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Motorola Entrusted to Manage Warid Telecom’s National Cellular and Broadband Network
The four-year managed services contract includes maintenance of both GSM and MOTOwi4TM Canopy® wireless broadband networks in Bangladesh
SINGAPORE – 21 March 2007 – Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT), has been awarded a four-year full-operations and managed services contract by Warid Telecom for its GSM and Canopy® networks in major cities and sub-districts in the eastern part of Bangladesh.
Motorola commenced operating and maintaining the GSM and Canopy networks with world-class service levels concurrently with the rollout of Warid’s commercial services in March 2007.
The contract includes managed services covering the operations and maintenance of GSM Base Station Systems (BSS), transmission quality, as well as operations and maintenance of the MOTOwi4 Canopy systems used for last mile customer connectivity.
“We currently manage networks and processes for over 100 public and private wireless operators globally, said Simon Leung, president, Motorola Asia Pacific, “This allows our customers such as Warid to focus on their core businesses and not the complexity of their networks.
Motorola's Managed Services enhance network operations by providing out-tasking and outsourcing options to meet individual and customized business requirements. Motorola offers innovative build, operate and managed network services where key performance indicators (KPIs) and service level agreements (SLAs) are jointly defined and agreed with our clients predominately on a multi-year agreement.
“The outsourcing of network operations and maintenance to Motorola enables us to focus resources on executing go-to-market strategies as well as create better customer experiences with the new GSM networks,” said Marwan Zawaydeh, CTO, Warid Group. “As such, this managed services contract with Motorola benefits Warid Telecom beyond cost efficiencies as it enhances the company’s overall business agility.”
About Motorola
Motorola is known around the world for innovation and leadership in wireless and broadband communications. Inspired by our vision of seamless mobility, the people of Motorola are committed to helping you connect simply and seamlessly to the people, information, and entertainment that you want and need. We do this by designing and delivering "must have" products, "must do" experiences and powerful networks -- along with a full complement of support services. A Fortune 100 company with global presence and impact, Motorola had sales of US $42.9 billion in 2006. For more information about our company, our people and our innovations, please visit http://www.motorola.com.
About Warid Telecom
Warid Telecom is owned by the Abu Dhabi Group led by His Highness Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan. The group is one of the largest in the Middle East and has diversified business interests ranging from oil and gas exploration, hospitality services, telecommunications, banking and financial services, automobile industries and property development. The group has a large presence in the Pakistani market and owns Bank Alfalah Ltd., the 5th largest and one of the country's premier consumer banks, as well as a substantial stake in United Bank Limited, the 3rd largest bank with substantial presence abroad and the telecommunication operator “Wateen”. Warid Telecom has now a very large and growing presence in Bangladesh.
Warid Telecom has implemented a new and modern corporate identity as a result of the dynamic changes taking place in the telecom industry. With a reflection of a new strategy, Warid’s aim is to be perceived not only as a telecommunication operator of voice services, but also as a universal provider of comprehensive communications services for both residential and business customers. Warid's corporate identity seeks to reflect the changes in telecom sector in relation to helping customers keep pace with rapidly changing technology in the field of communication, and to harmonize the customers' perception of Warid’s brand with the quality and range of our services. Warid’s objective is to provide optimum level of support and care through our highly skilled and motivated team of professionals and through maximum network coverage and clear connectivity that Warid has committed to provide.
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Media contacts:
Cordia So
Motorola Networks & Enterprise, Asia Pacific
+852 2966 3840
cordia.so@motorola.com
Benjamin Koe
Hill & Knowlton Singapore
+65 6390 3335 (DID)
+65 9181 7128 (Mobile)
benjamin.koe@hillandknowlton.com.sg
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. 2007. All rights reserved.
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