Brazil's GLOBALTELECOM Selects Motorola CIG for $220 Million Dual-Mode CDMA/Analog Network.

SAO PAULO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 18, 1998--Motorola, Inc.'s Cellular Infrastructure Group (CIG) announced today the signing of a $220 million contract with GLOBALTELECOM of Brazil for the supply of dual-mode CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) and analog system and network infrastructure equipment throughout Region 5, a large southern section of the country.

The exclusive contract, which features Motorola CIG's locally manufactured SC(TM) family of base stations, calls for system implementation to begin immediately, with commercial operation scheduled for October. The initial contract period is five years.

Nearly 14 million people live in the region that will be served by the network. The region, considered Brazil's third most affluent, includes three major metropolitan areas centered in Curitiba, Blumenau and Londrina, plus the resort cities of Florianapolis and Foz do Iguacu.

"Our decision to work with Motorola CIG was based on our confidence in CDMA technology and its unwavering acceptance by the broad marketplace," said GLOBALTELECOM CEO Francisco Loreiro. "Motorola CIG's worldwide leadership in the CDMA and digital platforms was a vital factor in our decision-making process, along with a manufacturing capability that is based here in Brazil," Loreiro added.

"Motorola CIG is committed to supplying GLOBALTELECOM with the very best technology available in the world today," said Woody Ritchey, vice president and general manager of Motorola CIG's Americas Cellular Infrastructure Group. "We sincerely appreciate GLOBALTELECOM's confidence in our products, people and our unrelenting commitment to quality," he continued.

The network's architecture calls for deployment of Motorola CIG's series of EMX(R)5000 switches.

GLOBALTELECOM is a joint venture of the Brazilian groups Suzano and Inepar, the Japanese groups DDI and Nissho Iwai, and Motorola. Last April, when it won the concession for the Band B cellular license for the region of Parana and Santa Catarina, GLOBALTELECOM announced total investments of US$1.3 billion during the first five years and the creation of 2,000 direct and indirect positions.

Motorola CIG, part of Motorola, Inc.'s Network Solutions Sector, is a pioneer in the development, manufacture and deployment of cellular networks worldwide. To date, CIG has networks deployed in 88 countries. CIG has more than 10,000 employees and major development and manufacturing facilities in Illinois, Texas, Brazil and the United Kingdom. Motorola, Inc. is one of the world's leading providers of wireless communications, semiconductors, and advanced electronic systems, components and services. Motorola's 1997 sales were $29.8 billion.

For more information, visit Motorola CIG's web site at http://www.mot.com/cig/.

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