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The Enterprise Mobility Solutions business unit of Motorola, today announced it has added the PMP 320 wireless broadband access network solution to its proven and cost-effective point-to-multipoint (PMP) wireless broadband portfolio. Motorola’s latest solution offers network operators reliable, robust and secure wireless connectivity based on 802.16e standards, accelerating deployment time and reducing infrastructure costs. Designed to provide reliable and secure residential access, cost-effective enterprise connectivity or support for e-government applications, the PMP 320 can be co-located with existing Motorola PMP wireless broadband networks to offer service providers greater leverage from their existing access point locations.

“Motorola continues to advance its leadership position in the point-to-multipoint market by delivering innovative wireless broadband connectivity technologies that help our customers grow their business,” said Tony Cecchin, senior director for global product operations, Motorola Enterprise Mobility Solutions. “By bringing to market a cost-effective and highly interoperable solution, Motorola is helping to protect the existing infrastructure investments of network operators while enabling them to extend service to new areas or offer new services to existing customers.”

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Motorola, today announced its Home & Networks Mobility business has joined forces with UAE telecom provider, du, in the successful launch of Dubai Metro’s mobile WiMAX network. Motorola’s WiMAX equipment provides mobile connectivity and effective backhaul for Wi-Fi traffic on the Dubai Metro transport system train carriages as well as in the Metro stations.

The Dubai Metro will be the longest fully automated rail transport system in the world. The Red Line, which is 52km long, is already functional and is expected to be followed by the Green line in early 2010. Once completed, the Metro will have 47 stations, four of which will be underground.

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Motorola, announced today that it has established a take-back recycling program for its U.S. Enterprise Mobility Solutions (EMS) customers to help them responsibly dispose of used equipment.

The products covered in the program include all Motorola-branded enterprise mobility equipment, such as mobile and portable two-way radios; handheld mobile computers; barcode scanners; imagers; in-vehicle mobile workstations; accessories; network infrastructure equipment; and computers, laptops and monitors. Batteries are also included but must be removed from the equipment before they are shipped for recycling. There is generally no cost incurred by the customer; however, freight charges may be applied in some cases.

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The Enterprise Mobility Solution Sector of Motorola today announced the installation of a wireless network for data transmissions and internet access in the City of Alovera in the Spanish province of Guadalajara. The new network will provide internet to inhabitants and local authorities for the urban centre as well as the outlying housing estates.

Local authorities in Alovera awarded the deployment to Motorola partner Nostracom Telecomunicaciones which is based in Granada. The Alovera project consists of the deployment of a municipal Wi-Fi network with 42 access points. The discreet, state-of-the-art wireless mesh network offers improved technological features and blends into its environment preventing it from becoming an eyesore and minimizing the visual impact on the municipal landscape.

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Motorola’s Home & Networks Mobility business announced today that Motorola is the first company to successfully complete and pass the time-division duplex long-term evolution (TD-LTE) key functionalities test initiated by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). The testing measures high-bandwidth network capacity and a number of key TD-LTE features, demonstrating another milestone of collaborative industry efforts on TD-LTE commercialization. This significant advancement also reaffirms Motorola’s commitment to deliver next-generation networks to meet the future needs of TDD spectrum operators in China and around the world.

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