Motorola project delayed by contract party claims USD 155 million

C114 Beijing Time June 3 Morning News (Zhang Yuehong) Irish broadband operator Imagine has filed a lawsuit against Motorola, claiming 107 million euros (about 155 million U.S. dollars), as Motorola delayed the construction of the WiMAX network, making imagine unable to meet the expected target.　　Imagine said that, according to its business plan, by the end of 2010 to build 234 base stations, but after the expiration of Motorola only built 125, Motorola was selling its telecommunications equipment department to Nokia Siemens.　　Imagine signed a end-to-end broadband deployment contract with Motorola in 2009, the first broadband operator to introduce WiMAX technology into Ireland.　　Imagine says the business plan's delay has caused a huge financial loss for itself, as well as a lack of Internet connectivity to lose customers.　　May 31, the Irish High Court heard imagine, Imagine said the delay almost exhausted their operating costs, but also forced to restructure existing debt, new debt.　　Imagine chief executive Sean Bolger declined to comment on the lawsuit, saying new users would not be affected by lawsuits because the company's problem with Motorola was historical.　　Motorola has now taken over by Nokia Siemens, refusing compensation and insisting that it has fulfilled its contractual obligations. The plaintiff in this case is the Irish broadband service provider IBB internet Services Ltd and Ireland broadband Internet service provider Irish Broadband internet Services Ltd,　　Both plaintiffs belong to the subsidiary of the Irish WiMAX telecommunications operator Imagine Communications Group Ltd. (ICG), ICG providing data, voice, VoIP, Ftns and SDSL services based on WiMAX technology. The Irish high judge, Peter Kelly, retained the verdict to see whether the case was withdrawn or two complaints were lodged with the Commercial Court two days later.