Motorola, China Mobile announce contracts worth $394 mln

Motorola, Inc. announced contracts worth US $394 mln with China Mobile Communications Corporation (CMCC) for GSM network expansion. The multiple contracts were signed in the first half of 2007 and reflect Motorola’s ongoing leadership in providing comprehensive telecommunications solutions.

Motorola supplied CMCC with GSM infrastructure equipment such as its Horizon II base stations, in addition to value added services. The expanded networks are now deployed across 16 provinces and municipalities, including Beijing, Tianjin, Si Chuan, Zhe Jiang, Hunan, Guangdong, Yun Nan, Fu Jian, Hu Bei, Shan Xi, Jilin, Liaoning, Jiang Xi, Anhui, Guizhou and Inner Mongolia. The network expansion and services will enable China Mobile to grow its subscriber base and better manage its complex network to provide users with more attractive high-quality services, such as multimedia functionality.

Motorola and China Mobile have worked together for over 20 years. As of April 2007, China Mobile counted more than 330 mln wireless subscribers on its nationwide network.

China Mobile is a key state-owned enterprise created to run mobile business after the reform and restructuring of China Telecom in 2000. It has wholly-owned subsidiaries in 31 provinces and autonomous regions and fully holds the equity of China Mobile (HK) Group Limited and its stock is publicly sold on the HK and New York Stock Exchanges.