Mobilink Picks Moto HLS

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Motorola (NYSE: MOT) announced today an expansion to the successful deployment of its home location server (HLS) to enable Pakistan Mobile Communications Limited (an Orascom Telecom Company) "Mobilink" to serve an additional 10 million subscribers for an average of 30 million subscribers overall. The existing HLS order, announced in February 2006, supported Mobilink in meeting its fast growth plans and reaching its goal of 20 million subscribers, up from 13 million subscribers.

"Motorola remains committed to matching Mobilink's extensive subscriber base growth. The major benefit of Motorola's HLS is that it enables telecom providers to add capacity quickly and seamlessly and at reduced capital and operating expenses, which is critical for operators like Mobilink," said Jose Figueroa, corporate vice president and general manager, Motorola Networks & Enterprise EMEA.

The flexibility of Motorola's HLS solution allows for this growth to take place with minimal impact on Mobilink's operation. Overall, the HLS solution simplifies Mobilink's network operation, resulting in lower capital and operating expenses than a traditional switch-based solution.

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