[wirelesslan] Motorola and Intel Team to Promote Adoption of Mobile WiMAX Technology

Motorola and Intel Team to Promote Adoption of Mobile WiMAX
Technology

Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT - News) and Intel Corporation today
announced their plan to collaboratively foster greater industry
momentum for WiMAX and to advance the use of mobile WiMAX
technology, based on the proposed IEEE 802.16e standard, for both
fixed and wireless broadband applications.


Intel and Motorola plan to collaborate on specification efforts
within the WiMAX Forum in an effort to ensure that network and
device interoperability issues are addressed adequately.

In addition to working jointly to advance WiMAX standards, the
companies plan to work together on interoperability testing of
Motorola mobile devices, network equipment, and customer premises
equipment with Intel products.

"WiMAX is beginning to deliver on its promise to provide broadband
wireless access to businesses and consumers, and the promise of full
mobility is around the corner with the anticipated ratification of
the 802.16e standard," said Scott Richardson, general manager of
Intel's Broadband Wireless Division. "By working with Motorola on
mobile WiMAX standards and technology, we can jointly develop and
test equipment to meet the requirements necessary for truly mobile
broadband."

"We believe 802.16e is going to be the way to go for both fixed and
nomadic applications," said Dan Coombes, chief technology officer,
Motorola Networks. "With its robust specifications and ability to
support high-value services like voice over IP and mobility, 802.16e
is an ideal choice for many applications. Teaming with Intel to work
on 802.16e standards and interoperability matters will complement
our strategy of using 802.16e with our MOTOwi4 WiMAX solutions."

The MOTOwi4 portfolio includes fixed and mobile broadband solutions
designed to meet the different needs of wireless, wireline, and
cable operators for lower cost delivery of data rich multimedia
applications and services. The portfolio extends beyond access point
solutions to encompass mobile devices, customer premises equipment,
PC cards, in-vehicle public safety devices and services.

Motorola and Intel are members of the WiMAX Forum, an industry-led
non- profit corporation formed to promote and certify compatibility
and interoperability of broadband wireless products. WiMAX, which
stands for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, is a
standards-based wireless technology that provides high-throughput
broadband connections over long distances. WiMAX-based products can
be used by cellular, wireline, cable and wireless service providers
to meet their unique market needs for high-speed broadband.

Business Risks

Statements about WiMAX wireless broadband technology, its
development and acceptance in the marketplace, and statements
regarding Motorola's and Intel's plan to collaborate on standards
issues and interoperability are forward- looking and involve risk
and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those in the forward-looking statements include a
decision by Motorola or Intel not to collaborate or to cease
collaboration in the future, unforeseen events or market conditions
that influence the rate of adoption of the WiMAX technology, its
commercial deployment, and other factors in Motorola's filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to
the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004
and other filings made periodically by the company.

About the WiMAX Forum

The WiMAX Forum(TM) is working to facilitate the deployment of
broadband wireless networks based on the IEEE 802.16 standard by
helping to ensure the compatibility and inter-operability of
broadband wireless access equipment. The organization is a nonprofit
association formed in June of 2001 by equipment and component
suppliers to promote the adoption of IEEE 802.16 compliant equipment
by operators of broadband wireless access systems.

About Intel

Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is also a leading
manufacturer of computer, networking and communications products.
Additional information about Intel is available at
http://www.intel.com/pressroom .

About Motorola

Motorola is a Fortune 100 global communications leader that provides
seamless mobility products and solutions across broadband, embedded
systems and wireless networks. In your home, auto, workplace and all
spaces in between, seamless mobility means you can reach the people,
things and information you need, anywhere, anytime. Seamless
mobility harnesses the power of technology convergence and enables
smarter, faster, cost-effective and flexible communication. Motorola
had sales of US $31.3 billion in 2004. For more information:
http://www.motorola.com/.

MOTOROLA and the Stylized M Logo are registered in the US Patent &
Trademark Office. All other product or service names are the
property of their respective owners.

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