Motorola Upgrades TETRA

COPENHAGEN -- Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT) Commercial, Government and Industrial Solutions Sector (CGISS) announced today that multi-slot packet data, supported by Motorola's TETRA Dimetra IP system, will be available in 2004. This will enable higher data speed applications and offer customers more choice and flexibility when implementing the data solutions they require. As the first TETRA provider to offer multi-slot packet data, Motorola is leading the way in addressing public safety and transit customers' needs for greater functionality and more data intensive applications.

Although Motorola Dimetra IP is currently enabling data applications in a secure environment, multi-slot packet data will support data rates up to four times higher than existing single-slot packet data. Single-slot packet data can send whole images, but multi-slot packet data can be used with more intelligent applications that recognise changes in images and transmit only the updates rather than the whole image, meaning less data is sent enabling functions such as slow-scan video.

Ole Niss, Vice President and Director Product Operations & Business Management for Motorola CGISS EMEA, commented, "Motorola is opening the realms of possibility both now and in the future with the release of multi-slot packet data. Our customers will be able to employ data applications that would not have been possible on existing TETRA systems."

In a separate release:

Motorola, Inc. today announced it will be supplying a Compact TETRA (TErrestrial Trunked RAdio) system, the latest addition to Motorola's TETRA systems portfolio, to meet the communications needs of Finnish paper pulp company, Botnia. The system marks Motorola's 100th TETRA contract.

From December 2003, Motorola's Compact TETRA system will be providing the Finnish paper pulp company, Botnia, with reliable and instant communication through the Compact TETRA system. Motorola is working with Zenitel, a leading communication supplier in Finland, which will undertake the installation and maintenance of the system.

Pekka Viitanen, key account manager, Zenitel, commented: "An important part of operating a modern production plant is up-to-date and efficient communication. Improved staff efficiency and personal safety were our key requirements, these were all met by the Compact TETRA system. In addition, Motorola's very strong reputation in the TETRA industry, combined with effective local support from Zenitel, led us to choose a Compact TETRA system."

Kari Stenbeck, Manager of Automation at Botnia, added: "Our existing radio system simply did not match up to the rest of our production facilities. We are looking forward to putting the system into operation and we have asked Motorola to supply the system as quickly as possible."

Compact TETRA is practical for businesses that need small to medium-sized TETRA systems, usually of more than 2,000, but less than 10,000 users. Industries such as transportation and manufacturing have found the systems particularly useful and Motorola has sold systems to airports and bus companies, power plants, manufacturing facilities and even a church.

Sven Dohman, business manager, Motorola CGISS, commented: "This order is not only a breakthrough for Compact TETRA in Finland, but also our first TETRA system sold to the forestry industry. We know this is only the beginning and anticipate many more contracts in this industry. Motorola's success in the world of TETRA has been greatly accelerated by its latest addition to the TETRA systems portfolio, Compact TETRA, and it is great that a Compact TETRA system marked the 100th Motorola TETRA award."

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