Motorola bags Chinese GSM supply contract

The US-based global leader in integrated communications and embedded electronic solutions, Motorola, which is also one of the world's leading suppliers of Global System for Mobile (GSM) communications, won a major contract from the Chinese government.

The contract, valued at $213 million, involves the supply of hardware for the expansion of the GSM900/1800 dual band network of the Hunan branch of China Mobile Communications Corporation. This the fourth such contract the company has won from Hunan Mobile, which is valued in excess of $100 million.

Under the latest contract, Motorola is to assist Hunan Mobile in the network expansions in two phases. The first phase began in April this year and is targeted for completion by the end of this year. The second phase will then begin and is scheduled for completion by the middle of 2002. The entire expansion project is expected to increase the network capacity for Hunan Mobile by an estimated 2.8 million subscribers.

Motorola will install its state-of-the-art Horizonmacro and Horizonmicro portfolio of GSM infrastructure solutions for Hunan Mobile's province-wide network expansion. It also will increase the network's switching capacity.