Omnitel Awards Motorola First Gprs Contract in Lithuania

(Vilnius, 20 September 2000)-UAB OMNITEL, Lithuania's leading GSM operator, announced today that it has awarded Motorola Inc (NYSE:MOT) a contract for the supply and deployment of General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) high speed mobile data on the Omnitel GSM network. With the widest GSM network coverage in Lithuania, Omnitel will bring the first GPRS service to the rapidly expanding Lithuanian market, utilising the world's first proven commercial GPRS system from Motorola's Global Telecom Solutions Sector and strategic alliance partner Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO).

Availability of GPRS services is planned for Vilnius, Lithuania's capital, by October 2000. Nationwide network coverage is scheduled for early 2001. The 'always on, always connected', high speed mobile data service will deliver a wide range of Internet services to mobile devices, and opens up the mobile market to a wealth of data applications, including e-commerce, email, and data transfer. The expertise of Motorola's Applications Development Centre, based in Stockholm, will be available for Omnitel to jointly develop innovative applications that can be delivered via a GPRS network to the subscriber devices. Omnitel will launch its GPRS service with Motorola's Timeport 260 GPRS phones* - the world's first GSM tri-band GPRS handsets.

The end-to-end GPRS solution being implemented for Omnitel includes the Smart Mediator, the billing mediation solution specifically designed for GPRS by Motorola and Logica, and launched in February this year. Smart Mediator sits within the GSM/GPRS network, compressing and collating data records for delivery to the billing system for invoicing - potentially by event, call duration, amount of data transferred, application accessed, time of network access, location of subscriber and quality of service and type of subscriber device.

The methods of charging for GPRS will vary from operator to operator. As with any new market, the key to success is flexibility. Smart Mediator provides this flexibility, giving the operator control to charge as the market and business dictates.

Victor Gediminas Gruodis, President and CEO of Omnitel, said: "We are a company that constantly strives to provide innovative services to our customers. Omnitel has made yet another step forward in bringing the newest technology to its customers with Motorola's complete GPRS end-to-end solution. Our success in Lithuania continues to grow after working with Motorola for six years, and we look forward to continuing that partnership as we move to the new generation of mobile networks in Lithuania."

"Omnitel has continually offered its subscribers services that exceed their expectations. Motorola and Cisco have the world's first proven commercial GPRS end-to-end solution, an innovation that allows us to rapidly install and deploy GPRS networks for operators looking for early time to market. We look forward to enabling Omnitel to maintain its current course as the wireless leader in Lithuania," said Jeff Gordon, Motorola corporate vice president and regional general manager for Motorola GTSS.

Motorola, through its alliance with Cisco, is the only supplier worldwide with complete end-to-end GPRS network solutions in commercial service. Omnitel is the most recent GSM operator to announce its selection of the Motorola/Cisco GPRS solution, which enabled the launch of the world's first four commercial GPRS networks. In June of this year, the Motorola/Cisco GPRS solution enabled the launch of commercial GPRS networks for BT Cellnet in the UK and T-Mobil in Germany, and for Telsim in Turkey and Shenzhen Unicom in China during August.

The Motorola/Cisco GPRS architecture can be implemented over an existing GSM network, giving operators investment protection over existing infrastructure. Motorola's GSM infrastructure systems are GPRS-ready, requiring only a software load and PCU addition, with no modifications to existing hardware. Offering controlled evolution to third generation mobile communications, the Motorola/Cisco GPRS data solution enables operators to take advantage of many new revenue opportunities. Cisco and Motorola are driving market growth and developing applications and value-added services to provide operators with innovative and competitive offerings for their subscriber base.

Motorola has supplied Omnitel GSM system solutions since 1994. The Omnitel network was the first commercial GSM system in Lithuania, launched in March 1995. Motorola also built the original Omnitel network and continues to be the sole supplier of GSM network infrastructure.

About the Motorola/Cisco Alliance

The Motorola and Cisco strategic alliance delivers end-to-end wireless communications solutions to operators worldwide through a powerful combination of Motorola communications solutions and Cisco Internet technologies. Over the past year, the alliance has introduced an open Internet-Protocol (IP) network architecture that integrates data, voice and video services for mobile networks, and provides users with a broad range of wireless Internet access solutions. The alliance also has secured a leadership position in the deployment of GPRS systems worldwide, and through these commercial launches is providing a critical path to third-generation (3G) mobile communications. Motorola and Cisco continue to work together on joint development of IP network architecture and products, the promotion of open standards, and the creation of joint ventures, such as the Invisix Centres of Excellence located in Tokyo, Japan; Stockley Park, UK; Fort Worth, Texas; and San Jose, California.

About Omnitel

UAB Omnitel was founded in 1991. Omnitel provides a wide range of services: basic, Internet and data transmission, value-added, integrated mobile voice and data services. Omnitel has gained a reputation for being the first to market with new technology. It was the first network operator in Lithuania to provide SMS message service via the mobile phone, to offer e-commerce, and one of the first in the world to offer GSM and MOZAIKA Internet service as well as WAP services.

For more information on Omnitel, please visit www.omnitel.lt

About Motorola

For more information on Motorola's Aspira GPRS solution, including details of the world's first commercial GPRS systems, please visit: http://motorola.com/aspira/gprs

Motorola is a global leader in providing integrated communications solutions and embedded electronics solutions. Sales in 1999 were $33.1 billion.

For more information on Motorola, please visit: www.motorola.com

About Cisco

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Cisco news and information are available at www.cisco.com

About Logica

Logica is one of the world's premier software solutions, consulting and systems integration companies. The company delivers repeatable, value added mission critical solutions in partnership with clients in key markets of telecoms, financial services, energy & utilities and industry. Founded in 1969 and floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1983, the company now operates in 24 countries and is part of the FTSE 100 index of the UK's largest listed companies.

*Motorola Timeport 260 GPRS phone

Motorola's Timeport 260 GPRS phone helps allow easy access to the Internet** and corporate Intranets almost anywhere in the world. Users have mobile access to systems offering e-mails, train timetables, weather and traffic conditions, where roaming agreements are in place. The phone incorporates VibraCall. discreet alert and iTAP intelligent keypad entry software, which facilitates single-stroke text entry by predicting the word the user is trying to spell. It also offers speaker dependent voice activation, VoiceNote digital voice recorder and TrueSync multi-point synchronisation software. Users also have infrared (IrDA) wireless connection to a PC or PDA via a built-in modem, so they can access their ISP or corporate server to check email or surf the Web** on the move.

** Network and subscription dependent feature. Not available in all areas

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