Motorola wins $34 million contract to provide cellular telephone network in India.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)--Nov. 6, 1996-- Strengthens its Position as India's Leading Cellular Provider Motorola's International Cellular Infrastructure Division (ICID ICID International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage ICID International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary ICID Information Center for Individuals with Disabilities ICID Intensified Charge-Injection Device ICID Intelligent Craft Interface Device ) today announced that it has won a contract worth $34 million from Evergrowth Telecom to deploy a digital cellular telephone network in Punjab, India. Evergrowth plans to launch Motorola's Global System for Mobile (GSM) Communications service under the brand name Essar Cellphone (CELLular telePHONE) The first ubiquitous wireless telephone. Originally analog, all new cellular systems are digital, which has enabled the cellphone to turn into a smartphone that has access to the Internet. for subscribers in Punjab by the end of 1996. This most recent award brings to $200 million the total value of contracts awarded to date to Motorola's ICID in India. Motorola's networks will provide service for more than 50 percent of India's cellular subscribers. The company has won contracts in three of the four major metro areas and 12 of the 18 newly licensed circles, making Motorola the leading GSM infrastructure provider throughout India. Punjab is one of India's most economically active states with one of the highest per capita incomes Noun 1. per capita income - the total national income divided by the number of people in the nation income - the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time in the country. Its strong agricultural and industrial base provides a solid basis for cellular services to flourish in the region. Initially, more than 100,000 subscribers in Punjab's key cities of Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Amritsar, Jharlandhar and Patiala will be served by Motorola's GSM network, with the state's remaining cities to be added to the network on a gradual basis. "Enabling people to communicate anytime, anywhere through our top quality network is Evergrowth's primary objective," said Pramod Saxena, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Essar Telecom. "We selected Motorola to help us deploy this network because of its innovative technical solutions and because of its commitment to India, including extensive in-country service and support." As part of the contract with Evergrowth, Motorola's ICID will install its flexible InCell(TM) GSM base stations and will provide technical support for the turn-key network. GSM is a digital cellular standard mandated by India's government. It is based on an open architecture network that uses the same number of frequencies as traditional analog, but in tighter re-use patterns and in more traffic-carrying capacity. "We greatly respect Evergrowth's commitment to providing top quality digital cellular service for its customers in Punjab," said Moe Grzelakowski, vice president and general manager of Motorola's ICID. "India continues to be a vital and growing market and Motorola is proud to be its top cellular infrastructure provider," she said. Evergrowth Telecom Ltd. was formed by J.T. Mobiles Ltd. to operate a cellular network in Punjab. Over the next two years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time company plans to invest over $171 million in the region. Essar Cellphone service was launched in Delhi in 1995 and has already become India's largest mobile phone network. Its subscriber base in Delhi alone is over 40,000. Essar Cellphone services will soon be available in the neighboring neigh·bor n. 1. One who lives near or next to another. 2. A person, place, or thing adjacent to or located near another. 3. A fellow human. 4. Used as a form of familiar address. v. regions of Harayana, Rajasthan and U.P. East. Motorola, Inc. has significant investments in India including a pager manufacturing facility, two-way radio A voice network that provides an always-on connection enabling the user to just "push the button and talk." Also called "dispatch radio," two-way radio has traditionally been used by police, fire, taxi and other mobile fleets. and cellular telephone sales and distribution centers and a software research and development center. 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. Its 1995 sales were $27 billion. CONTACT: Motorola's CIG CIG Ceiling (height above ground level to base of clouds) CIG Conference Intergouvernementale (French: Intergovermental Conference) CIG Conservation Innovation Grants (USDA NRCS) , Arlington Heights Laura Cain, 847/632-3889 |
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