Supports Siemens' Adoption of Standards-based Common Platform for Next
Generation Telecom Architecture
CHICAGO, June 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GLOBALCOMM -- Motorola, Inc.
(NYSE: MOT) today announced that its Embedded Communications Computing
business has been selected by Siemens Communications Group, the
telecommunication division of Siemens AG (NYSE: SI), as a preferred
supplier of AdvancedTCA(R) based communications servers for Siemens' next
generation telecom architecture.
"Siemens is committed to apply an open standards-based common platform
with AdvancedTCA as a main technology in both its mobile networks and fixed
networks portfolio," said Dr. Dieter Carl, Vice President platform strategy
of Siemens Communications. "Our customers will benefit due to the need for
rapid deployments and converged network build outs to provide new
revenue-generating services."
"We selected Motorola's Embedded Communications Computing business as a
preferred supplier after an exhaustive in-depth review," said Mr. Juritz,
Senior Vice President strategic procurement of Siemens Communication. "We
believe it has the industry expertise, understanding of our business and
product range to be a valued supplier of open communications servers."
"Recent Yankee Group research shows that leading Tier 1 telecom
equipment manufacturers are embracing the concept of common platforms and
estimate a 30% improvement in time-to-market and project development costs
from using standards-based communications servers," said Brian Partridge,
senior analyst of the Yankee Group.
"We are pleased that Siemens has selected Motorola as a preferred
supplier of AdvancedTCA based communications servers for its next
generation telecom architecture. We believe this is further evidence of the
increased acceptance of open, standards-based communications servers as a
common platform that will allow companies to focus resources on new
services, application innovation and optimize life cycle cost of
ownership," said Wendy Vittori, corporate vice president and general
manager of Motorola's Embedded Communications Computing.
About Motorola's Communications Servers
Motorola's communications servers are open, fully integrated systems
that act as a common, carrier-grade platform for a wide range of
applications. This common platform concept integrates hardware and software
elements to enable equipment manufacturers to focus on adding their
application-specific value, thereby reducing the time, cost and risk
involved in deploying new revenue-generating applications or migrating
existing applications to standards-based technology. For more information:
http://www.motorola.com/computing
About Motorola
Motorola is known around the world for innovation and leadership in
wireless and broadband communications. Inspired by our vision of Seamless
Mobility, the people of Motorola are committed to helping you get and stay
connected simply and seamlessly to the people, information, and
entertainment that you want and need. We do this by designing and
delivering "must have" products, "must do" experiences and powerful
networks -- along with a full complement of support services. A Fortune 100
company with global presence and impact, Motorola had sales of US $36.8
billion in 2005. For more information about our company, our people and our
innovations, please visit http://www.motorola.com
MOTOROLA and the Stylized M Logo are registered in the US Patent &
Trademark Office. All other product or service names are the property of
their respective owners. AdvancedTCA is a registered trademark of the PCI
Industrial Computers Manufacturers Group.
SOURCE Motorola, Inc.
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http://www.motorola.com/computing
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CONTACT:
Lee Ann Kuster, +1-602-438-3623, or
leeannkuster@motorola.com , or Shreek Raivadera, +44 (0) 1509
634461, or shreek@motorola.com , both of Embedded Communications
Computing, Motorola
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