TAIPEI, Taiwan, April 8, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Motorola, Inc.
(NYSE: MOT) announced today that Motorola and its trusted partner UTStarcom
are working with First International Telecom (Fitel), a major telecom
operator in Taiwan, to deploy a WiMAX network as a part of the operator's
commitment to the M-Taiwan project. Fitel received its operator license to
provide WiMAX services for northern Taiwan in July 2007. It is Motorola's
third WiMAX project secured in Taiwan in the last eight months.
"The next generation personal wireless broadband service will enable
rich media entertainment and high-speed data applications to be delivered
to our customers. The new network will expand our service offerings and is
critical to our future business growth," said Charlie Wu, president of
Fitel.
Fitel provides mobile communications services through its PHS network
to over 1 million subscribers. In order to expand its mobile services,
Fitel has been participating in the M-Taiwan project and has acquired
spectrum for the WiMAX network in northern Taiwan.
"The WiMAX network project with Fitel underscores Motorola's leadership
in the industry. Our solutions and services enable Fitel to provide
cutting-edge wireless broadband services to its customers quickly," said
Simon Leung, president of Motorola Asia Pacific.
"This win reflects our rapid development of the WiMAX networks and the
growing demand for Motorola's WiMAX solutions in the region and worldwide.
This year, we expect the industry to launch several commercial WiMAX
systems with a wide variety of customer premises equipment, PC cards,
mobile devices, and innovative applications," Simon Leung added.
Fitel targets to complete and start testing the WiMAX base stations in
the downtown area of Taipei by first half of 2008. The M-Taiwan project is
a government initiative to accelerate WiMAX ecosystem development and
create a city-wide broadband network to support wireless broadband services
to consumers.
Charlie Wu added, "Motorola is a leading provider of WiMAX technology,
and we are pleased to work with them in the design, supply and deployment
of a high performance, reliable and scalable WiMAX network for advanced
applications and future expansion. Working with Motorola has an added
benefit in that we also become part of the global WiMAX ecosystem."
The project builds on Motorola's leadership in developing wireless
broadband technology, and adds to a number of operators worldwide who have
selected Motorola as a provider of WiMAX solutions. Motorola now has 19
contracts for commercial WiMAX networks in 18 countries around the world.
For more information about Motorola wi4 WiMAX solutions, please visit:
http://www.motorola.com/wimax.
About First International Telecom
First International Telecom (Fitel) is supported by a strong and
influential lineup of shareholders, consisting of Public Financial Holdings
Limited, Shin Kong Group, Secom Security, UTStarcom, United
Microelectronics Corporation, Wistron NeWeb Corporation, Inventec
Appliances Corporation, and Loyal Group who together have established a
specialized organization with a solid management team. Fitel is currently
focused on providing low rate, ultra low electromagnetic waves, and
high-speed wireless network services through the PHS system. Other than the
main structure services, Fitel offers a comprehensive lineup of value-added
services such as roaming in Japan, mobile VPN, mobile office, and more. In
the future, Fitel will actively participate in the WiMAX project to provide
its customers more and better services. Anytime anywhere enjoy high speed
internet access
About Motorola
Motorola is known around the world for innovation in communications.
The company develops technologies, products and services that make mobile
experiences possible. Our portfolio includes communications infrastructure,
enterprise mobility solutions, digital set-tops, cable modems, mobile
devices and Bluetooth accessories. Motorola is committed to delivering next
generation communication solutions to people, businesses and governments. A
Fortune 100 company with global presence and impact, Motorola had sales of
US $36.6 billion in 2007. 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. (C) Motorola, Inc. 2008. All rights reserved.
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CONTACT:
Victor Chang of Motorola Taiwan, +886 920 898
316, victor.chang@motorola.com, or Cordia So of Motorola, Asia
Pacific, +852 2966 3840, cordia.so@motorola.com; or Steven Yeh of
First International Telecom, +886 968 143 699,
steven.yeh@fitel.net.tw; or Walter Lee of Fleishman-Hillard Hong
Kong, +852 2111 3574, walter.lee@fleishman.com, for Motorola,
Inc.
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