Unique High Speed, Scalable, Robust, Low Cost, Easy to Install solution

New Delhi, March 22nd 2005 : Motorola today announced the launch of its Canopy™  Wireless Broadband system in India. Canopy™ is an internationally proven, always on, high speed broadband solution for cost-effective, secure and flexible connectivity for networks, government, institutions, homes and internet service providers. It enables a secure, flexible and reliable wireless broadband connectivity and a cost-effective means for “last mile” high speed internet and data access for building, enhancing and extending broadband networks and services
 
A key differentiator of Canopy™ is that it significantly reduces the time to design and deploy new commercial and enterprise broadband networks. It seamlessly integrates with existing network systems and management tools, to make extending and augmenting existing service simpler and less cost-intensive while catering to high demand services like Voice over IP, video service, Broadband IP and Security Surveillance. Its superior performance promises one of the lowest total costs of ownership and can significantly reduce a provider's start-up (returns on investment can be achieved within 6 to 12 months), maintenance and leased-line costs. Canopy™ enables point-to-point service within a range of 35 miles and point-to-multipoint service with a range upto 10 miles.  Endorsed by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) with FIPS 197 certificate, the system operates on 5.8 Ghz public frequency. This brings down the installation and running cost, providing Canopy™ with cost advantage.
 
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Dennis Stipati, Director International Sales, Motorola  Canopy™ said : “These systems have been deployed in more than 85 countries around the world. In Asia, the solution is commercially deployed in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines and Taiwan.  It is ideally suited for India given the country’s geographical and market size, its low Internet penetration levels and the need for rapid deployment of cost effective broadband solutions”.

Mr. Amit Sharma, Vice President, South & South-East Asia, Motorola Inc added “What makes Canopy™ particularly attractive and relevant to India is that it offers several uses. These range from connectivity for far flung remote areas, promotion of the government’s programmes on healthcare, education, e-governance, not to mention a variety of uses in business enterprises”.
 

About Motorola’s Canopy™ wireless broadband
Motorola’s Canopy™ wireless broadband is an always-on, high-speed broadband solution for cost-effective connectivity to private networks, such as governments or enterprises and to Internet service providers and carriers.  The Canopy™ system is a scalable, robust, reliable platform that supports voice and data applications.  Its superior performance promises one of the lowest total costs of ownership and can significantly reduce a provider's start-up, maintenance and leased-line costs. The Canopy™ point-to-point and point-to-multipoint system configurations are being deployed in more than 85 countries around the world. Please visit our website at www.motorola.com/canopy and the online magazine Connections at www.connectwithcanopy.co.
 

About Motorola
Motorola is a Fortune 100 global communications leader that provides seamless mobility products and solutions across broadband, embedded systems and wireless networks.  In your home, auto, workplace and all spaces in between, seamless mobility means you can reach the people, things and information you need, anywhere, anytime.  Seamless mobility harnesses the power of technology convergence and enables smarter, faster, cost effective and flexible communication.  Motorola had sales of US$31.3 billion in 2004.
 
For further information, please contact :

Amit Chaudhery                                                                                          Ashutosh Gupta
Head-Communications & Corporate Affairs, India                                           Genesis Public Relations
Motorola India Private Limited
Mobile: 98 117 03501
e-mail: amitchaudhery@motorola.com

N. Venkatraman       
Specialist-Corporate Communications   
Motorola India Private Limited
Motorola Excellence Centre
415/2, Mehrauli-Gurgaon Road
Sector 14, Gurgaon 122 001
Haryana
Tele # 124-2303212
Mobile: 91-98-990-20624
e-mail:  A20857@motorola.com