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Motorola to Host "HSDPA Operator Clinic" at 3GSM World Congress

by Staff Writer | posted on 08 February 2005

BASINGSTOKE, UK – February, 08 2005 – Motorola Inc. (NYSE:MOT) today announced an offer for mobile operators to meet and view its High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) solution at 3GSM World Congress as part of its 'HSDPA Operator Clinic'. Operators will have the opportunity to learn from Motorola's first hand experience in recent HSDPA trials and to gain an understanding of how to deploy HSDPA.

Clinic will Answer Key Questions Such as How to Deploy HSDPA Technology and How to Help Drive Revenues

The clinic will include information on investment strategies for optimum rollout; business modelling and market segmentation (both enterprise and consumer markets). Operators will be shown what to expect from HSDPA performance both at launch and under load and which applications should exploit the strengths of HSDPA. Also, Motorola will help operators understand how they can drive revenues with HSDPA, how HSDPA compares with other radio technologies and why High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA) is important.

"Motorola is at the forefront of the HSDPA market," said Raghu Rau, corporate vice president, global marketing and strategy, Motorola Networks "and today's announcement is yet another example of Motorola’s commitment to mobile operators as they assess HSDPA solutions and consider what impact it will have on their networks."

Operators wanting to set up a meeting with Motorola’s HSDPA Clinic should email: networksmktg.emea@motorola.com

About HSDPA

High Speed Downlink Packet Access is a 3GPP Release 5 Standards compliant modification to the UMTS air interface that provides significant performance benefits and reduced costs to operators for service provision.

About Motorola

Motorola is a Fortune 100 global communications leader that provides seamless mobility products and solutions across broadband, embedded systems and wireless networks. In your home, auto, workplace and all spaces in between, seamless mobility means you can reach the people, things and information you need while on the go. Seamless mobility harnesses the power of technology convergence and enables smarter, faster, cost-effective and flexible communication. Motorola had sales of US $31.3 billion in 2004. For more information: www.motorola.com.