14 DAY TRIAL // Motorola announced recently a network expansion and optimization contract with Emirates Telecommunications Corporation, etisalat, to enhance the operator's wireless network in the Northern Emirates.
The expansion is designed to increase etisalat's subscriber capacity and enable the operator to offer new high speed data and voice services to its subscribers in the Northern Emirates via EDGE (Enhanced Data for GSM Evolution) technology.
Essa Al Haddad, chief marketing officer, etisalat, said, "Working with a reputable and reliable partner like Motorola shows our commitment to providing customers with the best and most advanced telecommunications systems, services and solutions. Our goal is to extend customers' reach beyond the limitations of space and matter, and we are sure that partnering with Motorola will ease our work towards this mission."
EDGE is a solution that enables the transmission of increased amounts of data at a high speed. For operators such as etisalat, EDGE extends the capacity of the mobile network and enables faster transmission of data. Customers benefit from the 'always connected' status of EDGE networks and increased access to 3G applications.
A portion of the revenue on this contract was recognized by Motorola in the second quarter of 2006.