African countries initiate digital cellular phone network with Motorola's GSM equipment.ARLINGTON HEIGHTS Arlington Heights, village (1990 pop. 75,460), Cook county, NE Ill., a residential suburb of Chicago; founded 1836, inc. 1887. Its manufactures include machinery, drugs and medical equipment, and metal fabrication. Arlington Park racetrack is there. , Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 1, 1996-- Motorola's International Cellular Infrastructure Division (ICID ICID International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage ICID International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary ICID Information Center for Individuals with Disabilities ICID Intensified Charge-Injection Device ICID Intelligent Craft Interface Device ) is supplying digital Global System for Mobile (GSM) Communications cellular telephone equipment to Tanzania and Lesotho, Africa, under two contracts valued at more than $30 million. In Tanzania, Motorola recently deployed GSM self-contained compact InCell(TM) base stations as part of the digital cellular system for Tritel Telecommunication Tanzania Ltd. to provide service for up to 10,000 subscribers in eastern Tanzania, including Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam Largest city (pop., 1995 est.: 1,747,000), capital, and major port of Tanzania. Founded in 1862 by the sultan of Zanzibar, it came under the German East Africa Co. in 1887. , Unguja, Pemba and Zanzibar. Siemens supplied D900 switching equipment for the MSC (1) (MSC.Software Corporation, Santa Ana, CA, www.mscsoftware.com) Founded in 1963 by Richard H. MacNeal and Robert G. Schwendler, MSC is the world's largest provider of mechanical computer aided engineering (MCAE) strategies, simulation software and services. (Mobile Switching Center). The deployment is to be completed in two phases with the first phase currently in commercial service. In Lesotho, Vodacom Lesotho (Pty) Ltd. has contracted for the installation of Motorola's GSM InCell base stations and Siemens D900 switches. The digital cellular network will have the capacity to serve 2,000 subscribers in Maseru, Buthe Buthe and surrounding areas. The system is scheduled for commercial service in April of 1996. This will be both Motorola's and Siemens' first cellular system in Lesotho. "These two systems represent tremendous steps forward in expanding cellular phone service throughout Africa," said Pertti Johansson, corporate vice president and general manager of Motorola's ICID. "GSM has been accepted as the cellular standard by many African countries and Motorola together with Siemens is the major GSM equipment provider to the continent." GSM is a digital cellular standard based on an open architecture network that allows operators to combine equipment from a variety of suppliers and gives subscribers the ability to roam between countries. Adopted internationally, GSM uses the same number of frequencies as traditional analog but in tighter re-use patterns and more traffic-carrying capacity. To date, Motorola has been awarded seven GSM contracts in Africa and more than 50 GSM contracts worldwide. According to Peter Riha, managing director of Siemens Public Communication Networks, "The Siemens/Motorola combination has been highly successful in Africa to the extent that GSM has become the de facto [Latin, In fact.] In fact, in deed, actually. This phrase is used to characterize an officer, a government, a past action, or a state of affairs that must be accepted for all practical purposes, but is illegal or illegitimate. digital cellular standard on the continent." Tritel Telecommunication Tanzania Ltd. is a joint venture between VIP Engineering & Marketing Ltd. (VIPEM) of Tanzania and Technology Resources Industries Berhad (TRI TRI Toxics Release Inventory (US EPA) TRI Touch Research Institute TRI Taux de Rentabilité Interne (French: internal rate of return) TRI Taux de Rentabilité Interne TRI Tile Roofing Institute ) of Malaysia. Vodacom Lesotho (Pty) Ltd. is a joint venture which includes Vodacom South Africa and Lesotho PTC (PTC, Needham, MA, www.ptc.com) Long a world leader in mechanical computer-aided design, manufacturing and engineering software, PTC, through acquisitions and reorganization, has transformed itself into a leading provider of Internet-based B2B solutions for discrete manufacturers. . Motorola is one of the world's leading providers of wireless communications, semiconductors and advanced electronic systems and services. Motorola's 1995 sales were $27 billion. CONTACT: Motorola CIG CIG Ceiling (height above ground level to base of clouds) CIG Conference Intergouvernementale (French: Intergovermental Conference) CIG Conservation Innovation Grants (USDA NRCS) , Arlington Heights Mary Anne McAndrew, 847/632-2775 |
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