Motorola wins $7 million contract to install first digital cellular system in former Soviet state of Georgia.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)--Aug. 8, 1995-- 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 ) has increased its presence in the former Soviet Union by winning a $7 million contract to supply and install a digital GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications (communications) Global System for Mobile Communications - (GSM, originally "Groupe de travail Sp?ciale pour les services Mobiles") One of the major standards for digital cellular communications, in use in over 60 countries and serving over one billion subscribers. ) network in the independent state of Georgia. The network, which will be deployed in the third quarter of 1995, will accommodate 10,000 subscribers in the capital city of T'bilisi and in the city of Kutaisi. ``This will be Georgia's first digital cellular system and represents Motorola's third cellular award in a former Russian state,'' said Pertti Johansson, corporate vice president and general manager of Motorola's ICID. ``This award is a strong vote of confidence in Motorola's ability to provide superior products, technologies and expertise to customers worldwide.'' Diur La-Ole, a joint venture that includes the Georgia PTT (1) (Postal, Telegraph & Telephone) The governmental agency responsible for combined postal, telegraph and telephone services in many European countries. (2) See push-to-talk. PTT - Post, Telephone and Telegraph administration , will deploy the GSM system by incorporating Motorola cellular base stations and a Siemens D900 switch. GSM is a pan-European digital cellular standard. To date, Motorola has won more than 40 GSM cellular infrastructure awards in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. 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. Major equipment businesses include cellular telephone, two-way radio, paging and data communications, personal communications, automotive, defense and space electronics and computers. Communication devices are powered by Motorola semiconductors. Motorola's 1994 sales were $22 billion. CONTACT: Motorola 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 Jack Seller, 708/632-7248 |
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