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News Alert from PR Newswire via Quote.com
Topic: Motorola Inc
Quote.com News Item #3821457
Headline: Operator Hungaria Adopts Motorola's FLEX(TM) Protocol
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Market-Leading Hungarian Operator and Infrastructure Supplier
Backs FLEX Technology
FT. WORTH, Texas, Aug. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Motorola (NYSE:MOT) today
announced that Operator Hungaria, a paging service provider in Hungary and
manufacturer of paging infrastructure for export, is now the 10th FLEX(TM)
protocol licensee in Europe. The network operator arm of the company will
offer FLEX protocol-based paging services in Hungary on a 'calling party pays'
system before the end of 1997.
Operator Hungaria will incorporate FLEX technology into its AMPC paging
infrastructure, designed specifically for emerging markets. The system has a
modular structure with the capability to run both FLEX and POCSAG protocols,
which allows operators the ability to quickly deploy FLEX-based paging
services without an expensive network-wide infrastructure upgrade.
"We believe that the FLEX architecture is the future for paging in this
region," said Lazlo Binder, managing director of Operator Hungaria. "It
allows us to offer low-cost 'calling party pays' paging in Hungary and expand
the market here as a network operator. We can also now supply the most
efficient and cost-effective infrastructure to our carrier customers in
emerging markets. Many of them are just launching new paging networks which
need to be capable of rapid expansion."
The FLEX protocol has been widely adopted in Central and Eastern Europe.
Leading network operators in Poland, Lithuania and Russia already have FLEX
protocol-based systems in operation, and more are expected throughout Europe.
"The Hungarian paging market has dynamic growth potential. 'Calling party
pays' has seen tremendous success in Western Europe and the added benefits of
a low cost service and extended battery life provided by the FLEX protocol can
only enhance its appeal," said Greg Nelson, corporate vice president and
general manager of Motorola's European Paging Subscriber Division. "I am also
delighted that Operator Hungaria has chosen FLEX as the high-speed protocol to
offer in its infrastructure package for emerging markets, making use of the
inherent flexibility which the architecture offers."
FLEX technology offers increased capacity over existing one-way protocols
such as POCSAG, and significantly improved pager battery life, as well as
greatly increased transmission speeds and improved data integrity. The FLEX
protocol also allows service providers to match their system capacity to
market requirements and to easily upgrade the system when required.
Operator Hungaria is the market-leading network operator and service
provider in Hungary. It is also a system integrator and exporter of paging
infrastructure. The company is a joint venture owned by the French and
Hungarian state broadcasting corporations.
The FLEX(TM) protocol, created by Motorola, is the de facto standard for
high-speed paging. It has been adopted by 16 of the top 20 U.S. service
providers, as well as by market-leading providers in Canada, Latin America,
Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Central and Eastern Europe. It is a
national standard in China, Japan, and Korea, and is also a national standard
in India and Russia. FLEX protocol-based operators are in eight of the top 10
world's largest paging markets, which comprise 96 percent of the worldwide
subscriber base.
Motorola's FLEX paging protocols include FLEX one-way, ReFLEX(TM) two-way
and InFLEXion(TM) voice transmission technologies. In addition to the
protocols, the FLEX Technologies include a robust product portfolio of pagers,
components, infrastructure, test equipment, application protocols, and
software.
Motorola is one of the world's leading providers of wireless
communications, semiconductors, and advanced electronic systems, components,
and services. Major equipment businesses include paging and data
communications, cellular telephone, two-way radio, personal communications,
automotive, defense and space electronics and computers. Motorola
semiconductors power communication devices, computers and millions of other
products. Motorola's 1996 sales were $28 billion.
Further information from Motorola's Messaging Systems Products Group is
available at motorola.com. Information on FLEX Technologies
is available on Motorola's web site at motorola.com .
Motorola, FLEX, ReFLEX and InFLEXion are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Motorola, Inc. |
