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Motorola Leads Adoption of Push-To-Talk over
Cellular with Wins and Trials in Asia Pacific
Region
BEIJING - May 26, 2004 - Motorola,
Inc. (NYSE:MOT) today announced it has won 12 contracts with customers operating
in 18 countries and territories worldwide to supply Push-To-Talk over Cellular
(PoC) infrastructure solutions for both CDMA2000 1X and GSM/GPRS networks. Some
of the prominent Asian telecom companies that have recently announced PoC
contracts or trials with Motorola
include:
Malaysia: Maxis Communications
Berhad, a leading mobile communications provider in Malaysia, announced earlier
this month that it is currently evaluating Motorola’s PoC solution.
Guam: Motorola has won a contract for
PoC service as part of a network upgrade to install a CDMA2000 1X network for
GUAMCELL Communications. This new network will enable GUAMCELL to offer
PoC as well as data services and voice quality equivalent to 3G standards.
“The response from carriers in Asia for
the Motorola PoC solution has been tremendous, with engagements underway across
the region,” said Simon
Leung, senior vice president, Motorola, Inc. and general
manager, Motorola’s Global Telecom Solutions Sector, Asia Pacific region.
“Operators are impressed with our commitment to open standards and
interoperability as well as our feature rich, scalable and highly flexible
solution. They find that our easy-to-deploy completely integrated handset,
client, server solution enables them to quickly offer their customers a new way
to ‘push and talk’ to their friends and family at the touch of a
button.”
These announced PoC deals in
Asia Pacific are in addition to commercially launched systems with major
operators in North America and Latin America, and a number of other contracts
with operators in Latin America, Asia Pacific, Europe, and the Middle
East.
Motorola’s PoC solution delivers
standards-based interoperability, exceptional scalability, and cost-efficient
on-going operation and management. These PoC solutions build upon the
company’s unique experience in Push-To-Talk, enabling operators to offer
PoC service now while using the assets deployed for their initial
application as the basis for future “push-to” data services
including text, image or video exchange.
Editor’s
Notes
Push-to-Talk over Cellular Defined
Push-To-Talk over Cellular (PoC) is similar to
a walkie-talkie experience. It is a means of quick one-to-one or group
communication. Instead of dialing a number to start a conversation, with one
push of a button you simply go to a “buddy list” and select the
person you want to contact. Push the button again, talk, and your voice is
heard by the recipient.
You can also create
group calls so everyone on your buddy list can hear your message simultaneously
– just as in a telephone conference. Instead of having to SMS or call
each recipient individually, a push of the key is all it takes to send a message
directly to an entire circle of friends or work colleagues, for
example.
For network operators, PoC opens up a
whole new realm of voice services, as it significantly enhances telephone
service. Experience has proven that consumers with PoC features on their phone
tend to become more engaged with their handset potentially providing mobile
operators with a new source of revenue. And, PoC service fits a variety of user
needs - from consumers who want quick communication to small, medium and large
enterprises whose associates need frequent and easy contact with one
another.
Motorola and
Interoperability
Offering a complete end-to-end
solution for PoC including open standards-based infrastructure and handset
solutions, Motorola is working to bring the benefits of this simple, convenient
style of communication to end-users worldwide.
Motorola, with more than 60 years experience
in delivering “push-to” technology for various applications, has
made its standards-based PoC client software available for license to third
party CDMA, GSM/GPRS and UMTS handset manufacturers and software developers.
This new PoC Device Interoperability Program, announced in February 2004,
extends Motorola’s commitment to making its interface specifications
available to licensees, and will help speed the introduction of a wider choice
of PoC handsets to market, benefiting both consumers and operators.
Motorola remains a committed player in the
industry-led effort to define technical standard specifications for PoC.
Interoperability is an enabler for broad-based acceptance of a new service like
PoC. Subscribers want to roam on compatible networks without having to worry if
they will work together. We’re continuing our work with other industry
leaders and have announced joint interoperability testing to promote a final PoC
standard for submission to Open Mobile Alliance
(OMA).
About
Motorola
Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) is a global
leader in wireless, broadband and automotive communications technologies that
help make life smarter, safer, simpler, synchronized and fun. Sales in 2003
were US$27.1 billion. Motorola creates innovative technological solutions that
benefit people at home, at work and on the move. The company also is a
progressive corporate citizen dedicated to operating ethically, protecting the
environment and supporting the communities in which it does business. For more
information: www.motorola.com
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Contacts:
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Motorola
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mary.lamb@motorola.com
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Tan
Hill & Knowlton for
Motorola
+65 6390 3344 (office)
atan@hillandknowlton.com
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© Motorola, Inc. 2004
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