Motorola Opens Pakistan Branch Office in Islamabad


Motorola (NYSE:MOT), a global communications leader, today inaugurated its new Pakistan Branch Office in Islamabad. From there, the company will serve all its existing customers in the Pakistan market.



i-Newswire, 2005-05-28 - The Islamabad office was inaugurated by the Honorable Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunications, Mr. Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari, in the presence of key members of the telecommunications and media sectors of Pakistan.

“Following our global strategy of investing in people, markets and technology, we are very happy to make this important step forward, thus underlining our strong and long-term commitment to the market of Pakistan,” said Hassan Tavakoli, Motorola Vice President and Regional Director, Motorola Middle East and Africa ( MEA ). Motorola has built the first wireless network in Pakistan and helped fuel the development and the upgrade of the telecom sector in the country.

“Pakistan offers one of the highest growth rates in the Telecom sector worldwide. Combined with the positive overall investment climate, we are very confident for the future,” explains Nadeem Safdar, Country Manager of Motorola in Pakistan.

In Pakistan, Motorola has established itself as a supplier of state-of-the-art communications technology equipment, enabling people to communicate much easier. Offerings comprise mobile phones, network infrastructure ( wireline and wireless ), two-way radio communications equipment for public safety organizations and broadband communications products.

The company’s history in Pakistan goes back eleven years. Motorola was a key contributor to introduce mobile telephony to the country, at that time being a shareholder of the first GSM service provider in Pakistan. Since then, Motorola has become a major telecommunications equipment provider. In addition to the new office in Islamabad, Motorola maintains additional branch offices in Lahore and Karachi to service existing customer contracts.

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.

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