As a result of cost-cutting efforts, Motorola's work force is expected to shrink to 93,000 from 150,000 in 2000.

But he said the company's cost-cutting efforts could lead to an improvement in profits.

But analysts were encouraged by the results, which reflect cost-cutting efforts.

What is more, the company's cost-cutting efforts seem to be paying off.

The company said cost-cutting efforts had helped it achieve the results, one of its best showings in three years.

The move was a striking example of the cost-cutting efforts at the network.

Analysts said they expected the layoffs as part of the exchange's cost-cutting effort.

The company said the moves were part of a cost-cutting effort that it had announced in March.

"There is a different pressure than existed in the past," he said, referring to cost-cutting efforts.

"The competitive environment appears to be getting more difficult and the company's cost-cutting efforts appear inconsistent."