BARCELONA, Spain, February 14 /PRNewswire/ --
-- Companies Sign Their First Global Preferred Partner and Handset Supplier Agreement
3GSM World Congress 2006 -- Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) and T-Mobile International AG & Co. KG, today announced a first in the two companies' relationship with a global, broad reaching, strategic program for the marketing and development of products and services.
The agreement, signed at 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, marks a significant landmark in driving both companies' global relationship and common vision to deliver mobile communications products and value added services for over 86.6 million T-Mobile consumers around the world.
With a focus on driving growth, both companies will develop and deliver a complete product portfolio spanning all price tiers, form factors and technologies aimed at maximising mobile consumer choice and experience.
The new portfolio will include handsets optimised to T-Mobile's web'n'walk service, mobile music experience and even faster access to their many internet services through UMTS and HSDPA. Together the agreement will deliver new and exciting consumer propositions with one click, quick and easy, access to their favourite websites practically anywhere anytime.
"We're thrilled to be making this announcement with T-Mobile today and about the opportunities it presents for our future relationship," said Ron Garriques, president Motorola Mobile Devices. "This is all part of our global strategy to drive even more value for our customers and deliver cooler and more compelling services and experiences for our consumers."
"Service is a key differentiator in our industry and T-Mobile wants to be the most highly regarded service company in the market. We are proud to be teaming with Motorola to deliver state of the art products, developed to our needs, which guarantee easy access to our tailor made services such as open internet access," said Ulli Gritzuhn, Chief Marketing Officer T-Mobile International.
Motorola is showcasing its products and innovations at Booth A07, Hall 8, at the 3GSM World Congress, Barcelona.
For more Motorola information at 3GSM visit: http://www.motorola.com/3gsm .
About Motorola
Motorola is known around the world for innovation and leadership in wireless and broadband communications. Inspired by our vision of Seamless Mobility, the people of Motorola are committed to helping you get and stay connected simply and seamlessly to the people, information, and entertainment that you want and need. We do this by designing and delivering "must have" products, "must do" experiences and powerful networks -- along with a full complement of support services. A Fortune 100 company with global presence and impact, Motorola had sales of US $36.8 billion in 2005. For more information about our company, our people and our innovations, please visit http://www.motorola.com .
About T-Mobile
T--Mobile International is one of the world's leading companies in mobile communications. As one of Deutsche Telekom's three strategic business units, T-Mobile concentrates on the most dynamic markets in Europe and the United States. By the end of 2005, nearly 87 million mobile customers were served by companies of the Deutsche Telekom group.
And all that over a common technology platform based on GSM, the world's most successful digital wireless standard. This also makes T-Mobile the only mobile communications provider with a seamless transatlantic service.
T--Mobile also is partner of FreeMove, an alliance formed by four of Europe's leading mobile companies -- Orange, Telefonica Moviles, TIM (Telecom Italia Mobile) and T-Mobile -- to help their customers communicate as easily while travelling abroad as they do at home.
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