Bridgewater Systems has announced that Yota has selected the Bridgewater Service Controller (AAA) to support the rollout of its new national WiMAX service in Nicaragua. The  WiMAX network was launched on July 1st and is available in the capital city of Managua, with further expansion to León, Granada and Masaya planned in 2010.

Yota, a Bridgewater customer in Russia since 2008, is also planning to deploy the Bridgewater Service Controller to support the launch of WiMAX services in Peru in 2010.

"We selected Bridgewater Systems because of their proven product capability and market leadership in service and access control. As a long-term partner in our WiMAX network deployments, Bridgewater has unrivalled experience in supporting the rollout of 4G services as we expand throughout Latin America," said Alexey Fedchenko, General Manager, Yota de Nicaragua.