"Motorola was there for the first audio transmissions from the astronauts on the moon and we will be there first to enable our customers to receive a call or a page virtually anywhere on Earth," said Fred Kuznik, President of Motorola's Personal Communications Sector and Motorola Executive Vice President.

The Satellite Series 9500 Portable Telephone and the Satellite Series 9501 Pager are specifically designed for use for on the Iridium system. Both products, in addition to a wide range of special features designed for traveling professionals and industrial users, will support worldwide roaming and will permit users to make phone calls and receive messages via satellite or existing cellular technologies. Together, these complementary products will optimize and extend voice and messaging capabilities to the four corners of the Earth.

Satellite Series 9500 Portable Telephone is the world's first truly "global phone"

The Motorola Satellite Series 9500 Portable Telephone will offer a complete set of features, services, and packaging that today's demanding market segments require. The same phone functions as a satellite only telephone or with the optional Cellular Cassettes, as a dual-mode phone. In addition to a graphic LCD display, 32-digit number capacity, illuminated holographic display, multiple language choices for prompts and 10 selectable ringer tones, the Satellite Series 9500 Portable phone will provide something no other phone in the world has ever done -- compatibility with multiple technology standards throughout the world.

A variety of optional Cellular Cassettes can be interchanged in the phone to make transitioning between satellite and terrestrial cellular networks easy. For example, a traveler will be able to use the same Satellite Series 9500 phone in both the United States and any country in Europe.

"This is the first time in history that a wireless phone will have so many spectrum options," said Kuznik. "Never before has there been a phone or a pager that gives customers so much freedom to communicate."

Satellite Series 9501 Pager is the world's first truly "global pager"

Like its companion portable telephone, the Motorola Satellite Series 9501 Pager will allow consumers to be "in touch" from even some of the most remote places on Earth. Distinctively designed for maximum wearability, the one-way pager also boasts unique satellite system features and friendly operation to provide users an unprecedented level of freedom to receive communications/messages. For extraordinary clarity it features Motorola's exclusive Optimax(TM) EL Electra Light Display with a four-line alphanumeric display that can provide up to 80 characters and will support a wide variety of global languages.

In the unlikely event that any messages are missed, an indicator will notify the user that an incoming message was missed for retrieval later.

Both Phone and Pager are Designed for Discriminating Business Travelers and Industrial Users

In addition to the extraordinary global coverage, Motorola's Satellite Series Products will make world traveling a breeze. Such features include new user friendly options like a dual time display which will note either the time of the home country or the time in the area in which the traveler is currently in. The user interface will remain consistent across Cellular Cassette technologies. In addition, the pager will be equipped with a built-in alarm clock for one time or daily alarms and even a "quiet time" option that allows the user to select a time period for when the pager will continue to perform its functions without auditory or vibration notifications.

Both phone and pager will be sold separately, as well as, together. Together they will combine into an extraordinarily flexible, cost effective tool to ensure worldwide communication.

Travelers will also be pleased to find that a phone that promises so much in coverage sacrifices nothing in operation. Weighing less than 454 grams (16 ounces) with standard battery, the Satellite Series 9500 Portable Telephone will provide up to 5.5 hours of continuous talk time or two days of standby with an optional ultra high capacity battery.

In addition, Motorola has also built in some of its most popular innovations from its other phones like VibraCall(TM) alert to gently and quietly signal an incoming call. And, one-touch dialing to automatically dial important numbers.

The Satellite Series 9501 Pager, weighing 4.16 ounces, will also assist global travelers and industrial users with a wealth of features specifically designed for the Iridium satellite system. A large storage capacity - up to 99 messages is augmented with easy to use folders for personal message and information service message storage. In addition, a phone directory links numeric pages to display stored information.