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  BELLSOUTH INTERNATIONAL SELECTS OPENWAVE MULTIMEDIA MESSAGING SERVICE CENTER
  

  REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - December 9, 2003 -- Openwave Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: OPWV), the leading independent provider of open software products and services for the mobile communications industry, today announced that BellSouth International has selected Openwave® Multimedia Messaging Service Center (MMSC) to launch its messaging service across properties in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. Openwave's software enables multimedia messaging services for more than 20 properties worldwide.

"We selected Openwave because of their experience with multimillion user deployments for multimedia messaging and because they offer a comprehensive solution that gives us the flexibility to support a wide range of handsets and launch innovative services, " said Roberto Peon, chief marketing officer of BellSouth International. "We also plan to use Openwave's technology and expertise to help simplify implementation across a number of our properties, save costs and deliver the type of premier integrated user experience to which our customers are accustomed."

"BellSouth International is a clear leader in delivering wireless services across Latin America. We expect that they will be able to leverage the inherent flexibility of Openwave's product offerings to continue to differentiate themselves as a pioneering market leader for data services," said David Hose, senior vice president and chief development officer for Openwave. "We will partner with them to deploy messaging services that will generate revenue, drive adoption and maintain subscriber loyalty."

Openwave Multimedia Messaging Service Center
Openwave Multimedia Messaging Service Center offers the most flexible and complete multimedia messaging platform to enable operators to distinguish their service and accelerate adoption and usage. The Openwave MMSC provides a superior user experience across multiple handsets and allows operators to extend the multimedia experience to all legacy handsets and email users.

Openwave's technology now supports over 13 million camera phone subscribers and more than three million video-enabled phones. To deliver a complete solution for operators, the Openwave MMSC works seamlessly with the Openwave MMS client, an integral part of Openwave Phone Suite Version 7, as well as with other MMS clients. Openwave plays a leading role in major industry standards bodies including OMA, 3GPP and 3GPP2.

About Openwave
 
Openwave Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OPWV) is the leading independent provider of open software products and services for the communications industry. 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. Openwave is a global company headquartered in Redwood City, California. For more information please visit www.openwave.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 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; (b) 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; (c) the ability to successfully partner with other companies; d) increased global competition; (e) technological changes and developments; and (f) general risks of the Internet and wireless and wireline telecommunications sectors.

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, 2003, and any 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 and the Openwave logo are trademarks of Openwave Systems Inc. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.

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