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Motorola Announces Commercial Availability of CDMA Family Of MicroTAC(TM) Wireless Phones
PR Newswire - February 23, 1998 11:21
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Three New Phone Models Available in United States, South Korea and Hong Kong
ATLANTA, Feb. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Motorola (NYSE: MOT) announced the
commercial availability of the MicroTAC(TM) SC-725 for the U.S., the
MicroTAC(TM) SC-725CV for Hong Kong, and the MicroTAC DMT-8000 phones for
South Korea. These CDMA phones utilize Motorola's own unique CDMA chipset,
which plays a key role in allowing Motorola to drive leadership product and
technology toward future generations of CDMA products. These feature-rich
CDMA phones offer consumers advanced digital features and performance in
Motorola's award-winning MicroTAC phone packages.
"The availability of these new CDMA products represents Motorola's
continued commitment to expanding its digital product portfolio," said Roger
Kung, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Motorola's Asia Cellular
Subscriber Group and General Manager of CDMA Technology for Motorola's
Cellular Subscriber Sector. "We strive to provide consumers with an array of
wireless phone choices in all technologies. As markets expand, we work to
design and manufacture phones that fit the various lifestyles of consumers and
believe today's announcement fits nicely into the digital marketplace."
As a global manufacturer of wireless technologies, Motorola recognizes the
importance of personalizing its products to meet the needs of its various
markets. For the China market, the MicroTAC SC-725CV phone offers the option
to display Chinese characters, while in South Korea, the MicroTAC DMT-8000
phone has the capability to display Korean characters. Both phone models also
support the delivery of Chinese and Korean text messaging.
All three new CDMA phone models include: a large, dot matrix graphic
display, which provides variable font sizes for optimal viewing performance;
silent mode, which activates VibraCall(TM) alert and eliminates all audible
alerts for the ultimate in privacy; auto hyphenate, which inserts hyphens in
the numbers dialed, making it easier to view 10-digit phone numbers; and
service tones, which provide an audible beep whenever there is a change of
service.
Other features of Motorola's CDMA phone family include: the VibraCall
alert feature to receive incoming calls in a vibration alert mode; headset
capability, to operate the phone with an optional personal headset; an
enhanced phone book, with extended memory storage for name entry;
Caller ID (A), enabling consumers to readily identify incoming calls; text
messaging (A); Voice Mail (A) alert; internal charger; and a Smart Button for
simplified one-handed operation.
Motorola is one of the world's leading providers of wireless
communications, semiconductors, and advanced electronic systems, components,
and services. Major equipment businesses include cellular telephone, two-way
radio, paging and data communications, personal communications, automotive,
defense and space electronics and computers. Motorola semiconductors power
communication devices, computers and millions of other products. Motorola's
1997 sales were $29.8 billion.
For further press information, please contact: Motorola Cellular
Subscriber Sector, 600 North U.S. Highway #45, Room AN482, Libertyville,
Illinois 60048. Phone: 847-523-2841. Fax: 847-523-8770. For all other
inquiries, please contact Motorola's Cellular Information Center at
800-331-6456 or via Cellular Subscriber Sector's web site at
startac.com.
(A) Network- and subscription-dependent features.
SOURCE Motorola, Inc.
/CONTACT: David A. Pinsky, 847-523-2841, or Jennifer Weyrauch
847-523-0015, both of Motorola/
/Web site: startac.com
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