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Motorola and Boost Mobile Encourage College Students to Pursue Their Musical Aspirations

25 contestants will earn the opportunity to learn from prominent music industry leaders during a Music Biz 101 Symposium in New York City

PLANTATION, Fla. and IRVINE, CA – February 27, 2006 – Have you ever wanted the chance to sit down and speak with major music executives about what it takes to achieve your music career goals?

Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) and Boost Mobile® today announced the co-sponsorship of Music Biz 101, a nationwide competition for college students with musical aspirations aged 18-26. Music Biz 101 offers “up-and-coming” music moguls the chance to win an all expense paid trip to New York City to attend the Music Biz 101 Symposium on Wednesday, April 19, 2006. Twenty-five winners will be granted the opportunity to interact with leaders in the music business representing talent management and representation, talent law, production, technology, labels, journalism and more. Winners will also receive a gift bag including the Motorola Boost Mobile i875 handset, with a built-in MP3 player and multi-media capabilities.

To date*, the following members of the music community have signed on to participate:

• Jason Hirschhorn, Chief Digital Officer, MTV Networks
• Lisa Spiritus, Entertainment Marketing Director - Music, Boost Mobile
• Timbaland, Music Innovator, Producer and Recording Artist
• ?uestlove, Recording Artist, The Roots
• Mimi Valdés, Editor-in-Chief, Vibe Magazine
• Joe Levy, Deputy Managing Editor, Rolling Stone Magazine
• Moni Wolf, Chief Design Officer for iDEN products, Motorola
• Lee Abrams, Chief Programming Officer & Senior Vice President, XM Radio
• Mona Scott, Co-Owner/President, Violator Management (50 Cent, Missy Elliott, Busta Rhymes, among others)
• Will Griffin, President/CEO, Def On Demand
• Marty Diamond, President, Little Big Man Booking (Agent for Pharrell, Coldplay and Franz Ferdinand)
• Matt Middleton, Entertainment Lawyer for Chris Brown, Fabolous, Juelz Santana among others
• Zeeshan Zaidi, Vice President, Digital Business Operations Group, BMG US Label
• Chris Tetzelli, President, Music Today
• Scott Richman, Vice President and General Manager for AOL City Guide, AOL Music

*Panellists are subject to change.

“Motorola not only has a long standing commitment to education and technology, but provides key experiences that tear down the barriers between music producers and music consumers,” said Peter Aloumanis, general manager, U.S. Markets Division, Motorola’s iDEN® Mobile Devices. “The Music Biz 101 competition combines both goals by helping aspiring music talent to network with the leaders and help make their dreams possible.”

“Boost Mobile believes strongly in the positive power and influence of music,” said Lisa Spiritus, entertainment marketing director - music, Boost Mobile. “The Music Biz 101 competition will provide students with the opportunity to interact directly with music executives to understand what it takes to get to the next level in their music career.”

Live Nation co-developed this custom branded music program with Motorola and Boost Mobile and is producing the Music Biz 101 Symposium and Contest. Live Nation is one of the world's largest diversified promoters and producers of, and venue operators for, live entertainment events.

College students can visit www.musicbiz101contest.com from February 22, 2006 through March 19, 2006 to register.  Each student must submit a 500-word essay detailing his or her musical aspirations – whether it’s dreaming of becoming a recording artist or longing to be a music journalist – by answering a list of questions to qualify for the competition.

Entries will be judged by Motorola and Live Nation executives. The 25 winners will be notified during the week of March 27.

For more information on the Music Biz 101 Symposium and competition including official rules and regulations, please visit www.musicbiz101contest.com.

About Boost Mobile
Based in Irvine, California, Boost Mobile, LLC, a subsidiary of Sprint Nextel Corporation, (NYSE: S), is a lifestyle-based telecommunications brand focused on offering premium Pay-As-You-Go wireless phones and services to the youth market. Boost is one of the fastest growing wireless services in the U.S. and now has more than two million customers the majority of which are under the age of 25. Boost-branded wireless phones with its exclusive Boost™ Walkie-Talkie service and Re-Boost® Cards are available nationwide at locations where youth prefer to shop, including national retailers and convenience stores, and merchants that focus on fashion, music, and action sports-related activities. Experience Boost on the Web at www.boostmobile.com.

Source:  Motorola press release

Motorola Completes Acquisition of Kreatel Communications

HORSHAM, Pa. and LINKÖPING, Sweden – 24 Feb 2006 – Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today announced it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Kreatel Communications AB (publ).

Kreatel is a leading developer of innovative Internet Protocol (IPTV) based digital set-tops. Kreatel’s Linux-based solution extends into the application and middleware layers, allowing it to be used with a broad set of middleware solutions. This flexible set-top platform is a natural complement to Motorola’s end-to-end digital video solutions. Motorola offers flexible solutions throughout the cable, xDSL, and fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP) video chain – including network infrastructure, video headend and transport, industry-leading MPEG-4 encoding, and connected home devices.

Kreatel’s management team and employees will remain based in Linköping, Sweden, and be integrated into the Motorola Connected Home Solutions business.

Source:  Motorola press release

Pennsylvania County Launching $5 Million Motorola Data Communications System

Mission Critical Information Moves Fast Among Suburban Philadelphia First Responders

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., 23 Feb. 2006 - A suburban Philadelphia county is rolling out improved data communication for its police and fire departments as well as its ambulance crews with the installation of $5 million in ruggedized mobile laptop computers from Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT).

Chester County, based in West Chester, Pa., is home to 450,000 residents who reside in 73 municipalities. The county’s Department of Emergency Services purchased the Motorola system and 685 Motorola laptop computers to upgrade the way emergency responders receive and share information in the field.

The 100 Motorola ML 900 ruggedized laptop computers purchased for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) vehicles have been installed and were deployed last September. Police vehicles serving the county are now being fitted with the rugged computers and installation in fire vehicles will follow.

The installation is expected to be completed later this year. At that point, the 57 fire companies and 44 municipal police forces serving the county will be seamlessly linked to the countywide data system.

“This opens a whole new era for us in data sharing. The ambulance crews are impressed with the amount of data they can store and the mapping and GPS (Global Positioning System) capabilities,’’ said Ed Atkins, director of emergency services for Chester County.

The system allows Mission Critical data to move more quickly than the previous mobile data system supported, and provides first responders with more incident information from dispatchers while they are en route to calls. This means an EMS crew can start a patient care report in the ambulance and provide it to the hospital upon arrival, Atkins said. And some hospitals are equipped to allow the crew to transmit the report electronically to the emergency room.

The police departments will be able to generate their arrest reports on the data system in their vehicles, which Atkins said will give them more time on the street. They are also gaining quicker access to databases for processing license plate checks and checking on outstanding warrants with Motorola’s Tx Messenger™ software, which links mobile computing devices to dispatch operations.

Atkins said the county had very limited data available to fire-fighters in the past, and the new Motorola system will enable crews to locate water sources before arriving at a fire scene.

Atkins said he was pleased the county received about 90 percent of the funding for the project from a Department of Homeland Security grant and a state department of health grant.

“Chester County has gained consistency in their mobile fleet, which aids in training and management,’’ said Jackie Wasni, Motorola Communications & Electronics, Inc. vice president. “This new mobile data system also provides the area the opportunity to easily upgrade for future applications.’’

Source:  Motorola press release

Motorola A732 Lets Your Finger Do The Talking

Ivana Wong composes herself with the A732’s
intuitive finger writing recognition and MP3 playback

Hong Kong – February 23, 2005 – Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT), a global leader in wireless communications, today announced that Ivana Wong will serve as the company’s product spokesperson for the A732, a sliding handset with intuitive finger writing recognition.

Ivana Wong, one of 2005’s notable newcomers on the Hong Kong’s music scene, will appear in the ad campaign for A732 highlighting the finger writing recognition and MP3 playback features of the new handset.

“The Motorola A732 allows my finger to do the talking. As a singer/songwriter, Motorola A732 helps me a lot. I can write down notes and lyrics anytime and anywhere. Also, it’s so easy to input Chinese characters,” she said.

The smart and sleek handset also supports basic gesture commands for editing and switching between languages. It learns each user’s writing style and integrates that learned knowledge with a predictive engine to enhance the user experience with accuracy and speed.

Alternatively, you can give your fingers a rest with advanced iTap features for sending text messages or let the handset talk for you with text to speech capabilities. Simply press the voice key and have the handset read the message to you. With the embedded language dictionary, you can expand your vocabulary and learn new words.

Cedric So, general manager of Mobile Devices Business, Motorola Hong Kong said, “Motorola A732 offers a whole range of entertainment functions to enable your lifestyle with an assortment of personalization and organizational features, including full MP3 playback to allow you to have your favourite music whenever you want.”

In addition to the music experience, Motorola A732 also offers two preloaded Java games, CutePal and Happy Vale, which you can play using the phone’s unique finger writing input method.

Motorola A732’s VGA camera with 4x zoom (at 160x120) and the handset’s large, vivid colour screen let you capture your journeys with crystal clear precision. The sliding design keeps the camera lens covered while not being used. With up to 512 megabytes of optional expandable memory via a TransFlash^TM/microSD^TM removable card, you can keep all the photos on file and in your pocket.

Motorola’s A732 delivers everything you need and more for seamless communications while on-the-go. Enjoy one-touch connections via Bluetooth^® wireless technology, capture and share everyday escapades with a host of multimedia capabilities or experience a whole new kind of communication with the Motorola A732’s integrated language dictionary and finger writing capability.

Pricing and Availability
The Motorola A732 is available at Motorola authorized retailers. For more information on product availability and pricing please contact your local Motorola representative.

Source:  Motorola press release 

Motorola Helps SMART Communications Launch Wireless DSL Network with MOTOwi4™ Canopy® Solution

Largest cellular carrier in Philippines deploys Canopy to bolster emerging market broadband services to the home

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. – 20 February 2006 – In a country where only 10 percent of the households have land line telephones, SMART Communications, the Philippine’s largest cellular carrier, has broken through the cost and landscape barriers by using Motorola (NYSE:MOT) technology. SMART has commercially launched its SMART WiFi wireless digital subscriber line (DSL) service using Motorola’s MOTOwi4™ Canopy® fixed wireless solution to deliver “always on” broadband service to subscribers.

Motorola’s MOTOwi4 next generation Internet protocol (IP) wireless broadband portfolio, which includes Canopy solutions, can deliver high-speed data and voice services as an alternative to or an extension of wired solutions helping customers reach unserved and underserved residential, business and enterprise markets.

Motorola’s Canopy solution has become popular in the Philippines and around the world because of its ability to meet service providers’ business cases. One reason is that the Canopy customer premises equipment (CPE) in the Philippines is a cost-effective alternative to traditional 3.5 GHz wireless local loop (WLL) alternatives. Additionally, the Motorola Canopy network is faster and easier to deploy and is scalable, to meet SMART’s future growth opportunities.

“By tapping into SMART’s extensive cellular network infrastructure, we’ve been able to rapidly deploy wireless broadband. The roll-out has benefited hugely from having access to key assets including towers, backhaul, distribution and provisions systems that can scale,” said Rolando G. Pena, head of SMART’s network services division.

“In the six months since our launch, we have seen a steady and strong daily growth in wireless DSL subscribers where SMART WiFi is deployed,” said Ramon S. Fernandez, head of SMART’s Administration and Materials Management Division. “We’ve developed an effective relationship with Motorola in growing our wireless broadband business.”

SMART, with more than 22 million cellular subscribers, spent more than a year in wireless broadband trial deployments before deciding to launch its commercial services with Motorola’s Canopy wireless broadband equipment. The wireless broadband equipment supply contract between the two companies was signed in June 2005.

“Wireless broadband complements cellular and wire line carrier’s businesses with an architecture that allows for a gradual roadmap to scale the network,” said Raghu Rau, senior vice president of Global Marketing and Strategy, Motorola Networks. “Our Canopy solutions are designed for unlicensed or managed spectrum, and provide WiMAX services supporting voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) and IP data applications at price points that meet customers’ business case requirements. Wireless broadband to the home is proving to be a very powerful and useful tool in emerging markets like the Philippines where alternative broadband options are either impractical or not available.”

In addition, Motorola’s Canopy solutions are bridging the technological gaps around the globe. This cost-effective platform has met application needs such as:

• E-learning initiatives in places like Indonesia and South Africa where a single teacher can interactively teach students in multiple classrooms in different schools;
• A countrywide network in Macedonia that provides wireless connectivity that is delivering Internet content to all 360 primary and 100 secondary schools. Additionally, two-dozen secondary school dormitories, 15 university locations, 15 local educational development board offices and 1,000 businesses are being served by the same Canopy network;
• An installation of a wireless broadband infrastructure solution for a large medical assistance network in Brazil. The network supports the resources of a virtual private network (VPN), Internet connectivity, VoIP, videoconferencing systems and independent networks in order to connect its doctors, service providers, drugstores and hospitals.

About Motorola’s MOTOwi4™ Canopy® Solutions
Winner of the 2005 SUPERquest Award for Continuous Achievement, Motorola’s MOTOwi4 Canopy portfolio delivers innovative wireless broadband connectivity. Canopy solutions offer a unique combination of superior technology, performance, flexibility, and cost effectiveness. With implementations in more than 100 countries around the world, Canopy solutions provide the ideal wireless technology for building, enhancing or extending advanced broadband networks. Internet Service Providers, carriers, enterprises, and municipalities use Canopy solutions for both private networks and public access.

Source:  Motorola press release

Motorola Celebrates the Official Opening of the Leadership Centre Facility at Morehouse College

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. – 17 February 2006 – Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT) is a proud sponsor of the dedication of the Morehouse College Leadership Centre, one of the projects funded by TheCampaign for a New Century, the College’s most ambitious fundraising effort to date, with a total of $105 million. The Leadership Centre facility was made possible by a previous $1 million donation to the campaign by the Motorola Foundation, a charitable giving arm funded by Motorola.

The 70,000 square foot, multi-purpose facility will serve as the primary location for leadership training and development, as well as community service programs. The building is designed to accommodate the vast array of educational, administrative, and conference needs of the various programs housed in the facility and the campus overall. These programs include the Leadership Centre at Morehouse College, the Business & Economics Division, the Andrew Young Centre for International Affairs, and the Emma and Joe Adams Public Service Institute.

“The Motorola Foundation is committed to supporting higher education programs that assist individuals in their mission to reach their greatest potential and to become lifelong learners,” said Eileen Sweeney, director of the Motorola Foundation. “The Leadership Centre at Morehouse College will bring under one roof all the programs that will help our future leaders succeed.”

Known around the world for excellence in scholarship, leadership, and service, Morehouse College is a premier institution of higher learning for African American men. Through the generosity of individual, corporate and foundation donations, such as Motorola’s, Morehouse continues to focus on the development of leaders for our society, and remain the college of choice for African American men.

About Motorola Foundation
For more information on Motorola Corporate and Foundation giving, please visit: www.motorola.com/giving. With over 68,000 employees globally, Motorola seeks to benefit the communities in which it operates around the world. The company achieves this by making strategic grants, forging strong community partnerships, fostering innovation, and engaging stakeholders. The Motorola Foundation has as its funding focus, education, community, and environmental issues.

Source:  Motorola press release

Motorola and Cleartone Announce Agreement for Enhanced TETRA Gateway / Repeater Mobile Radio

Relationship Enhances Motorola’s TETRA Portfolio and Provides Wider Market Access to Proven Cleartone TETRA Technology

Basingstoke, UK – 15^th February 2006 – Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today announced a long-term development and supply relationship with Cleartone Telecoms Ltd, UK, to design and manufacture an enhanced Gateway / Repeater Mobile Radio that will work seamlessly with Motorola’s existing TETRA portfolio. The addition of the Gateway / Repeater mobile radio to Motorola’s extensive TETRA terminal portfolio will deliver significant benefits and added features to public safety, military, transportation and other TETRA radio users through a common user interface and feature set, resulting in more effective training and support delivery.

The use of Gateway / Repeater Mobile radios can deliver operational benefits for many users through the enhancement of radio coverage in certain situations. In addition to operating as a standard TETRA Mobile radio, the Gateway / Repeater can enhance communications through two additional operating modes:

• As a Gateway, rebroadcasting and extending communications from the TETRA network (TMO) to radios operating off-network in “back-to-back” mode (DMO).
• As a Repeater, extending the range of DMO communications by rebroadcasting, or repeating signals from radios in DMO operation.

Motorola will distribute the new Gateway / Repeater Mobile to all TETRA markets though its extensive distribution channel. Customers will further benefit from Motorola’s global product support and training programmes. The new product will initially operate in the 380-430 MHz frequency band and will be available during the second half of 2006.

Charles Couchman, product manager, Motorola TETRA subscribers, comments: “This product is an important addition to Motorola’s product portfolio. This new product is designed to complement Motorola’s existing products, and builds on the success of our TETRA portfolio. We are extending our broader radio products by working with Cleartone and this deal recognises not only the important contribution made by Cleartone to TETRA, but Motorola’s commitment to deliver complete solutions to its customers.”

Ed Balding, Managing Director, Cleartone, said: “Working with Motorola provides an exciting opportunity for us to provide a broader range of services to our existing customers, and to reach new ones in the process. Two companies working closely together such as this can only benefit the TETRA user community by providing seamlessly integrated products.

About TETRA
TErrestrial Trunked RAdio (TETRA) is an open digital trunked radio standard defined by the European Telecommunications Standardisation Institute (ETSI) to meet the needs of the most demanding professional mobile radio users. www.motorola.com/tetra

Source:  Motorola press release

Motorola Delivers Service to Speed Deployment of Next Generation Offerings and Adds Personalization to Seamless Mobility

Company launches Seamless Session Services, giving service providers an easier way to bring consumers personalized services across different devices and networks

BARCELONA, Spain– 3GSM World Congress -15 February 2006 – Making the vision of seamless mobility a reality, Motorola (NYSE: MOT) today launched Seamless Session Services—an innovative solution that helps service providers quickly launch, develop, deploy and manage differentiated telephony, messaging and media services. The solution enables service providers to rapidly evolve their network infrastructure to bring consumers the next generation applications they demand, and allow them to experience rich voice, media and messaging on the move—across multiple devices and multiple networks.

For consumers, Seamless Session Services provides the personalization and flexibility they crave by giving them the ability to dynamically choose the devices that are most convenient, and use them to consistently access voice, video, messaging and multimedia—regardless of their location or the network. These seamless services enhance the consumer experience by breaking down the barriers that exist in moving communications from the office, the home, auto or out and about.

For the service provider, Seamless Session Services is yet another powerful way Motorola is aggressively enabling the service and device convergence across fixed and mobile networks, as well as reducing the need to implement all new networks in order to bring next-generation applications to subscribers. In addition, it enhances the platform migration paths for seamless mobility, including Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA), Softswitch/VoIP networks, and IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) so that networks are more easily migratable as subscriber needs evolve.

“Consumer pressure for complete connectivity is escalating daily, with their demand to use any device and receive exceptional service in any location, at any time, on any application they want,” said Sri Kannankote, Motorola’s corporate vice president, Network Services and Applications Management. “Motorola is helping service providers meet these demands while managing technological and investment restrictions. With Seamless Session Services, they have a method to break through the competition and keep operating costs under control, while building the migration path that will help them deploy next-generation quality services.”

Seamless Session Services is a solution for applications session management in the service layer that can be deployed with UMA, Softswitch/VoIP and IMS networks. Motorola’s Enhanced UMA is the first application of Seamless Session Services to provide service providers the capability to deliver advanced seamless services and dynamic service personalization for end users.

Motorola is well positioned to lead the industry in delivering seamless mobility and has focused its global resources on solving these challenges. For the past three years, Motorola has invested significant resources to realize its vision of Seamless Mobility. Motorola’s experience in wireless and wireline networks, broadband networks, core networks, VoIP, applications, devices, telephony, automobile, home networking and video—as well as extensive knowledge and experience in operationalizing these technologies—puts Motorola in a distinctive position to make the integrated, converged communication experience a reality.

Source:  Motorola press release

Motorola’s MOTOwi4™ Canopy® Wireless Broadband Portfolio Extends into Europe and Middle East with New Distribution Agreements

BARCELONA, Spain - 3GSM World Congress – 15 February 2006 – Motorola Inc. (NYSE:MOT) announced today the signing of nine new distribution agreements in Europe and the Middle East for the company’s MOTOwi4™ Canopy^® wireless broadband equipment. The agreements are expected to enhance the overall market penetration efforts for its wireless broadband technology.

The comprehensive MOTOwi4 platform of wireless broadband solutions and services is designed to deliver and extend voice and high-speed data coverage. Key access networks in the MOTOwi4 portfolio include Canopy, WiMAX, Mesh Solutions and backhaul.

The new distributors include France’s Sabatier Radio Communications s.a. (www.groupesabatier.com), Italy’s BPG Radiocomunicazioni S.R.L. (www.bpg.it) and Aikom Technology, NTPlus AG of Germany (www.ntplus.de), Sistelec Telecomunicaciones (www.sistelec.es) and Telcom S.A. (www.telcomsa.es) in Spain, Scandinavian DataEquipment AS (www.dataequipment.no), Selecsys BV (www.selecsys.nl) in the BeNeLux, as well as Minerva FZ (www.minerva-me.com) in the Middle East. These new distributors join two others that were signed previously by Motorola: Winncom Technologies Corp. (www.winncom.com), covering Eastern Europe and other markets, and ACAL IT Ltd. (www.acal.co.uk) in the UK.

“The addition of these new distributors directly supports Motorola’s rapidly expanding presence in Europe and other markets and demonstrates our commitment to meet the fast-growing demand for high-quality, proven Wireless Broadband solutions in these regions,” said Dennis Stipati, director of sales for Motorola Canopy in Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia. “Through these authorized distributors, customers can deal effectively and efficiently with people who have the best local knowledge and Canopy product expertise.”

Source:  Motorola press release

Motorola’s RAZR V3x Wins Coveted “Best 3GSM Handset 2006” Award at 3GSM World Congress 2006

It’s Official: RAZR V3x Is An Award Winning Blend Of Design And Technology United In The Most Provocative UMTS Handset Ever

Barcelona, 3GSM World Congress 2006 – 14 February 2006 – Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT), a global leader in wireless communications, is proud to announce that its RAZR V3x handset has been recognised by the GSM Association as the “Best 3GSM Handset – 2006”. The stunning Motorola RAZR V3x was the talk of town when it secured the most prestigious award at the Association’s annual awards ceremony at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona tonight.

With its ultra-slim clamshell form and clever integration of the design features that made the RAZR the company’s most globally acclaimed product, the Motorola RAZR V3x is the ultimate in mobile entertainment devices. Delivering an impressive range of multimedia tools, including a 2-megapixel camera, real-time two-way video calling, still and moving image capture, progressive downloading and 3D graphics this UMTS/3G handset has it all.

“Motorola is proud and excited that the RAZR V3x has been named Best 3GSM Handset of 2006 by the GSM Association. A first for the company, I am thrilled to accept this esteemed award on behalf of everyone involved in the design and development of this great handset,” said Ron Garriques, President Motorola Mobile Devices. “The RAZR V3x epitomises everything we hope for...wickedly compelling design and a wickedly compelling consumer experience, it truly is a great day for the brand.”

Source:  Motorola press release