New Motorola Base Station Developments Combine Next-Generation LTE Capabilities with GSM/E-EDGE Efficiency Enhancements

BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mobile World Congress – The Networks business of Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT), today announced the launch of the CTU8multi (CTU8m) series of multi-technology radios, providing high capacity GSM, Evolved-EDGE (E-EDGE) and LTE capabilities in 900 MHz and 1800MHz. Designed to support up to eight GSM carriers, or a combination of up to eight GSM and LTE carriers, the CTU8m series radios provide both an increase in efficiency for current mobile networks and next-generation readiness for migration to LTE. They also offer operators a solution that supports any future GSM spectrum band refarming.

Available as either rack-mount or remote radio units to suit different site configurations, the CTU8m series radios address the two key challenges that operators face: balancing cost and energy efficiency with the increasing demand for high-quality voice and data, while ensuring that CAPEX investment is protected when their mobile networks migrate to LTE. The remote radio version, the RCTU8m, is particularly suitable for 'greenfield' deployments, system expansions and for sites where space is at a premium, giving operators an opportunity to achieve a reduced total cost of ownership without compromising performance. Both radios offer class-leading energy-consumption figures through the use of multi-carrier power amplifier (MCPA), Doherty power amplifiers using crest factor reduction and digital pre-distortion technologies.

Complimenting the new radios, Motorola is also launching its next-generation, 19" rack-mountable GSM base-band unit (BBU) – the Horizon 2G-nx BBU. The new 2G BBU is both flexible and scalable, offering support for up to 48 carriers in a small form-factor for fast, straight-forward one-person installation within any industry standard 19" enclosure. This flexible, modular approach allows operators to deploy a multi-technology system using Motorola's other 19" rack-mounted GSM, HSPA and LTE solutions in any combination. This multi-technology solution means that operators can benefit from ongoing reduced cost of ownership and the ability to deploy solutions today with capabilities for tomorrow and beyond.

"These latest GSM and LTE developments are a clear indication of Motorola's strong and continued commitment to the cellular infrastructure market. These innovative product developments provide our operator customers with a smooth transition from 2G to 4G, and ultimately help to deliver rich media experiences to consumers," said Bruce Brda, senior vice president, Motorola Networks. "The CTU8m radios help to evolve our customers' network capabilities, reducing their total cost of ownership and readying them for the future. The addition of the new 2G BBU to Motorola's portfolio means that operators now have a complete solution, offering GSM network refresh capabilities with an easy path to LTE."

Available to service providers globally now, the CTU8m series radios and Horizon 2G-nx BBU will be showcased at Motorola's stand (Hall 8, 8A51) during Mobile World Congress 2010.

Motorola's Networks business delivers fully integrated and customizable media solutions enabling operators to provide personalized, rich media experiences to their subscribers. As a global wireless infrastructure leader, Motorola is committed to 4G with WiMAX and LTE solutions that provide a way for operators to profitably meet the ever-growing demand for mobile broadband today while giving 2G and 3G customers a future path as we continue to support their legacy networks. Motorola brings its services, fourth generation orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) platform and 25 years of wireless data systems innovation, experience and expertise to bear as operators - wireline, wireless, cable and telco - seek to evolve their networks for the future.

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