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To: Keith Feral who wrote (39904)	9/6/1999 2:20:00 PM
From: gdichaz	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

Keith: Agree. Best for CDMA on the world scene and for 3rd gen. But did throw a monkeywrench (spanner for Maurice) into the CDMA situation within the US though. Very much hope that Bell Atlantic will join with Vodaphone someway somehow to repair the damage to earlier potential here. Actually expect that something will be worked out. But once burned, twice shy, no? Chaz

To: Keith Feral who wrote (39904)	9/6/1999 8:24:00 PM
From: Ruffian	Respond to of 152472

Is Cdma Keeping Mot Busy?> Motorola showing signs of life with 2,000 new jobs in Harvard Chicago Daily Herald [ Motorola Inc. ] said Tuesday it will hire 2,000 people for its Harvard manufacturing operations to meet the growing demand for the company's digital wireless phones. It marks a striking turnaround for the Schaumburg-based company that just last year cut its payroll by 24,000 employees worldwide, including many in the Chicago area, and lost its title as the top- selling cellular phone maker to Finnish rival Nokia. Motorola is looking for manufacturing operators, technicians and supervisors, but also wants to fill a variety of engineering and technical positions, said Leo Shrivner, director of human resources Worldwide Operations Group. The plant has become the primary manufacturing center for mobile phones sold in the Americas, as the company has shifted production from its Libertyville plant, he said. The Harvard operation manufactures Motorola's popular StarTac phone and the new tiny V- Series phones. With 4,400 employees now, Motorola's Harvard plant already is more than twice the size of any other employer in McHenry County. It lost few employees last year during the corporatewide job cutting, Shrivner said. The company hopes to complete the bulk of the hiring during the next six months. Motorola's Libertyville campus has about 5,000 employees, roughly the same number as it did before the job cuts, but the number of engineering and design positions has grown. It now manufactures Motorola's satellite phones for the Iridium network and is used for smaller manufacturing runs. Motorola was the top-selling maker of the older analog-based mobile phones, but let its lead slip by not offering digital phone products sooner. In 1998, the first year digital phone sales surpassed sales of analog phones, Nokia claimed 23 percent share of mobile phone unit sales, compared to Motorola's 20 percent share, according to GartnerGroup's Dataquest. In 1997, Motorola had a 24 percent market share, compared with Nokia's 19 percent. But Motorola seems to be recovering. The company said its shipments of digital phones grew by 115 percent in the second quarter, compared to the same period in 1998. It said [ Bell Atlantic ] was buying 1 million of its phones and accessories. "We have a digital portfolio that will compete in the market and the demand is growing," Shrivner said. Tuesday's announcement was the second major sign of the company's hiring turnaround. In July, the company announced it would fill 1,400 new engineering, research and development positions worldwide in its Network Solutions Sector, the Arlington Heights-based unit that develops and builds wireless networking equipment for mobile phone companies. At the same time, Motorola made changes to its benefits plan aimed at attracting young technology workers. It increased the company's 401(k) match, established a discount stock purchase plan and provided for a portable pension plan. (Copyright 1999)