ot-Motorola Wins $21 Million Contract to Expand CDMA Digital Wireless System in Nigeria
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 30, 2000--Intercellular Nigeria Ltd has awarded a $21 million
contract to Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT - news) for the supply and deployment of its CDMA (Code Division Multiple
Access) fixed wireless local loop network expansion.
Motorola's Network Solutions Sector (NSS) will deploy its latest CDMA WiLL® infrastructure at 800 MHz to provide an
expanded system capacity for up to 45,000 limited mobility subscribers. The equipment will be deployed to provide capacity
and coverage in the major cities of Abuja, Onitsha, Kano and Kaduna and will expand the existing networks in Lagos and Port
Harcourt. Intercellular Nigeria Limited is a national wireless telecommunications operator and plans to expand to additional
cities and towns over the next year.
The agreement, which was signed between Gene O'Rourke, Motorola Vice President and General Manager for NSS in the
Middle East and Africa, and Mallam Bashir Ahmad el-Rufai, Intercellular President and CEO, was described by both as
``mutual and complementary''. Mr. El-Rufai said: ``With the support of Motorola, we expect to expand the scope of
telecommunications services beyond the commercial capitals of Nigeria and broaden our exceptional wireless service to the
local centers. I am extremely pleased to announce this major milestone.''
Gene O'Rourke said: ``This is the success story of a vision that has been carefully laid out for effective development and
growth. We look forward to the growth of this partnership in our combined effort to develop the Nigeria cellular market
through a technology that is proven, reliable and cost effective to deploy. Superior network design and excellent system quality
have been and will remain the Motorola standard.'' Motorola has worked with Intercellular since 1996, when the initial contract
was signed to provide a WiLL® system for Lagos.
To date, Motorola NSS has been awarded 34 contracts to supply cellular and wireless local loop infrastructure equipment in
23 African countries.
Motorola is a global leader in providing integrated communications solutions and embedded electronics solutions. Sales in 1999
were $33.1 billion.
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