ot--Motorola Awarded Nearly $400 Million to Provide
Digital Cellular Phone Equipment to Brazil
Motorola's Communications Enterprise wins 5 new regions and
becomes one of Sao Paulo's largest cellular infrastructure and handset
suppliers
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 15, 1999-- Motorola, Inc. has strengthened its presence in the
highly-competitive Brazilian market with the award of nearly a $400 million contract to supply wireless network operator,
Telesp Celular, with Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital cellular infrastructure equipment and one million
subscriber handsets. The award positions Motorola as one of the largest cellular infrastructure and handset supplier in Sao
Paulo, Brazil.
The contracts were awarded to two groups within Motorola, Inc.'s Communications Enterprise -- its Network Solutions
Sector (NSS) and Personal Communications Sector (PCS). The two Motorola groups will work together to help provide
Telesp with a totally integrated communication solution.
''In addition to being a significant contract, this is an opportunity for Motorola to provide Telesp, and the cellular subscribers of
Sao Paulo, with an end-to-end communications package,'' said Dante Iacovone, president of Motorola do Brasil and vice
president and general manager for PCS in Brazil.
''This award is an indication of Motorola's continued commitment to Telesp, to meet the needs of its subscribers in Sao Paulo.
Telesp and its subscribers will soon realize the many benefits of Motorola's products -- and CDMA technology -- including
longer battery life, improved in-building coverage and call quality,'' added Norm Korey, corporate vice president and general
manager of Central America and Latin America for Motorola's NSS.
Motorola's NSS will expand Telesp's current cellular systems while also introducing Motorola's state-of-the-art analog and
CDMA digital networking equipment into five new markets. The new markets include Piracicaba, Rio Claro, Sao Joao da Boa
Vista, North Coastland and Vale do Paraiba.
Motorola's NSS provided Telesp with its first generation analog system in 1993 and smoothly migrated it to include second
generation digital, CDMA technology. The dual-band system currently serves the four regions of Campinas, Sao Jose do Rio
Preto, Araraquara and Aracatuba.
Motorola's PCS is expected to supply its digital wireless phones which include: the CDMA StarTAC(tm) ST7760 phone and
the MultiTAC(tm) SC3160 dual mode 800 MHz phone. The handsets will be provided to Telesp from June 1999 - May
2000.
The StarTAC ST7760 dual mode (CDMA and Analog) weighs as little as 105g and offers from 90 to 250 minutes of talk time
and up to 120 hours of standby time when operating in digital mode. The MultiTAC SC3160 CDMA phone is Motorola's
newest compact option for dual mode (CDMA and Analog) phone users.
Deployment of Motorola NSS's SC(tm) family of base stations and its EMX® switch will begin immediately. The project is
expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2000.
Motorola in Brazil has 1,600 employees. From 1995 to 1998, Motorola invested approximately $150 million in its Brazilian
operations, primarily toward the implementation of a new industrial complex, located in Jaguarina, in the state of Sao Paulo.
Besides facilities for producing cellular phones, pagers, iDEN equipment and cellular infrastructure (radio base stations), the
Motorola campus in Jaguariuna also has a Semiconductor Technology Center and a branch of the Motorola University for the
training of the employees, clients and suppliers. The company has a strong presence in the country in semiconductors, two-way
radios, networking, Internet and multimedia, as well as in the development of several other solutions for the corporate and
personal communication markets.
Motorola is a global leader in providing integrated communications solutions and embedded electronic solutions. Sales in 1998
were $29.4 billion.
Motorola, MultiTAC, StarTAC, SC and EMX are trademarks of Motorola, Inc.
Contact:
Motorola NSS
Sue Frederick, 847/632-5677
QA6225@email.mot.com
or
Motorola PCS
Jennifer Weyrauch, 847/523-0015
WLJW19@email.mot.com
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