Expertise gained from trial will enhance Motorola's MOTOwi4(TM) portfolio
of wireless broadband solutions
ROSEMONT, Ill., July 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:
MOT) today announced that the company has reached agreement with SOFTBANK
Group for the deployment of a WiMAX (IEEE 802.16e-2005) trial network in
Tokyo.
Motorola is supplying an end-to-end trial system including access
points, an access network, and prototype WiMAX mobile handheld devices. The
trial will enable SOFTBANK Group to assess the effectiveness of WiMAX as a
wireless broadband technology, and its potential as an integrated part of
SOFTBANK's growing portfolio of telecommunications services.
SOFTBANK Group aims to offer seamless mobility to customers in Japan
with its mobile communications, fixed-line telecommunications and
fixed-line broadband services. The company acquired Vodafone K.K., which is
the third largest mobile service operator in Japan, in April 2006. SOFTBANK
Group currently has more than 26 million fixed-line and mobile
communications customers in Japan.
Expected to begin in September 2006, the five-month trial will focus on
performance of WiMAX in the 2.5GHz spectrum with regards to throughput and
range, as well as the speed of network handovers between access points.
Motorola will be deploying five WiMAX access points and 25 prototype
WiMAX mobile handheld devices. The trial will also showcase MIMO
(multi-input, multi-output) capabilities of Motorola's WiMAX solutions in
supporting multi- antenna telecommunications systems as well as enabling
greater data throughput and range. Motorola will also lend its wireless
broadband expertise by providing technical support and consulting
throughout the WiMAX trial.
Motorola is driving the development of WiMAX through collaborative
agreements with other industry-leading companies, research and development,
trials and deployments. The company recently won a nationwide contract to
deploy a WiMAX 802.16e network in Pakistan.
"Forward-looking service providers today clearly see the potential of
WiMAX as a viable and crucial wireless broadband technology to deploy
seamless mobility services. As a pioneer in WiMAX, Motorola is committed to
providing such innovative technology to fast growing telecommunications
markets such as Japan," said Dr. Simon Leung, regional president, Asia
Pacific, Motorola.
"The SOFTBANK Group has been preparing to provide innovative new
services to launch full-scale wireless broadband services and to realize a
true ubiquitous society. We are confident that our new cooperation with
Motorola, a company capable of providing optimal solution proposals for the
demonstration of WiMAX, will enable us to further improve communication
technologies and to take another big step toward commercialization," said
Junichi Miyakawa, executive officer, executive vice president, Vodafone
K.K.
MOTOwi4(TM) is a portfolio of wireless broadband solutions and services
that creates, complements and completes IP networks. Delivering coverage to
virtually all spaces, MOTOwi4 includes wi4 WiMAX, wi4 Fixed Broadband, wi4
Mesh, and wi4 Broadband over Power Line solutions for private and public
networks. For more information about Motorola's MOTOwi4 solutions, please
visit: http://www.motorola.com/wi4 .
About SOFTBANK Group
The SOFTBANK Group has been promoting broadband businesses under the
unwavering conviction that broadband technologies will be the key
accelerator of the IT revolution in the 21st century. Since its launch of
the Yahoo! BB ADSL service in September 2001, the cumulative number of
lines connected for this comprehensive wired broadband service topped 5.04
million as of the end of March 2006. As such, it has been contributing to
the creation and expansion of the broadband environment that offers the
affordable and fastest services in the world. In July 2004, the group
acquired JAPAN TELECOM CO., LTD. and also Vodafone K.K. in April 2006,
evolving into a comprehensive telecommunications carrier with approximately
26 million fixed and wireless subscribers, thereby providing extensive
broadband contents services. More information on SOFTBANK group is
available on the web at http://www.softbank.co.jp .
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 $35.3
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.
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http://www.motorola.com
http://www.motorola.com/wi4 http://www.softbank.co.jp
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CONTACT:
Iijima Mitsuko of Motorola Japan,
+81-3-6408-5124, m.iijima@motorola.com , Cordia So of Motorola
Networks & Enterprise Asia Pacific, +852-2966-3840,
cordia.so@motorola.com , Kathi Haas of Motorola Networks &
Enterprise, +1-480-732-2835, Kathi.haas@motorola.com , or Wong
Voal Voal of Hill & Knowlton Singapore for Motorola, +65 6390
3334 (DID), +65 9799 0551 (Mobile), voal@hillandknowlton.com.sg
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