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Motorola Introduces Market Leading
Cross-Technology Push-To-Talk over Cellular (PoC)
Solution
IMS-based solution
enables “push-to” connectivity across GPRS, CDMA2000 1X and WiFi;
expands PoC roaming areas for wireless operators with networks on different
technologies, brings coverage to WiFi enterprise
environments
ARLINGTON HTS., Ill. –
May 25, 2004 – Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT) a leader in Push-To-Talk
technologies and commercial deployments of Push-To-Talk over Cellular (PoC)
solutions, today announced its unique Cross-Technology PoC offering that enables
subscribers to have "push-to" connectivity across and between GPRS, CDMA2000 1X,
and WiFi networks. This is a network-based solution, aligned with Open Mobile
Alliance (OMA) standards, that does not require modification to standards-based
PoC clients.
“We built upon existing open
standards, and then utilized our softswitching expertise and IP networking
elements to develop this innovative Cross-Technology PoC solution,” said
Murali
Aravamudan, vice president and general manager, Winphoria
Division of Motorola’s Global Telecom Solutions Sector. “And,
because the Cross-Technology PoC solution functions using the Motorola IP
Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), it can be upgraded to enable future
‘push-to’ enhancements and functionality such as
Push-To-Video.”
Motorola’s
Cross-Technology PoC solution provides several advantages that can help
operators broaden the availability of PoC service to meet the increasing
interest from consumers worldwide. First, it enables operators with networks on
different technologies to offer customers on all of their networks the ability
to stay connected with the push of a button. Second, it can benefit operators
that negotiate network interconnection agreements by increasing roaming areas,
thereby allowing subscribers on different networks to have “push-to”
connectivity over a wider area. And third, it is attractive to enterprises with
WiFi networks since it expands PoC roaming coverage into their premises.
Motorola’s Cross-Technology PoC solution
supports the interworking of multiple Internet Protocol (IP) based technologies
including: General Packet Radio Service (GPRS); the CDMA2000 1X family of
technologies; and IEEE 802.11 “WiFi”. The solution also will be
compatible in the future with Enhanced Data Rate for Global Evolution (EDGE),
High Speed Packet Downlink Access (HSDPA), Wideband CDMA/Universal Mobile
Telecommunications System (W-CDMA/UMTS), and 802.16 “WiMAX”
technologies. It is available for technical trials with select
customers.
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 easy-to-use,
walkie-talkie style communication to consumers and enterprise users
worldwide.
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:
Kathi
Haas
Motorola
GTSS
+1-480-732-2835
kathi.haas@motorola.com
Elizabeth
Berglund
Hill & Knowlton for
Motorola
+1-312-255-3129
Elizabeth.Berglund@hillandknowlton.com
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and the Stylized M Logo are registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office.
All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners.
© Motorola, Inc. 2004
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