Press Release
May 7, 2003
Motient Enters into National Dealer Agreement With T-Mobile USA
Reston, VA - Motient Corporation (OTC:MNCP). Motient to offer Business and Enterprise Customers Complete Wireless Solutions via T-Mobile National GSM/GPRS Voice and Data Network.
Motient Corporation (OTC: MNCP) today announced a national dealer agreement with T-Mobile USA, Inc. for Motient to offer T-Mobile's integrated wireless voice and data solutions to corporate enterprise and business customers.
As a national premier dealer for T-Mobile, Motient will sell and support wireless solutions such as the RIM BlackBerry™ wireless handheld email solution with integrated phone that operate on T-Mobile's national all-digital, high-speed GSM/GPRS voice and data network. The agreement with T-Mobile marks a first for Motient, which will now offer robust wireless voice and data enterprise services on a network other than its own.
"By tapping into the next generation of wireless data solutions available through T-Mobile's advanced networks, we can demonstrate that Motient is committed to the state of the art wireless data applications that enterprise customers demand, " said Dan Croft, senior vice president of business development and marketing for Motient. "The new relationship with T-Mobile complements Motient's ongoing strategic initiative to enable our enterprise customers to increase productivity and efficiency through wireless solutions that will run on networks that best fit customer needs."
"We are truly excited to partner with Motient," said Doug Chartier, vice president of national retail and partner solutions for T-Mobile USA, Inc. "Motient's knowledge and experience with wireless data solutions for the enterprise coupled with T-Mobile's robust network will allow us to continue to drive deeper into the corporate and business markets by offering customers the most diverse portfolio of integrated wireless voice and data solutions in the industry."
About Motient Corporation
Motient Corporation (www.motient.com) owns and operates the nation's largest two-way wireless data only network-the Motient™ network and provides a wide range of mobile and internet communications services principally to business-to-business customers. The company provides eLink™, and BlackBerry™ wireless email services.
