Austria's premier GSM network to expand with Motorola's GSM system; contract worth $50 million.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)--June 28, 1995-- Motorola European Cellular Infrastructure Division has been awarded a $50 million contract for the Phase 2 expansion of Austria's Global System for Mobile (GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) A digital cellular phone technology based on TDMA that is the predominant system in Europe, but also used worldwide. Developed in the 1980s, GSM was first deployed in seven European countries in 1992. ) Communications digital cellular network. The award will mean that Motorola High Tech GmbH will virtually double capacity of Austria's Generaldirektion fur die Post-und Telegraphenverwaltung (PTV PTV abbr. 1. pay television 2. public television PTV (US) n abbr (= pay television) → Pay-TV nt (= public television ) GSM network to 300,000 subscribers by increasing the number of GSM cell sites to 830 by the end of the Phase 2 period. By the end of 1995, this will put the capacity of the Austrian PTV digital network on a par with its analog Total Access Communications
Access Communications Co-operative Ltd. Systems (TACS (Total Access Communication System) An analog cellular phone system deployed mostly in Europe. It was modeled after the AMPS system in the U.S. In the U.K., ETACS (Extended TACS) transmits in the 871-904/916-949 MHz band. ) network, also supplied by Motorola High Tech. Switching technology for the GSM network expansion will be provided by Siemens and Northern Telecom. Phase 2 installation will increase coverage of the PTV GSM network on a national scale, building on the Motorola digital cellular infrastructure already in place in every major Austrian city and transportation route. The Austrian PTV said it is committed to building a GSM network to the highest possible standards so that the Austrian people, and visitors using the GSM network, will experience exceptional quality throughout Austria. The Austrian PTV also commented that the selection process was very thorough, and that Motorola again met the criteria for standards and performance to achieve our objectives. Motorola will deploy its InCell(TM)6 base station products and its new family of digital base stations, the M-Cell series, including the M-Cell(TM)micro, the world's first true microcellular base station. The M-Cellmicro offers an advanced cost-effective solution for providing focused capacity and coverage, particularly in dense urban areas. Motorola is one of the world's leading providers of wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. , semiconductors, and advanced electronic systems and services. Motorola's 1994 sales were $22.2 billion. CONTACT: Motorola ECID ECID Equine Combined Immunodeficiency Beth Sharples, 011-44-1793-55-6685 or Motorola Scott Wyman, 708-632-4691 |
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