering unique multimedia messaging services results in increased adoption and data usage and helps operators strengthen their brand," said David Hose, vice president and general manager, infrastructure group for Openwave. "In this competitive marketplace, service differentiation and reliability are critical for operators who intend to lead in multimedia services. With Openwave, operators can launch highly differentiated services with the broadest choice of handsets."

To deliver an end-to-end solution for operators, the Openwave MMSC works with the Openwave MMS client, an integral part of Openwave Phone Tool Version 7. In addition, Openwave is collaborating with a number of client software companies and handset manufacturers to deliver the best experience on more devices. More than 45 devices are already supported using Openwave software.

About Openwave
 
Openwave Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OPWV) is the leading provider of open software products and services for more than 70 mobile operators, 45 handset manufacturers and 22 broadband suppliers. Openwave's breadth of products, including mobile phone software, multimedia messaging software (MMS), email, location and mobile gateways, along with its worldwide expertise enable its customers to deliver innovative and differentiated data services. Headquartered in Redwood City, California, Openwave has offices in 28 locations and in 14 countries. For more information please visit www.openwave.com.

* Openwave estimates that it supports approximately 66% market share of integrated camera phone subscribers worldwide. This number measures market share among major MMSC vendors and excludes carriers that utilize proprietary technologies and is based on public information about camera phone shipments.

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, the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2003, 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.

 
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