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Motorola Signs $30 Million Contract With
Horizon PCS
For 3G CDMA2000 1X
Wireless Network
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., Oct. 8, 2001 –
Horizon PCS, Inc., has contracted with Motorola’s Global Telecom Solutions
Sector (GTSS) to upgrade and expand its current Code Division Multiple Access
(CDMA) system in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Tennessee, Indiana and portions of New York
and New Jersey to have third generation (3G) wireless network
capability.
The contract, valued at
approximately $30 million, is in addition to a $50 million contract signed last
year with Horizon to install 3G-ready SC™4812 and SC 300 microcell base
transceiver stations and controllers for its entire coverage area. Upgrade of
the CDMA2000 1X network system is under way and initial 3G commercial service is
scheduled for summer of 2002. The population in Horizon’s markets totals
10.2 million.
The contract with Horizon PCS,
which is a Sprint PCS affiliate, is the 10th CDMA2000 1X network upgrade
contract announced by Motorola since October 2000. Motorola provided
Horizon’s original wireless network in Ohio in
1997.
“By upgrading our network for 3G
capabilities, Horizon PCS is in position to adopt high-speed data services and
applications,” said Bill McKell, president of Chillicothe, Ohio-based
Horizon PCS. “As business partners for several years, we have enjoyed a
positive working relationship with Motorola. Together, we can offer our
customers the best of next-generation wireless technology with the quality and
reliability provided by industry leaders,” said
McKell.
“The upgrade of Motorola’s
wireless system to 1X is intended to help Horizon PCS provide its customers with
high-speed packet data service while significantly increasing the voice capacity
of the system. Implementation of high-speed packet data service, which can
exceed 144 kilobits per second, will enable consumers to download music and data
to portable wireless devices such as phones, laptops and personal digital
assistants (PDAs) directly from the Internet,” said Fred Wright, Motorola
senior vice president and general manager of North America for GTSS.
Motorola is the world leader in high-speed
packet data wireless networks, having commercially deployed the largest number
of IS-95B packet data networks capable of data rates of 64Kbps and general
packet radio service (GPRS) networks capable of data rates of 115
Kbps.
About Motorola
Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT) is a global leader in
providing integrated communications solutions and embedded electronic solutions.
Sales in 2000 were $37.6 billion.
About Horizon PCS
Horizon PCS is one of the largest Sprint PCS affiliates,
based on its exclusive right to market Sprint PCS products and services to a
total population of over 10.2 million in portions of 12 contiguous states. Its
markets are located between Sprint PCS’ Chicago, New York and
Raleigh/Durham markets and connect or are adjacent to 15 major Sprint PCS
markets that have a total population of over 59 million. As a Sprint PCS
affiliate, Horizon markets wireless mobile communications network products and
services under the Sprint PCS brand name. Horizon offers the same national
pricing plans and uses the same sales and marketing strategies and national
distribution channels that have made Sprint PCS the fastest growing wireless
company in the country. For more information, visit the Horizon PCS web site at
http://www.horizonpcs.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. 2001.
Media
Contacts:
Roderick
Kelly
Motorola Public
Relations
(847) 632-6730
office
(847) 732-6730
mobile
Roderick.Kelly@motorola.com
Mary
Elsass
Horizon
PCS
(740) 772-8364
office
(740) 703-8100
mobile
Mary.Elsass@horizonpcs.com
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