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To: Mark Fleming who wrote (31591)	6/3/1999 9:34:00 AM
From: DaveMG	Respond to of 152472

Motorola Makes World's First GSM-Connected Internet Call London Demonstration Proves Technology Leadership is More Than Just Talk SWINDON, United Kingdom--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 3, 1999--Motorola, Inc. is once again proving its leadership in the mobile market with its achievement of the world's first voice call made over GSM connected Internet Protocol (IP) technology. Demonstrations of the innovative technology were given at Motorola, Inc's Network Solutions Sector (NSS) 'Shaping the Future' conference in London, attended by more than 180 GSM network operators from 75 countries. Motorola NSS customers were given a glimpse of the future, and were able to place GSM calls via IP links using a Motorola GSM cellular phone. The first test call made by Motorola NSS was made from Motorola's worldwide GSM headquarters in Swindon, UK, to a research and development centre in Chicago, utilising Motorola's existing data intranet. The IP backhaul network was used to transmit both GSM signalling and voice packets within the GSM base station subsystem. Mobile voice and data signals are currently carried using circuit-switched bearers, with a channel set up and maintained for the duration of a call. IP translates voice and data into a number of 'packets', each sent separately. Total bandwidth is reduced, convergence opportunities and therefore cost-effectiveness increase, and myriad revenue opportunities emerge. Ted Hally, Motorola corporate vice president and general manager of the worldwide GSM Systems Division, said: ''There is an enormous amount of excitement and anticipation within the industry about the power the Internet will bring to voice and data mobility. We have proved that the theory is now reality. ''The convergence of GSM and Internet technology will have perhaps the greatest impact on the mobile market we have yet seen, offering unlimited and rapid access to a wealth of information and services. Network operators will see the opportunity for numerous new revenue streams, and subscribers will experience true total mobility.'' Motorola's wireless Internet solution for GSM networks involves deploying a core backbone packet-based network infrastructure that will provide the carrier for access technologies such as GPRS, UMTS and corporate and consumer connections. This can maximise the investment in the existing GSM network while exploiting its potential to transition from circuit-switch to the packet-based, ultimately switchless, multi-service network of the future. Motorola is a global leader in providing integrated communications solutions and embedded electronic solutions. Sales in 1998 were $29.4 billion.