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Motorola Wins UMTS Contract in Andorra
Motorola and STA sign contract to roll out and support 3G services in the Pyrénées
ANDORRA LA VELLA, Andorra – October 4th, 2005 – Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) announced today that it signed a 3G contract with Andorran operator, Servei de Telecomunicacions d´Andorra (STA), for a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) network. The network deployment with Andorra’s only network provider is planned to commence in October 2005 and will include Motorola’s network optimization and support services. It will represent a true evolution for the principality in terms of mobile network capacity, service capabilities and speed.
With Motorola’s high performance, cost effective UMTS network, STA will be able to provide its Andorran subscribers and ‘roaming’ visitors with innovative, high-speed 3G services. In addition, STA will be able to offer its customers an excellent quality of service as Motorola’s UMTS solutions offer world class performance indicators comparable to high-performing GSM levels.
Says Xavier Palacios CEO, STA: “It is well known that approximately 80 per cent of Andorra’s GDP is generated through tourism. So, in addition to the service benefiting the 70,000 citizens who permanently reside in the country, it will also help us to provide a high performance 3G service to the approximately nine million tourists who come to the principality every year. In a highly competitive tourist environment, this is yet another major asset we will now be able to offer visitors to the country.”
“The UMTS market continues to grow, and this agreement reflects another step in Motorola’s success and commitment to 3G in Europe,” added Margaret Rice-Jones corporate vice president and region management, Motorola Networks EMEA. “Motorola’s innovative UMTS solution and integration capabilities, combined with our technical strength gives us a commercial advantage when dealing with STA’s requirements and those of its subscribers.”
This 3G contract builds on an existing long-term relationship between the two companies, through which Motorola supplied STA with a 2G GSM network.
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 more information: www.motorola.com.
About STA
STA is a public corporation created in 1975 and owned by the Andorran Government, with full responsibility on the telecommunications services in Andorra, including the telephony, radiotelephony, data transmission and other complementary services within the State territory. It has also responsibility for the technical infrastructures required for TV and Radio signal distribution. For more information: www.sta.ad.
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Media Contact:
Gemma Priscott
Motorola Networks EMEA
+44 (0) 7970 882994
prsg001@motorola.com
MOTOROLA 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. 2005.
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