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Dec. 28, 2008

Motorola is definitely defending its position as a neutral equipment vendor, noting that it provides equipment for LTE, Wi-MAX technology and fiber-to-the-home networks alike.

This is despite a global recession and a troubled wireless handset division.

Overall, CDMA to LTE trials and over-the-air data streaming were conducted in 2008.

Meanwhile, on Wi-MAX technology, Motorola pointed to its 25 contracts spanning 20 countries and said it shipped over 5,000 multisector access points along with hundreds of thousands of customer-premise devices.

Trials and other activities for Wi-MAX exist in an additional twenty-nine countries, the company said.

Overall, Motorola is an investor and technology partner of recently merged Sprint-Clearwire’s up-and-coming mobile Wi-MAX network.

Such announcements don't mean Motorola is healthy, in fact the company had a tough third quarter, especially since its wireless handset division is losing market share at a rapid rate.

Motorola also faces renewed pressure from Nokia and from Asian competitors such as LG Electronics.

It will be interesting to see how the handset maker competes with the other mobile device manufacturers in 2009, especially as it pertains to overall market share.

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Source: Motorola.