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Motorola Continues Its Commitment at FIRST Robotics Competition Championship for 15th Year

Competition theme “Aim High” challenges students to collaborate and build champion robot in just six weeks

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. – 27 April 2005 – Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT), a founding sponsor, will continue its commitment at the FIRST Robotics Championship, an annual event that teams high school students with professional engineering and business mentors, held April 27-29 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. Students design and build a robot for a high-tech and high-intensity competition, complete with an immense crowd of spirited super-fans, team uniforms and logos.

Each year, Motorola engineers volunteer their time to be mentors and work with area students during a six week period, partnering to design and build robots that compete against other high schools while providing advice, support and encouragement. This year’s challenge, “Aim High” matches alliance teams of 3 robots against each other. Each team scores points by shooting undersized basketballs into various goals during a 2 minute and 10 second match.

“Through Motorola’s ongoing support for FIRST, we have been able to inspire over 1,000 young people, proving math, science and engineering can be fun and rewarding,” said Eileen Sweeney, director of the Motorola Foundation. “Several students who participated in the program are now engineers at Motorola.”

Last month, Motorola was a sponsor of the Midwest Regional Competition, where two Motorola-sponsored teams from Schaumburg, Illinois and Plantation, Florida took home awards and invitations to the championship.

This year, the FIRST competition will expand its reach to over 28,000 students representing approximately 1100 teams. The Motorola sponsored teams will compete with students from almost every state in the U.S., as well as from Brazil, Canada, U.K., Mexico, Ecuador, Ghana, and Israel.

Source:  Motorola press release

King Of Colour Shoots New Motorola Colour PEBL Handsets

David LaChapelle’s dramatic vision features colour PEBL handsets as covetable precious gems

LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. – 27 April 2006 – Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) commissioned David LaChapelle, world-renowned photographer and director, to capture the highly anticipated colour PEBL™ handsets in a whimsical photo shoot. These images, exclusively available to support the public relations activities, bring together one of the world’s most unique and well-known photographers with one of today’s most innovative and visionary brands.

LaChapelle, whose approach to colour is one of the most distinctive in the visual arts, has created four characteristically imaginative scenarios, each inspired by one of the four PEBL colour hues: orange, blue, green and pink.

The concept casts the handsets as stunning gems on display in a high-security museum, filled with ancient artifacts from the natural world. Taken at LaChapelle's Los Angeles studio in March 2006, the four shots depict a striking female thief trying to steal the precious PEBL Colours. LaChapelle creates a dark and mysterious imagery for the set, which accentuates the handset’s inspirational vibrancy and design sophistication. Each picture discloses a little more of the entire story:

• ORANGE depicts the beautiful thief reaching through a broken glass case to steal the precious orange PEBL.
• BLUE portrays the burglar dangling in mid-air, having abseiled through a glass ceiling. She swings into a guard, knocking him to the floor while snatching the blue PEBL from his grasp.
• PINK shows the exquisite robber handing a pink PEBL to her male accomplice, while another carves through a metal door to create an escape route.
• GREEN displays the thief ascending a rope ladder through a broken glass ceiling. Having nearly escaped, two guards try to drag her into custody while the green PEBL lies calmly in her open palm.

“David LaChapelle epitomizes colour and creativity. He is a perfect fit for this campaign and understands completely that these two drivers are integral to Motorola’s design strategy and philosophy of self expression,” said Leslie Dance, corporate vice president Global Marketing and Communications, Motorola. “The photography is inspiring. It has the edge and impact that we knew LaChapelle would bring to the PEBL handset’s vibrant look and energetic feel.”

For additional information on the Motorola PEBL colours, please look here.


About David LaChapelle
David LaChapelle's work as a fashion and portrait photographer, a filmmaker and music video director is world-renowned. Recently ranked among the top ten most important people in photography by American Photo, LaChapelle got his first job from Andy Warhol working at Interview Magazine.

Characterized by a strong use of colour, LaChapelle’s often bizarre, but always stunning photographs have been featured worldwide, however he shoots editorially for only a small number of hand-picked publications such as Italian Vogue, Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, i-D, Vibe, Interview, The Face and British GQ meaning that his work is highly coveted by media outside of this circle.

David LaChapelle’s photographs have been showcased in gallery exhibitions around the world.

LaChapelle continues to create photographs that confront our visual tastes and reimagine our contemporary landscape.

www.davidlachapelle.com

Source:  Motorola press release 

Motorola Introduces New Local Content Distribution System That Makes Television More Relevant

The Motorola On-Target system allows programmers to customize national programming for local broadcast – creating new revenue opportunities and meaningful audience experiences

LAS VEGAS – 25 April 2006 – Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today introduced a new content distribution system that allows programmers to customize national video feeds for local audiences by inserting content at affiliate sites. The new Motorola On-Target gives programmers a new way to address different market segments by adding local information into a national broadcast.

With the new Motorola On-Target system, programmers can pre-position regionalized content such as advertisements, and seamlessly insert that content during a selected local avail time slot, giving viewers a customized message that is relevant to their regional area.

The new On-Target system will be demonstrated at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) tradeshow (24 – 27 April 2006, Las Vegas Convention Center).

The Motorola On Target system consists of two components: An uplink management component to ingest, manage, create schedule, and distribute content, and a new downlink Integrated Receiver Decoder (IRD) to receive, store and insert customized content into the national feed on a pre-scheduled or real-time basis.

The new Motorola Integrated Server Receiver (ISR) 4410 is an IRD with a internal 200GB hard drive. The hard drive can receive and store MPEG2 video clips, graphics and text that can be used to insert customized spots into a video feed received from a satellite uplink location. Graphics and text can be animated and composited with stored or live content - with content seamlessly switched between the live and stored feeds.

The Motorola On-Target Control System is an open-source based server that manages content distribution, including a file queue that can send content to all Motorola ISR 4410s, a subset of the ISRs in a system, or a single device. The system also includes automated remote backup of ISR hard devices.

In addition, the system includes an authoring station where editors can create timelines, playlists with graphics and/or text, and preview any sequence prior to distribution. The web-based application can be located at an affiliate site so that local content can be created and uploaded to the On-Target Control System for eventual playout to headend-resident ISR4410s.

“The Motorola On-Target system delivers a complete end-to-end system for customizing programmers’ national feeds at the local level and providing the facilities for value-added services, “said Doug Means, Motorola corporate vice president and general manager, Connected Home Solutions. “With the advent of the On-Target system, we are continuing our commitment to provide programmers with innovative solutions to leverage their investments in Motorola digital content delivery networks”.

Source:  Motorola press release

Motorola Showcases Modular Integrated Receiver Decoder Platform at NAB 2006

Compact, upgradeable solution enables programmers to deliver an expanded set of services to affiliates

LAS VEGAS — 25 April 2006 — Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT) today introduced a new integrated receiver decoder (IRD) that enables broadcasters and cable programmers to deliver a variety of digital content formats to their affiliates from one multifunction device. The new Motorola DSR-4530 showcased at NAB is based on a new, expandable platform that supports an internal hard drive, 8 Phase Shift Keying (8PSK) reception, and dual radio frequency (RF) tuners for seamless service changes.

The latest in Motorola’s leading portfolio of video delivery solutions, the DSR-4530 is equipped with standard video and audio outputs, a gigabit Ethernet output for content deliver onto IP networks, and can be equipped with an internal hard drive for operation with the just-announced Motorola On-Target System. The one rack-unit (1RU) DSR-4530 is also compatible with Motorola’s DigiCipher® II conditional access and encryption system and can be integrated into most DigiCipher II networks.

The DSR-4530 also includes advanced watermarking capabilities, which allows content to be ‘marked’ with a unique unit address. This will enable content owners to determine the network origination point of content that may be redistributed.

“With its dense, scalable design and broad range of interface compatibilities, the Motorola DSR-4530 is a practical, cost-effective means of delivering the advanced services that programmers choose to offer,” said Doug Means, Motorola corporate vice president and general manager, Connected Home Solutions. “The Motorola DSR-4530 enables operators to meet aggressive digital network rollout requirements today while preparing for advanced content delivery services.”

The DSR-4530 includes 8 RF input ports so that the unit can be rack-wired to feeds from up to eight satellite transponders, enabling access to content from virtually any satellite feed. Additionally, the Motorola DSR-4530 includes two RF tuners to accommodate seamless switchovers between two satellite feeds when emergencies, blackouts, or other alternate programming situations occur. The front end of the DSR-4530 also includes a software configurable tuner so that moving from QPSK to 8PSK transmission to achieve higher throughput from C and Ku band transponders can be accomplished through a software download.

Source:  Motorola press release

Motorola and Incognito Software Collaborate to Deliver IP Management and Multimedia Provisioning Solution for VTR

With increasing demand for its voice and data services, Chile’s largest cable operator establishes a reliable, scalable platform to deliver new multimedia services and handle subscriber growth.

HORSHAM, Pa. and VANCOUVER, BC – 25 April 2006 – Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) and VTR GlobalCom, Chile’s largest cable operator, have selected Incognito Software’s IP address management and multimedia provisioning products to support VTR’s large-scale deployments of VoIP and Internet services.

Incognito's device provisioning software, Broadband Command Centre, dynamically configures equipment in the customer’s home for subscriber-selected multimedia services, and integrates with Address Commander software to provide centralized IP management and utilization reporting.

In November, VTR announced that it intends to leverage the Motorola digital video platform as the foundation for a nation-wide launch of advanced video services Motorola is delivering a complete end-to-end solution, including video headend equipment for the back office and interactive digital set-tops for subscriber living rooms.

VTR’s rapid growth and escalating demand for its new digital offerings spurred the need for software that could reliably handle a large volume of subscriber requests for Voice-over-IP (VoIP) and Internet services. The resulting system would need to support large-scale service deployments and create a seamless customer service experience, and so other major considerations were fast software installation, integrated DNS, PacketCable™ and SIP support, and easy integration with VTR’s in-house Operations Support System (OSS) and billing system.

“By integrating this end-to-end system including the Incognito solution, Motorola enables VTR to streamline the ordering and provisioning process – so customers can more readily order and begin enjoying digital video, voice and data services,” said G. Bickley Remmey, Motorola corporate vice president and general manager, Latin America. “With the proven Motorola video foundation in place, VTR can now offer its subscribers new interactive and digital services. We are proud to extend our relationship with VTR, and to work with an organization like Incognito to continue the Latin American digital revolution.”

Patricia Steadman, CEO of Incognito Software, added, “We are pleased that this project has contributed towards VTR’s goal of expanding multimedia services. An essential part of deploying VoIP and minimizing customer churn is back-office software that provides 5-nines reliability and carrier-grade performance. Our software delivers on all those requirements.”

About VTR GlobalCom
VTR GlobalCom is one of the largest telecommunications companies in Latin America and the only one to offer bundled cable TV, telephony, and Internet services through a single technology platform. A goal-oriented organization committed to excellence, VTR is dedicated to serving the needs of over 1.3 million customers and is adding bi-directional capacity to cover a million new homes within five years. For more information please visit www.vtr.com.

About Incognito Software

Incognito Software is a global provider of automated IP address management, domain management, and provisioning systems. Our products help communications service providers and large enterprises quickly and cost-effectively deploy high-reliability data, voice, and video networks in North and South America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. We offer top-rated performance, scalability, and customer support, and partner with leading software and hardware vendors worldwide. For more information please visit www.incognito.com.

Source:  Motorola press release

Motorola Launches StudioMOTO Online Mobile Music and Video Message Creator

New web-based tool lets users create unique multimedia messages, ringtones, and music videos

Libertyville, IL – 24 April 2006 – Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today announced StudioMOTO, a first of its kind, free online music studio that lets users create their own multimedia for their mobile. Starting today, users can log on to www.hellomoto.com/studio and take mobile communication beyond the ordinary.

StudioMOTO lets mobile users communicate beyond the static text message, with multimedia messages that resemble mobile postcards containing a combination of text, music, video and animation. This innovative new web site provides consumers with pre-selected music, rhythms, video animation and text to design a whole library of personalized multimedia messages that can be sent to a GSM phone* or email address.

“Tech-savvy consumers want to move beyond everyday communication on their mobiles,” said Kathleen Finato, senior director, North America Marketing, Motorola. “With StudioMOTO, users can bring their own individuality to their mobile communications- illustrating their thoughts and emotions without feeling flat. ”

In addition to true multimedia messages, the site simulates a real music studio experience, letting users build unique music tracks that can be used as ringtones. Taking their imagination as far as they want, users can choose from a robust list of club-style drum loops and grooves to create something original. For those users looking to test their skills in music video creation, users can take music and exclusive “behind the scenes” video footage from select artists to produce their very own mobile music videos. Artists include Bang Sugar Bang, Dave the Hustler, Paco and The 88. Once created, these videos can be shared with friends via email or saved on the users’ GSM handset.

For more logos and ringtones visit logoringo.

Source:  Motorola press release

MOTO4YOU Amman Highlights Latest Innovative Technologies to Connect Users in Emerging Markets

Exclusive Motorola event for MTC and all its subsidiaries in Amman, Jordan

Amman, Jordan, 24 April 2006 – Motorola Inc. (NYSE:MOT) today hosted senior MTC Group executives from across the Middle East and Africa to highlight the network and mobile handset technologies that will enable the operator to play a leadership role in connecting the next billion telecoms subscribers primarily to be found in emerging markets.

“MOTO4YOU is providing MTC Group with an invaluable perspective on the next wave of technology that will help us grow markets and continue achieving high levels of subscriber satisfaction. Motorola is one of our key vendors and we trust them to support our strategy to become a leading global player in the mobile sector by 2011,” said Khaled Al Hajery, CTO MTC.

At the event, Motorola showcased Motorola Reach, its family of GSM network solutions aimed at enabling telecoms operators to connect the next billion mobile subscribers by the beginning of the next decade, with the range of sub-$30 handsets selected by the GSM Association as part of its initiative to ‘connect the unconnected’. Motorola Reach offers MTC Group, and other operators focused on emerging markets, a comprehensive solution to bring telephony services to the next billion GSM users.

“We understand that MTC has some very specific business objectives as it expands rapidly across the Middle East and African region – to quickly launch services that consumers want, increase revenues, provide telephony in remote areas, and have access to a comprehensive set of mobile handsets for all price points within their markets,” said Ali Amer, senior sales director, Motorola Networks MENAPAK.

“By hosting MOTO4YOU in Jordan, we are showcasing how MTC Group can maintain its competitive market position and deliver faster, more reliable and affordable services across its growing region of coverage,” he added.

Celebrating the twelfth anniversary of its relationship with the MTC Group, Motorola’s MOTO4YOU event included live demonstrations of other access technologies, including 3G, as well as Motorola’s MOTOwi4™ portfolio, which enables fixed and mobile wireless broadband that MTC Group can use to increase the range of wireless services that it currently offers subscribers in its 19 markets. MTC Group executives also got a first-hand look at Motorola’s comprehensive range of mobile devices - from the latest fashionably thin handsets to its low-tier phones for emerging geographies.

MOTO4YOU in Amman will also showcase Motorola’s visionary new applications, such as M-Wallet, which provides consumers with quick access to the financial world virtually anywhere, anytime, in a secure and convenient way—eliminating the need to carry a credit or debit card in your wallet. Motorola also previewed the company’s forthcoming range of candy-colour PEBL handsets and its thinnest-ever candy bar handset – the SLVR, modelled after the regional and global success of the RAZR V3, with its laser-etched keypad. For Jordan’s business community, the company will launch the new Motorola A1200 productivity-boosting handset later this year.

Motorola and MTC: 12 years Strategic Alliance
In addition to a series of technology demonstrations and insight into Motorola’s solutions roadmap for the Middle East and Africa, MOTO4YOU in Jordan enabled Motorola and MTC Group executives to chart the next phases of the strategic alliance between the two organizations. Key milestones to date include:

• Jordan -- an MTC Group company (Fastlink) has deployed Motorola’s GPRS, EDGE and PoC solutions.  Fastlink reached 2million subscribers in 2005, and spent $80 million in investment in that year alone - upgrading and updating the network.

• Iraq-- an MTC Group company (Atheer) has deployed Motorola’s 2G/2.5G - GSM 900 Network beginning in the South Region in December 2003, and then in the Central Region in March 2005.  Atheer’s network has exceeded 1million subscribers in Q1 2006 and is expected to increase significantly during the 1H of 2006.

• Kuwait -- MTC has deployed Motorola’s GPRS and EDGE solutions and is poised to launch it 3G services this year.

• Lebanon – the MTC Group managed network (MTC Touch) has implemented Motorola Intelligent Optimisation Services (IOS) solutions.

Source:  Motorola press release

Motorola Wins GSM Expansion Contract with SOMONCOM

Three-year frame agreement will provide expansion and upgrade of SOMONCOM’s GSM network in Tajikistan

Khujand, Tajikistan – April 24, 2006 – SOMONCOM, one of the largest network operators in Tajikistan and a subsidiary of CATD B.V. (a subsidiary of MCT Corp.), has chosen Motorola (NYSE: MOT) to expand its GSM network as part of a three-year framework agreement. Motorola will finance a portion of the purchase price.

The network expansion, which includes solutions from the Motorola Reach GSM portfolio, will enhance SOMONCOM’s service quality and coverage and provide a network that is prepared for future technology upgrades. It will also increase the capacity of the network to support rapid growth and development.

The Motorola Reach GSM infrastructure that is being deployed includes Motorola’s Horizon II 900/1800 MHz base stations, which support GPRS and a future migration to EDGE. This technology will simplify the future network development as the company looks to introduce enhanced data applications and services.

Richard F. Seney, CEO of MCT commented, “MCT is pleased to continue expansion of its long-term strategic relationship with Motorola. Collectively we are committed to bringing an ever-expanding, state-of-the art service offering to the people of Tajikistan.”

Mamajon Khamidov, general director of SOMONCOM says: “The mobile industry in Tajikistan is entering a period of rapid growth and we are challenged to continually provide innovative services and an improved user experience to more customers. We have a long history with Motorola through its relationship with MCT and believe its expertise and heritage in GSM will help us achieve our business goals.”

Jose Figueroa, corporate vice president and regional manager, Motorola Networks EMEA comments: “Through SOMONCOM, we are able to further demonstrate our innovation and expertise in rapidly emerging markets and support SOMONCOM’s strategic focus on expansion and smooth migration to new technologies. This contract builds on our ten-year relationship with MCT and now sees us working with two out of the three MCT Central Asian ventures.”


About SOMONCOM
Somoncom launched service in 1999 in the northern region of Tajikistan as the first GSM operator in the Republic of Tajikistan. Somoncom has the largest network coverage area in northern Tajikistan. In addition to the regional capital of Khujand, Somoncom provides coverage to all major population centers, including the remote Pendjikent region, as well as to mountainous areas along Tajikistan’s north-south highway. For current information on Somoncom, please visit www.somoncom.com

About MCT Corp. and CATD B.V.
MCT Corp. is a leading provider of mobile wireless telecommunications services in Central Asia and Russia. CATD B.V. is a joint venture between US-based MCT Corp. and the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (“AKFED”). MCT has developed twenty-nine ventures in the region since its formation over 10 years ago, and today provides mobile and other telecom services through eight ventures licensed to serve populations of 61.4 million people. Service is offered under Indigo and other regional service brands. Further information is available at www.mctcorp.net.

Source:  Motorola press release

Alameda County First Responders to be Linked Via New Digital Radio System

Alameda County Begins Construction on Regional System for San Francisco East Bay Area

SCHAUMBURG, IL- 20 April, 2006-First responders in Alameda County, California, will soon be linked via a new emergency radio system.

The new Alameda County digital radio network replaces an aging analogue radio network, and will provide the East Bay Region with interoperable radio communications for any agency that elects to use it. It will remove blockages in emergency communications caused by incompatible technologies and overcrowded frequencies across the region that have plagued East Bay police and fire agencies.

“An interoperable system is crucial in responding to large scale disasters as well as equally important daily operations involving multiple jurisdictions,” said Randy Hagar, Deputy Director, General Services Agency. “Implementation of a regional communications system will make it possible for first responders to talk to each other directly across city and county boundaries.”

According to Hagar, the vision for the new system is for multiple communities throughout the SF East Bay area, including Contra Costa County, to be covered by the system.

The new system, a Motorola 800 MHz trunked radio network based on Project 25 standards for public safety, was procured at the end of last year. The first of its kind in California, it will be installed in a number of phases. The network is designed to be consistent with the Homeland Security Department’s SAFECOM guidelines for interoperability and also supports the State’s strategic plan.

Currently, there are 104 agencies on the existing system.

Source:  Motorola press release

Motorola Provides Unique Look at the Past with Technology of the Future

Wireless capabilities provide “first of its kind” experience at historic Leonardo da Vinci exhibit in Chicago

SCHAUMBURG, IL, − 19 April 2006 − Revolutionizing the museum experience, Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) is using cutting-edge technology to offer unique, enhanced, interactive tours for visitors of the highly-anticipated exhibit, Leonardo da Vinci: Man, Inventor, Genius at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.

Moving past clunky cassette players and wired headphones, Motorola is working with the museum to create a totally wireless environment - a first for the Museum of Science and Industry. Visitors of the da Vinci exhibit can enjoy a seamless, interactive audio and visual experience through the Motorola HT820 Bluetooth® Wireless Stereo Headphones and the compatible Bluetooth® enabled Motorola RAZR V3x handset.

Motorola technology will enhance the visitor experience by enabling them to watch a video while they are listening to the audio portion of the tour. The Motorola RAZR V3x will wirelessly stream an audio presentation to the HT820 headphones, so patrons can hear with crisp, clear sound quality descriptions of nearly 60 of Leonardo’s inventions. Additionally, visitors can view on the Motorola RAZR V3x’s large colour screen stunning visual clips that complement and correspond with the audio presentation, delivering a truly, immersive and interactive learning experience.

“With this enhanced wireless and video capability, patrons will experience Leonardo’s genius through the juxtaposition of the old and the new - using the latest and greatest wireless technology,” said Padmasree Warrior, executive vice president and chief technology officer. “As an organization that thrives on innovation, it is our humble way of giving back to the community and paying respect to an inventor and scientist whose astounding creations have had an immeasurable impact on the technology we have today.”

This experience was made possible by a donation to the museum by Motorola and the Motorola Foundation, a charitable giving arm funded by Motorola.
For more information on Motorola Corporate and Foundation giving, please visit: www.motorola.com/giving.

About Exhibit
Many of us know Leonardo da Vinci as an artist of masterpieces such as the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. Yet Leonardo’s brilliance extended far beyond the paintbrush into science and engineering.  His curiosity knew no bounds and led to revolutionary concepts in areas like human flight, mechanics and military engineering, to name a few. The U.S. debut of Leonardo da Vinci: Man, Inventor, Genius, allows guests to explore his life and work like never before. Guests will take an immersive journey through more than 60 large-scale models of his most innovative designs—all produced in vivid detail from his original drawings—and see modern day examples of technology inspired by his work.  This exhibit, coupled with engaging content and activities, will have broad appeal among schoolchildren, adults, families and seniors.

Source:  Motorola press release