Wave Issue 0201 1/11/02 Article 5-01

***Telespree Releases Auto-Activation and Auto-Provisioning Tool
Kit for Wireless Device Manufacturers
(January 8)

Telespree Communications, a provider of automated on-demand
activation and service provisioning products for wireless
networks, has announced the release of Secure Instant Wireless
Access (SIWA) developer tool kits for wireless voice and data
device manufacturers. SIWA protocol and microcode provides the
device with the inherent ability to self-authenticate, auto-
activate and auto-provision wireless network services without
pre-existing accounts.

SIWA implemented in devices supports the interface protocol
required for instant-use wireless products. Telespree's
Intelligent Service Manager (ISM) wireless network server
software gives carriers automated network control and management
of the auto-provisioning and authentication for new devices.
Telespree claims their ISM software reduces operating and
customer acquisition costs for wireless carriers, and that
instant-use wireless opens markets for wireless voice and data
services.

Telespree's solution is an automated process over the SS7 network
and does not require changes to existing network elements. The
solution is both hardware and kernel independent. The solution
can be implemented in a number of different ways based on the
requirements of the device and the air interface network. For
many GSM applications, Telespree can serve as software SIM
instead of a traditional SIM.

Telespree SIWA SDK GSM and CDMA 1.0 editions features include:

*bootstrap activation - activation of wireless devices on the
wireless network. Utilizing SIWA, the device can securely
activate itself and self-provision needed network resources,
including billing system records.

*secure network authentication - enabling devices to jump on
wireless networks in a controlled manner. The SIWA protocol is a
security protocol that rides within standard wireless protocol
level that can be implemented within current bearer
infrastructures. In addition, Telespree ISM network server
software has the ability to deliver prioritized access rules for
use by the switch/VLRs for SIWA-enabled devices.

*automated device registration/provisioning - automated
registration and provisioning of network resources. These
automated resources support service use, including automated de-
provisioning upon usage completion, where needed.

The Telespree platform supports introduction of new wireless
session service models, a more efficient delivery model for new
and intermittent wireless applications. Session wireless is
delivered on demand, auto-provisioned. When the service session
has ended, assigned network resources are automatically de-
provisioned and recycled for reuse. Sessions can be limited by
time, usage, capacity and/or content.

Telespree's SIWA protocol is similar in many ways to Dynamic Host
Control Protocol (DHCP) in the IP world, where anonymous devices
gain immediate access to networks through bootstrap activation,
networks securely authenticate the device, and the device is
auto-registered for service access. Simplifying and automating
network connections, DHCP launched a growth in IP usage across
devices and applications.

Telespree SIWA SDK GSM Edition 1.0 and Telespree SIWA SDK CDMA
Edition 1.0 are available under controlled release.

www.telespree.com

For additional information on DHCP (mentioned as similar to SIWA,
but in the wired world) go to:

www.wave-report.com/tutorials/dhcp.htm