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Land Mobile Radio Expo and seminars start tomorrow

Johannesburg, 04 Oct 1999

Land Mobile Expo `99 opens at Gallagher Estate, Midrand tomorrow (5 October). The show that will reaffirm the place of radio communication technology as a reliable and innovative communication tool promises to be a highly informative event that will, through the Expo and workshops, demonstrate this infallible communication technology.

Workshops and presentations given by some of the country`s leading telecommunications companies such as Ericsson, Nokia and Motorola will be free of charge to visitors to Land Mobile Radio Expo, and will give industry players the chance to view new products and key trends within the industry.

The Southern African TETRA Association (SATA) will be hosting seminars with a contingent of highly respected international speakers, on the phenomenal new wireless communication technology - TETRA (TErrestrial TRunked RAdio). This new standard which is being developed by ETSI (European Telecommunications Standard Institute) offers high-quality voice and fast data transfer. This seminar will cost Non members of the Land Mobile Radio Association and Southern African TETRA Association R200-00 for a half day seminar on Tuesday 5th October at Gallagher 2. The seminar will look at "An introduction to TETRA" and "TETRA and the User".

Motorola and its channel partner, Alcom, will be hosting its afternoon workshop on Tuesday 5th October in Gallagher 2. As Alcom is Motorola`s sole authorised distributor in SA, both companies will jointly present the following seminars:

Issues surrounding TETRA and the products available from Motorola`s perspective. Specific talks include "Motorola Professional Radio", "The Road Forward In The LMR Market ", as perceived by Motorola, in Europe and "The New Motorola Karisma Radio" shortly to be released.

Nokia together with Grintek Electronics Systems, will host their morning workshop on Wednesday 6th October in Gallagher 2. Grintek/Nokia will be hosting the workshop to discuss Nokia`s experience with TETRA Systems supplied worldwide.

Ericsson will be hosting its workshop on the 6th October in Gallagher 1 from 09h00 - 10h00, with a presentation on "GSM for professional users"

Land Mobile Radio Expo 99 is being held from 5 - 6 October 1999.

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