Motorola wins contract

By Staff Writer for Motorola
Johannesburg, 08 Jan 2008

Motorola has signed a $150 million contract with Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) to further expand the operator's GSM coverage in the Northwest and Southwest regions of Saudi Arabia, the company says.

The agreement covers comprehensive network planning, optimisation, operations and maintenance services.

Khalid Al-Kaf, CEO of Mobily, says: "The network expansion by Motorola last year for the Northwest and Southwest regions of the Kingdom has already increased our subscriber base capacity, assisting us to meet our business objectives. We trust Motorola to continue providing us with high performance GSM solutions."

Mobily and Motorola have been working together since 2004, in order to meet Mobily's business goal of having in excess of 3.5 million subscribers nationwide by the end of its first year of service in May 2006, Al-Kaf says.

Ali Amer, VP of sales, Middle East, Africa & Pakistan, Motorola Home & Networks Mobility, says Motorola's GSM solutions will enable Mobily to get the most from its infrastructure investment, while enabling the operator to focus on its core business.

According to Motorola, a portion of revenue on this contract was recognised in the fourth quarter of 2007.