EN, Motorola ink deal

EN, Motorola ink deal

JAKARTA (JP): PT Elektrindo Nusantara (EN), a subsidiary of
the diversified Bimantara Group, has signed an agreement with
telecommunications giant Motorola of the United States to set up
a wireless data network in Indonesia.

EN would be the first wireless data network operator to
provide nationwide two-way mobile data communications, Motorola
stated yesterday.

The wireless data network would let users transfer funds
electronically, access e-mail and databases and exploit automated
dispatch and mobile field maintenance for sales and technical
support services without telephone line connections, the company
said.

The network, to work at 19.2 kilobytes per second, is
scheduled to open in the first quarter this year, with the
initial deployment of 40 base stations in Greater Jakarta.

The widespread adoption of the system throughout Asia, would
offer possible regional inter-connectivity and roaming accord,
providing users border-less communications, the company said.

Executives of EN and Motorola were unavailable to provide
information on the contract's value or the expected tariffs for
the system. (icn)