Motorola Wins $42 Million Contract To Expand GSM Network In Jiangsu.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)--April 8, 1998--Motorola, Inc.'s Cellular Infrastructure Group (CIG CIG Ceiling (height above ground level to base of clouds) CIG Conference Intergouvernementale (French: Intergovermental Conference) CIG Conservation Innovation Grants (USDA NRCS) ) today announced it has been awarded a $42 million contract to expand the 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 network The transmission channels interconnecting all client and server stations as well as all supporting hardware and software. in the Jiangsu province of China. The expansion will significantly increase the digital network's capacity from 80,000 to 325,000 subscribers. Under the contract with China United Telecommunications Corporation (China Unicom China Unicom, full name China United Telecommunications Corporation, 中国联通, HKSE: 0762 NYSE: CHU, is a telecommunication operator in the People's Republic of China. 52. ), Motorola CIG will deploy its M-Cell(TM) radio base stations to expand China Unicom's GSM network in nine cities of Jiangsu province. All nine cities are scheduled to be in commercial service by the end of this year. Jiangsu Unicom's GSM network was installed last year with initial coverage for five cities. "GSM continues to build momentum in China as a digital technology providing high traffic-carrying capacity and the benefits of open architecture," said Tom Hinton Tom Hinton is a former Canadian Football League offensive guard who played nine years for the British Columbia Lions from 1958 to 1966. In 1991, he was enshrined into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. , vice president and general manager of Motorola CIG's Greater China Cellular Infrastructure Division (GCCID). "Motorola CIG's GSM solutions provide more flexibility and enhanced network performance -- leading to very cost efficient network operations. Motorola CIG began its business relationship with China Unicom in 1994 when China Unicom deployed Motorola's GSM mobile phone system in Guangdong. To date, Motorola CIG has been awarded GSM contracts in 14 provinces and municipalities in China, covering a total population of more than 900 million people. Motorola CIG, part of the Cellular Network and Space Sector, is a pioneer in the development, manufacture and deployment of cellular networks worldwide. To date, CIG has cellular networks deployed in more than 80 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 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, components and services. Motorola's 1997 sales were $29.8 billion. For more information on Motorola CIG, please visit our web site at http://www.mot.com/cig/ CONTACT: Motorola CIG Scott Wyman, 847/632-4691 qa4650@email.mot.com |
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