Motorola Deploys WiMAX for Wateen Telecom-Pakistan in Major Cities in Nine Months
BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 13 // -- 3GSM World Congress
2007 -- Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today announced that it has deployed Wateen
Telecom's WiMAX network in 17 major cities across Pakistan, including
Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore. The two companies have also carried out end-
to-end voice and data calls over the network.
Wateen Telecom, part of Warid Telecom International, is using Motorola's
WiMAX technology to provide wireless fixed broadband data services for
residential and corporate use. The WiMAX network is a crucial part of Wateen
Telecom's vision to create a world class communications network in Pakistan as
it provides a cost effective and fast-to-deploy broadband solution.
Just nine months after the contract was awarded, Motorola has designed,
supplied and deployed its WiMAX infrastructure, utilising IMS core technology
in preparation for Wateen to offer voice, data, Internet and multimedia
services to its subscribers.
"We set ourselves very ambitious targets and timelines," says Tariq Malik,
chief executive officer, Wateen Telecom. "Having Motorola design, supply and
deploy our WiMAX network has given us a world class network in minimal time.
At the same time, we have been able to focus on building other parts of our
business. Similarly Motorola is taking control of the network on our behalf
under a managed services contract."
"Wateen Telecom provides a great example of how the cost effectiveness and
speed of deployment offered by WiMAX allows a competitive carrier to quickly
build a wireless broadband network," says Jose Figueroa, corporate vice
president, Motorola Networks & Enterprise. "It also demonstrates how an
emerging country can leapfrog directly to innovative next-generation
technology, and smoothly deploy a cutting edge communications infrastructure."
Motorola's WiMAX solutions are designed to support fixed, portable,
nomadic and mobile applications. The WiMAX access points, customer premises
equipment and mobile WiMAX chipsets under development for use in Motorola's
devices are part of the MOTOwi4(TM) portfolio of solutions that complement and
complete wireless broadband networks. For more information on Motorola's wi4
WiMAX and MOTOwi4 solutions, please visit: www.motorola.com/wi4
A portion of the purchase price associated with this deployment will be
financed by Motorola.
About Wateen
Wateen Telecom is the Abu Dhabi Group's latest communication investment in
Pakistan, after the successful launch of Warid Telecom in Pakistan which
provides mobile GSM services to almost 8 million customers in less than two
years. Wateen Telecom is set up to become a technology leader by making "True
Broadband Pakistan" a reality, and by providing quality, reliability and
affordability in the communication sector bringing the next generation
services at customer's doorstep... today!. By virtue of its 5000+ KM long haul
optical fiber, metro optical fibre rings and FTTX, wireless broadband network,
data centres and tele-housing facilities, Wateen offers total communication
solutions including domestic and international voice services, video
conferencing/video telephony, true broadband Internet and data connectivity,
DVD quality TV viewing and VAS such as Video security and surveillance and
Interactive gaming, for corporate, business and residential customers. Wateen
also provides telecom infrastructure to cable, cellular, ISPs, calling card
and payphone partner companies. For more information about the company, please
visit www.wateen.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 connect 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 $42.9 billion in 2006. For more information about our company, our
people and our innovations, please visit 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. (C) Motorola, Inc. 2007.
SOURCE Motorola, Inc.
/CONTACT: Lamia Jaroudi, Communications Manager Middle East and Africa of
Motorola, Inc., +9714 308 1356, lamia@motorola.com
/Web site: www.motorola.com/NSS/
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