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SINGAPORE – Motorola Inc. (NYSE:MOT) today announced that it has been chosen by GTEK, a high growth telecommunications company in Vietnam, to supply its full portfolio of enterprise wireless LAN (WLAN) infrastructure solutions for a number of projects that GTEK has won in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Two of its projects include the first 5-Star Hotels carrying the Mövenpick name brand in Vietnam. These include the Mövenpick Hotel Saigon and Mövenpick Hotel Hanoi. GTEK will be providing high speed internet access (HSIA) including Wireless HSIA for hotel guests as well as for internal hotel operations using Motorola’s EWLAN solutions.

Another project is at Hung Vuong Plaza, the largest shopping and leisure mall in Vietnam located in the commercial hub of Ho Chi Minh City. Motorola will provide GTEK with equipment and services to design and deploy the network that will support the users of this complex, including residents of the apartments, shoppers and merchants in the shopping mall.

GTEK is fast emerging as an important telecommunications company with its focus on the ICT industry and especially High Speed Internet Access (HSIA) services sector in Vietnam.

“In order to guarantee the security, scalability and the quality of service required by our customers, we need a commercial grade network, ideally based on a single vendor solution,” said Andrew Lam, chief executive officer, GTEK. “In partnership with Motorola, we are well-equipped to meet the significant growth in demand for enterprise class wireless Internet access in Vietnam across hospitality, tourism, industrial townships, as well as property management and education sectors.”

GTEK plans to deploy the RFS6000 and RFS7000 and WS5100 series enterprise-class wireless switches at the customer locations. The solution will also use a variety of access points, such as the AP300, AP5131 and the new 802.11n-enabled AP7131s for indoor coverage as well as weatherproof AP5181 mesh access points for outdoor coverage. For backhaul needs, GTEK plans to use a combination of Motorola’s MOTOwi4™ point-to-point and point-to-multipoint wireless broadband products. GTEK’s entire network will be secured and managed using Motorola’s Wireless Management suite to facilitate ease of management, security and the ability to meet customer’s Quality-of-Service (QoS) requirements.

“We are seeing a clear trend in Vietnam where companies are planning to deploy Wi-Fi networks as a core component of their IT infrastructure,” said John Cunningham, director, Enterprise Wireless and RFID, Enterprise Mobility business, Motorola Asia Pacific. “Motorola has a very strong enterprise portfolio for a wide variety of verticals an unrivalled platform including the network infrastructure, mobile devices, applications, security and management capability to deliver an all wireless enterprise both inside and outside the four walls in a manner that is more efficient and delivers distinctive competitive advantage. Industry analysis has validated that the cost for a traditional wired user in an enterprise environment is about five times greater than that of a wireless user.”

“We are delighted to be partnering with GTEK. The long-term collaboration with GTEK allows us to share our expertise and knowledge of building state-of-the-art, reliable and secure wireless infrastructure, enabling GTEK to reinforce their commitment to their customers as well as gain new business opportunities even while differentiating themselves from the competition,” added Mr. Cunningham.

With the industry’s leading installed base of more than 125,000 WLAN switches, Motorola has the market’s most thoroughly tested WLAN offering. Motorola’s high-performance wireless switches, adaptive 802.11a/b/g/n access points, enterprise mesh and outdoor wireless offerings make it the only company in the industry with a complete portfolio to help enterprises truly realise the vision of a secure and reliable all-wireless enterprise inside and outside – at performance levels that rival or exceed those of wired networks. Motorola’s acquisition of AirDefense, Inc., a leading WLAN security provider, adds comprehensive wireless intrusion prevention system (WIPS) for gap-free security and powerful RF visualization and troubleshooting capabilities.

Motorola offers a comprehensive portfolio of wireless LAN (WLAN) infrastructure solutions designed to enable the truly wireless enterprise, regardless of the size of your business — from large enterprises with locations all over the world to branch offices and small businesses. Delivering internet protocol (IP) coverage to virtually all spaces both indoors and outdoors, Motorola's innovative wireless enterprise portfolio includes fixed broadband, mesh and enterprise WLAN solutions. With time-proven resiliency, security and performance equal to or greater than that of a wired network, Motorola’s solutions substantially reduce network deployment and maintenance costs, and ensure the availability of cost-effective wireless connectivity in every corner of the enterprise. The result is the truly wireless enterprise — offering full mobility at a fraction of the cost of a traditional wired network.

About GTEK
GTEK is a telecommunications company based out of Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. Its focus is on the ICT industry and specifically the High Speed Internet Access (HSIA) services sector. Hospitality, residential and office buildings are its main focus with the eventual goal of expanding to larger areas such as campuses, communities and eventually cities. Our goal is to bring solutions to the customer to enhance overall Quality-of-service (QoS) and to help increase revenue streams for our customers. For more information about GTEK, please visit www.gtek.vn.