Motorola Wins GSM Network Expansion in Pakistan.Business Editors/Telecommunications Writers 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)--Dec. 14, 2000 Motorola Inc.'s (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : MOT) Global Telecom Solutions Sector (GTSS GTSS Global Telecom Solutions Sector (Motorola) ), a leading supplier of the world's GSM (Global System for Mobile Communication) digital wireless network infrastructure, has signed a US$ 26 million network expansion contract with Pakistan Mobile Communication (Mobilink). Under the terms of the network expansion contract with Mobilink, Motorola will increase network capacity from 150,000 subscribers to 300,000 by installing its new generation Horizonmacro and Horizonmicro portfolio of GSM infrastructure solutions in major cities such as Karachi, Lahore, Faisalabad and Islamabad. "The primary goal of GSM manufacturers and operators is to ensure excellent coverage for consumers. By expanding the Mobilink network with Motorola's industry-leading GSM solution, an even greater number of subscribers soon will be able to enjoy the high quality service and its greatly enhanced voice and call quality," said Zaheer Khan Zaheer Khan pronunciation (born October 7, 1978, Srirampur town in Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra), is an Indian cricketer who has been a member of the Indian cricket team since 2000. , area account manager of Motorola's Telecom Carrier Solutions Group. Zaheer said the expanded network should be fully deployed by March of 2001. About Motorola Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) is a global leader in providing integrated communications solutions and embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. electronic solutions. Sales in 1999 were $33.1 billion. For more information about Motorola, please visit the web site at www.motorola.com/. MOTOROLA, the Stylized styl·ize tr.v. styl·ized, styl·iz·ing, styl·iz·es 1. To restrict or make conform to a particular style. 2. To represent conventionally; conventionalize. M Logo, Aspira and all other trademarks indicated as such herein are trademarks of Motorola, Inc.(R) Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off. All other product or service names are the property of their trademark owner respective owners. (c)2000 Motorola, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A. |
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