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AT&T U-verseSM customers will be the first to find out what animated favorites Wallace and Gromit are up to in their latest comedic escapade. AT&T* and Aardman Animations today announced that AT&T U-verse TV will exclusively feature the U.S. premiere of the new Wallace and Gromit short film, “A Matter of Loaf and Death.”

The film will make its U.S. debut to all U-verse TV customers on June 5, available for free in the U-verse TV On Demand library. Beginning June 1, clips of the famous cheese lover and his canine friend will also appear on AT&T wireless devices through CV-Video (Video On Demand) and on http://uconnect.att.com, a site for U-verse TV customers that features the latest U-verse TV programming and television events.

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Motorolatoday announced the launch of a new portable TETRA terminal, the MTP850S, designed for mission critical communication.

Based on Motorola’s field-proven MTP850 model, the MTP850S has been designed with the end user in mind, with an intuitive mobile phone style interface as well as new safety features and improved coverage. Motorola’s rugged, intuitive products undergo a series of rigorous tests to ensure superior quality and reliability under the most extreme conditions.

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To meet the challenging mission critical needs of German Public Safety officials, Motorola has created a new TETRA terminal: the MTP850FuG. Based on the portable Motorola MTP850 terminal, the new MTP850FuG includes all the core features of a regular 850 – including secure, reliable voice and data communications – but adds an even more robust design to support officials working in the most extreme conditions. Plus a new set of Services and Features allows the end user a smooth and easy migration phase from analog to TETRA digital radio.

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Motorola today announced the launch of the Dimetra IP Micro TETRA switch and the CEP400 TETRA portable terminal. These new intuitive, user friendly products extend the reach of TETRA, delivering cost effective and easy to deploy solutions to commercial and enterprise users.

“We see a positive trend across regions for more and more commercial customers adopting TETRA as their digital trunking solution due to its affordability,” said Jens Kristiansen, vice president and general manager, TETRA Global Products and Solutions, Motorola. “The launch of these new solutions reaffirms our broad and expanding portfolio of TETRA solutions that enable commercial and enterprise customers are able to do their jobs effectively.”

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As the Atlantic Hurricane season begins on June 1, Sprint will continue its long history of supporting Texas’s first responders and public safety agencies in crisis situations by serving as the official wireless communications provider for two concurrent emergency training exercises that will simulate rescue and recovery efforts following a Category 3 hurricane. These exercises are:

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