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Motorola Successfully Completes EDGE Trials With Hutchison in India

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SCHAUMBURG, IL USA 03/07/2002
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NEW DELHI, India, May 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Motorola India today
announced the successful completion of Enhanced Data Rate for Global Evolution
(EDGE) trials with Hutchison Max Telecom. Commercial deployment is scheduled
for later in 2004. Implementation of EDGE on the Hutchison network is part of
Motorola's ongoing relationship with this leading telecom operator.
"The successful trial of Motorola's EDGE solution demonstrates our ability
to provide operators with the right mobile data solution for their market as
they migrate to next generation networks and services," said Simon Leung,
senior vice president, Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) and general manager of its
Global Telecom Solutions Sector in Asia Pacific. EDGE, which enables mobile
data speeds up to 240 Kbps, supports mobile applications such as streaming
video and will bring about wider use of other data applications like
multimedia messaging services (MMS).
"Motorola is a leader in complete, end-to-end telecom solutions and
services," Leung continued. "We have successfully worked with India's telecom
sector over the last 17 years to help establish industry standards across GSM
and CDMA technologies. We are teaming with Hutch, one of India's leading
telecom providers, to help them take their network to the next level and
further capitalize on the growth opportunities enhanced data rates will
provide."
Asim Ghosh, managing director, Hutchison Max Telecom, said: "We were the
first operator to offer multi circle GPRS roaming services early last year in
India, as also MMS. Upgrading these services to the higher download speeds
provided by EDGE is but the next natural step. We are delighted to work with
Motorola on a roadmap to bring these services to Hutch subscribers."
EDGE is part of Motorola's comprehensive portfolio that delivers
flexibility in line with operators' financial needs. All existing Horizon
Macro base stations are EDGE capable through upgrade, evidence of Motorola's
intent to provide the lowest total lifetime cost of network ownership.
Boosting the data performance of an operator's existing network helps with
financial return objectives while better network performance also provides a
better end user experience. With Motorola's data portfolio, operators can
deliver 3G-like services while maximizing the efficiency of their 2.5G
investments.

About Motorola
Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) is a global leader in wireless, broadband and
automotive communications technologies that help make life smarter, safer,
simpler, synchronized and fun. Sales in 2003 were US$27.1 billion. Motorola
creates innovative technological solutions that benefit people at home, at
work and on the move. The company also is a progressive corporate citizen
dedicated to operating ethically, protecting the environment and supporting
the communities in which it does business. For more information:
http://www.motorola.com .

About Motorola India
Motorola established a presence in India in 1987. It has 1300 employees
in the country and is headquartered at Gurgaon, Haryana, with sales offices at
Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore; a research and development center at Bangalore
and an R&D centre at Hyderabad. Motorola India's focus areas include,
wireless infrastructure and managed network services, broadband equipment,
mobile handsets, trunking and two-way radios, and software development.

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