Germany's T-Mobil in GSM Expansion Deal With Motorola.

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 24, 1998--German network operator T-Mobil and Motorola, Inc.'s Cellular Infrastructure Group (CIG) have announced a contract worth $30 million for the replacement, enhancement and extension of T-Mobil's T-D1 GSM mobile communications network in Germany.

Motorola CIG's new generation M-Cell(TM) series of GSM base transceiver stations (BTS) will be installed in the major cities in the southern region of the former East Germany, and will be used to enhance coverage and capacity in other areas already covered by Motorola CIG networks.

Motorola's M-Cell series of GSM base transceiver stations is designed for flexibility and modular expansion - ideal for T-Mobil's requirements in the competitive German cellular marketplace.

The networks will be managed by Motorola CIG's new scaleable GSM Operations and Maintenance Center (OMC), which is designed to maximize each stage of the operator's investment by enabling incremental network expansion. T-Mobil is also taking advantage of the OMC software capability to increase performance at the base station controller (BSC), enabling each BSC to control a greater number of base transceiver stations.

German company Rittal worked with T-Mobil and Motorola CIG to design unique GSM cabinets for Motorola CIG's transmission equipment. The design was commissioned exclusively for T-Mobil and allows each cabinet to house 12 carriers, instead of the standard maximum of six. This minimizes site acquisition costs for T-Mobil and, with less cabinets required, reduces environmental impact.

Adrian Nemcek, corporate vice president and general manager of Motorola's European Cellular Infrastructure Group, said: "As a company, we are only as successful as our customers - we are delighted that T-Mobil has chosen to invest further in Motorola's infrastructure and look forward to sharing a thriving future in the German mobile market."

Motorola is a pioneer in the development, manufacture and deployment of digital cellular communications. To date, Motorola's CIG has over 85 digital (GSM) cellular networks deployed worldwide. Motorola is a global leader in advanced electronic systems and services. It creates software-driven products that provide integrated customer solutions and Internet access via wireless and satellite communications, as well as computing, networking, and automotive electronics. Motorola also liberates the power of technology by providing essential digital building blocks in the form of embedded semiconductors, controls and systems. Sales in 1997 were $29.8 billion.

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