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Motorola and Huawei Create New UMTS Venture for Customers WorldwideROSEMONT, Ill. and SHENZHEN, China, July 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Motorola, Inc. and Huawei Technologies, Co., Ltd. ("Huawei"), a leader in providing next generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, today announced a new collaboration to bring an enhanced and extensive portfolio of UMTS and HSPA infrastructure equipment to customers worldwide. By combining their expertise in UMTS, the companies will meet the needs of mobile operators today and in the future. One of the keys to this UMTS venture is the creation of a joint research and development center in Shanghai, China, where employees from both companies will work on development of the architecture and portfolio of products and services. This feature rich portfolio will offer mobile operators worldwide a compelling choice of UMTS solutions, including one of the broadest ranges of radio access, circuit and packet core products and high speed packet access (HSPA) over a wide range of new frequency bands. This relationship is expected to provide time-to-market advantages while enhancing the ability of both companies to rapidly evolve their UMTS portfolios for the global market. Motorola will contribute to the collaboration its services expertise in network design, deployment and integration as well as providing value added services such as network performance, network security, network management and Operation Support Systems (OSS). Motorola's services portfolio will provide operators with the tailored services offerings they need to address the markets they serve. To this collaboration, Huawei will also contribute its dramatically increasing expertise in technology innovation, research and development. "Motorola is committed to being a global leader in next-generation networks and to supporting its customers with local in-country expertise. With this collaboration, we are better positioned to meet our customers' 3G network infrastructure needs both today and in the future," said Greg Brown, president, Networks & Enterprise, Motorola. "This agreement enhances our technological innovation while also creating cost savings for our business." "Due to its technology leadership, abundant experience in mobile and valuable relationships with customers around the world, Motorola is the perfect research and development partner for Huawei. Huawei and Motorola customers will benefit immediately from this collaboration with rapid availability of an innovative and extensive product portfolio, as well as our rich experience in mobile networks," said Zhang Shunmao, president of Wireless Product Line of Huawei. "Today's announcement will result in a highly competitive commercial product and extensive services portfolio, which will provide operators with immediate access and support for high quality, efficient UMTS and HSPA solutions for deployment worldwide, and help enhance their competitiveness in the market." About Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. ("Huawei") is a leader in providing next generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world. The company is dedicated to providing innovative and customized products, services and solutions to create long-term value and potential growth for its customers. Huawei's products and solutions are deployed in over 100 countries and serve 28 of the world's top 50 operators, as well as over one billion users worldwide. For more information, please visit http://www.huawei.com/ . About Motorola Motorola is known around the world for innovation and leadership in wireless and broadband communications. Inspired by our vision of Seamless Mobility, the people of Motorola are committed to helping you get and stay connected simply and seamlessly to the people, information, and entertainment that you want and need. We do this by designing and delivering "must have" products, "must do" experiences and powerful networks -- along with a full complement of support services. A Fortune 100 company with global presence and impact, Motorola had sales of US $35.3 billion in 2005. For more information about our company, our people and our innovations, please visit http://www.motorola.com/ . MOTOROLA and the stylized M Logo are registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. Business Risks Statements in this press release that are not historical facts, including statements about impact of the proposed collaboration and future products and services, are forward-looking statements based on current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties. Motorola cautions the reader that the factors below, as well as other factors in Motorola's most recent annual report on Form 10-K and in its other SEC filings, could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. These factors include: lower than anticipated customer demand for the products and services to be offered; unanticipated technology limitations; and difficulties in effectively collaborating. Photo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020307/MOTLOGOhttp://www.newscom.com/cgi-b in/prnh/20020415/MOTNOTAGLOGOAP Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org/PRN Photo Desk, [email protected] Motorola, Inc. CONTACT: Stephanie Forrest of Motorola, +44 7739 884452,[email protected] , or Fu Jun of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.,+86-755-28567243, [email protected] Web site: http://www.motorola.com/http://www.huawei.com/ |