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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Motorola Wins Deal With VIVO to Further Evolve its Network
SAO PAULO, Brazil, Oct. 26 -- VIVO, the largest
mobile telephone carrier in South America with more than 28 million
subscribers, has extended its long-standing relationship with Motorola, Inc.
(NYSE: MOT) by granting an award to Motorola for further development of VIVO's
CDMA network, additional Motorola SoftSwitches, and expansion of its CDMA 3G
EV-DO high-speed mobile service. This award will help VIVO further the reach
of its advanced data-rich applications and Push-to-Talk over Cellular offering
to customers in the states of Sao Paulo, Parana and Santa Catarina.
"VIVO is continually seeking to pioneer innovations and, with high-speed
services, we consolidated our leadership and we are making history in cellular
telephony in Brazil. An example is VIVO Play 3G, our third generation
service, which offers video, music and image download and streaming, including
TV on mobile phones," said Javier Rodriquez, Technology vice president, VIVO.
"As the largest mobile operator in the Southern Hemisphere, VIVO is
setting the pace for network evolution," said Mauricio Gomes, general director
for Motorola Networks in Brazil. "By continuing to adopt Motorola's open,
standards based technology, VIVO is ensuring that it will have the flexibility
and scalability to quickly bring its subscribers the reliable, comprehensive
service portfolio they need to seamlessly communicate, regardless of
application."
In addition to helping VIVO further evolve to a robust network that is
specifically optimized for data services, the network enhancements will enable
the company to move data applications at faster speeds, reduce the overall
costs of delivering data and more effectively manage planned network upgrades
to maximize the re-use of existing infrastructure equipment. Already with
initial deployments of its CDMA1xRTT service, VIVO customers have been able to
access diverse entertainment, information and communication services including
VIVO Torpedo SMS (cellular to cellular text messaging), VIVO Wap (mobile
internet via cellular with instant messaging, e-mail, news services, etc.) and
Chat da VIVO (chat environment with celebrities via Wap).
A portion of the revenue from this agreement was included in Motorola's Q3
2005 results.
About Motorola
Motorola is a Fortune 100 global communications leader that provides
seamless mobility products and solutions across broadband, embedded systems
and wireless networks. In your home, auto, workplace and all spaces in
between, seamless mobility means you can reach the people, things and
information you need, anywhere, anytime. Seamless mobility harnesses the
power of technology convergence and enables smarter, faster, cost-effective
and flexible communication. Motorola had sales of US $31.3 billion in 2004.
For more information: http://www.motorola.com/ .
About VIVO
As part of the Portugal Telecom and Telfonica Moviles Groups, VIVO is the
largest cellular telephone operator in the Southern Hemisphere with more than
28 million customers in Brazil. The company is the leader of both the
individual and corporate segments and provides solutions to the latter through
its VIVO Empresas business unit.
VIVO's competitive leader is in its CDMA technology - which is the basis
of the Third Generation cellular telephone all over the world, according to
International Telecommunications Union. (ITU). Add to this its coverage,
modernity and the innovative nature of its voice and data transmission
services, such as high-speed mobile Internet, video transmission and other
formats of online communication.
For more information about VIVO, visit: http://www.vivo.com.br .
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.
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