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To: brian h who wrote (23262)	2/23/1999 2:12:00 PM
From: Ruffian	Respond to of 152472

Mot & Vodafone> THE INDEPENDENT SOURCE FOR WIRELESS INDUSTRY NEWS February 23, 1999 February 23, 1999 Motorola, Vodafone to test UMTS CANNES, France—Motorola Inc. and GSM operator Vodafone Ltd. announced a collaborative agreement to implement Universal Mobile Telecommunications Systems, a third-generation standard chosen by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute. According to the agreement, Motorola is prepared to provide subscriber terminal equipment for Vodafone's UMTS field trials, which are planned to take place near its headquarters in Newbury, U.K. In addition, Motorola said it expects to work with Vodafone to simulate UMTS network deployment using Motorola's Static System Simulator. This provides network dimensioning based on traffic data provided from Vodafone's existing U.K. Global System for Mobile communications cellular network. The wideband Code Division Multiple Access-based terminal devices are expected to be based on NTT DoCoMo's W-CDMA specification and are designed to provide capability for ISDN and packet data at 94 kilobits per second as well as basic call functionality. Motorola expects to deliver the initial prototype units to Vodafone in June.