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To: van wang who wrote (3323)	1/12/1998 6:22:00 PM
From: Paul Lee	Respond to of 4429

not mot DSC Communications' Celcore Division Expands Presence in Russia Four Russian Cities to Offer Cellular Service with DSC's Cellular Switching Systems DALLAS, Jan. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- DSC Communications (Nasdaq: DIGI) announced today that Celcore, a division of DSC, has signed multiple contracts with Millicom International Cellular S.A. and two Russian telecommunications companies. The new contracts bring the number of Russian cities utilizing DSC cellular systems to four. Terms of the contracts were not disclosed. Celcore's AMPS GlobalSwitch(R) mobile switching center and GlobalCell(R) base stations have received Type Approval in Russia and were first installed in Smolensk, a city of 355,000 people located 400 km west of Moscow. Since initial deployment in August 1996, subscriber growth in Smolensk has prompted the expansion of one base station and the addition of two new GlobalCell base stations. The Smolensk system is operated by Millicom International Cellular S.A. and the local PTT. Millicom International Cellular S.A., based in Luxembourg, is a worldwide cellular telecommunications company. It currently has interests in 31 operations in 20 countries. Millicom will also operate a new Celcore system in the industrial city of Bratsk, home to 459,000 residents. Bratsk is located approximately 4,000 km east of Moscow in the remote region of Irkutsk. This system will initially utilize a GlobalSwitch MSC-24 and two GlobalCell base stations. Saransk, a city of 320,000, will have cellular service provided by RTCOMM, a local Russian telecommunications company, using a GlobalSwitch MSC-8 and three GlobalCell base stations. Saransk is approximately 650 km southeast of Moscow. Celcore equipment is also deployed in Nazran, capital of Ingushetia, by CJSC Imperativ, another local Russian telecommunications company. Ingushetia is a free trade zone and has a population of 300,000. It is located in the Northern Caucasus mountain region 1,500 km south of Moscow. The GlobalSwitch is a family of compact, modular Mobile Switching Centers that can be flexibly configured to connect to the public switched telephone network (PSTN). The GlobalCell base station provides reliable, economical cellular coverage with rapid deployment and low operating costs. The Network Management System features an easy to use graphical interface for case of operation and maintenance. Designed specifically for the needs of the emerging markets, Celcore systems have low start-up and operating costs and can be scalable for a wide range of low-subscriber density applications. "We are very pleased with our recent success in Russia, where our products have been well received. These new contracts further demonstrate the flexibility and quality of our systems for the Russian market," said Jim Foley, Celcore vice president of Worldwide Sales.

To: van wang who wrote (3323)	1/12/1998 6:29:00 PM
From: 4-UR-Eyes-Only	Respond to of 4429

Cellular Products Segment For the year, segment sales increased 10 percent to $11.9 billion, orders increased 9 percent and segment operating profits were higher. For the fourth quarter, sales increased 18 percent to $3.6 billion, orders were flat, and operating profits were higher. Cellular Subscriber Sector (CSS) sales increased in the fourth quarter in Europe and Pan America, while they declined in Asia. Orders also increased, led by Europe and Asia, while they were unchanged in Pan America. Motorola's MicroDigital M75 cellular telephone for Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) systems became commercially available. The phone weighs as little as six ounces. In Japan, Motorola announced availability of the world's smallest Personal Handyphone Systems (PHS) phone. Using digital microcellular technology, the phone can switch automatically from being a home cordless phone to a mobile phone within the PHS public network. CSS also announced that it would be the first company in the industry to offer its visually impaired customers Braille manuals, large print manuals and audiotape manuals. Cellular Infrastructure Group (CIG) sales were higher, led by significant increases in Japan and in the Pan American region. Sales also were higher in the rest of Asia, but were significantly lower in Europe. Orders declined, as higher orders in the Pan American region were offset by lower orders in Europe and Japan and significantly lower orders in the rest of Asia. CIG was awarded a $260 million contract to deploy a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) system throughout Israel, and received a contract for a $30 million CDMA system in the U.S. Installation of China's first CDMA system in Beijing was completed. CDMA-based wireless local loop, or WiLL(r), system contracts were received in Indonesia and Kuwait. CIG won contracts to expand existing Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) networks in China, Sweden and Turkey, and received contracts worth more than $160 million to expand analog systems in three Chinese provinces. Segment Sales (Dollars in millions) 1997 1996(1) %Change ______ ______ _______ Cellular Products $11,934 $10,804 10 Semiconductor Products 8,003 7,858 2 Land Mobile Products 4,926 4,008 23 Messaging, Information and Media Products 3,793 3,958 (4) Other Products 4,316 4,058 6 Adjustments & eliminations (3,178) (2,713) 17 ______ ______ Industry segment totals $29,794 $27,973 7 ______ ______ ______ ______ ============================================================= Cellular products had good growth. Hopefully DIGI won't be negatively affected tomorrow. 4Q sales growth of 18% was not bad!!!

To: van wang who wrote (3323)	1/12/1998 6:32:00 PM
From: Moe Damghani	Respond to of 4429

Monday January 12, 5:15 pm Eastern Time Company Press Release SOURCE: DSC Communications Corporation DSC Communications' Celcore Division Expands Presence in Russia Four Russian Cities to Offer Cellular Service with DSC's Cellular Switching Systems DALLAS, Jan. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- DSC Communications (Nasdaq: DIGI - news) announced today that Celcore, a division of DSC, has signed multiple contracts with Millicom International Cellular S.A. and two Russian telecommunications companies. The new contracts bring the number of Russian cities utilizing DSC cellular systems to four. Terms of the contracts were not disclosed. Celcore's AMPS GlobalSwitch(R) mobile switching center and GlobalCell(R) base stations have received Type Approval in Russia and were first installed in Smolensk, a city of 355,000 people located 400 km west of Moscow. Since initial deployment in August 1996, subscriber growth in Smolensk has prompted the expansion of one base station and the addition of two new GlobalCell base stations. The Smolensk system is operated by Millicom International Cellular S.A. and the local PTT. Millicom International Cellular S.A., based in Luxembourg, is a worldwide cellular telecommunications company. It currently has interests in 31 operations in 20 countries. Millicom will also operate a new Celcore system in the industrial city of Bratsk, home to 459,000 residents. Bratsk is located approximately 4,000 km east of Moscow in the remote region of Irkutsk. This system will initially utilize a GlobalSwitch MSC-24 and two GlobalCell base stations. Saransk, a city of 320,000, will have cellular service provided by RTCOMM, a local Russian telecommunications company, using a GlobalSwitch MSC-8 and three GlobalCell base stations. Saransk is approximately 650 km southeast of Moscow. Celcore equipment is also deployed in Nazran, capital of Ingushetia, by CJSC Imperativ, another local Russian telecommunications company. Ingushetia is a free trade zone and has a population of 300,000. It is located in the Northern Caucasus mountain region 1,500 km south of Moscow. The GlobalSwitch is a family of compact, modular Mobile Switching Centers that can be flexibly configured to connect to the public switched telephone network (PSTN). The GlobalCell base station provides reliable, economical cellular coverage with rapid deployment and low operating costs. The Network Management System features an easy to use graphical interface for case of operation and maintenance. Designed specifically for the needs of the emerging markets, Celcore systems have low start-up and operating costs and can be scalable for a wide range of low-subscriber density applications. ''We are very pleased with our recent success in Russia, where our products have been well received. These new contracts further demonstrate the flexibility and quality of our systems for the Russian market,'' said Jim Foley, Celcore vice president of Worldwide Sales. Celcore is a division of DSC Communications Corporation. Founded in 1992 and acquired by DSC in December 1997, Celcore designs and markets AMPS (Advanced Mobile Phone Service) and GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) cellular systems for emerging markets. It pioneered the distributed network architecture for cellular systems, and has customers and offices on five continents. DSC Communications is a global provider of advanced telecommunications products, including digital switching, transmission, access and network management systems. DSC had annual revenues of $1.4 billion in 1996 and is active in more than 60 countries worldwide. For more information about DSC and its products, please visit the company's web site at dsccc.com. GlobalSwitch and GlobalCell are registered trademarks of DSC Communications Corporation. SOURCE: DSC Communications Corporation

To: van wang who wrote (3323)	1/12/1998 7:23:00 PM
From: Moe Damghani	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 4429

Van, There was an over all increase of 10% sales in Motorola's Cellular Infrastructure Group (CIG) which bodes well for DSC. It seems like their CIG division did pretty good and what hurt MOT was the Semiconductor and their Paging groups. If this is the case then there will be a positive impact on DSC's stock tomorrow. What I was very much confused with is the following statement which I am pasting here from MOT's earning report: "Cellular Infrastructure Group (CIG) sales were higher, led by significant increases in Japan and in the Pan American region. Sales also were higher in the rest of Asia, but were significantly lower in Europe. Orders declined, as higher orders in the Pan American region were offset by lower orders in Europe and Japan and significantly lower orders in the rest of Asia." In the first sentence they are saying that the orders were strong in Japan which is very good for DSC. Then agin, in the sentence following it they say, higher orders in Pan American were offset by weak orders in Japan and Europe. What does this mean?? If the orders are weak in Japan then this could spell problems for DSC tomorrow. Would anyone else like to comment? Thanks!