Nippon Motorola Ltd. released “StarWit,” a new home-use digital cordless phone with PHS functions in December 1997. Marketing a new PHS phone indicates Motorola’s strong commitment to PHS technology.
“StarWit” is designed for use in homes and consists of one master unit and as many as four sub-handsets. The sub-handset can be also used as a public PHS terminals outside the home.

The main features of the product are:
- A number display service compatibility shows a caller’s number
- Call refusing button and call refusing address book
- Ringing tone section (3 melody tones)
- Address book registration of 100 telephone numbers

Nippon Motorola will also release another PHS phone, which will be the worlds smallest (as of Feb. 1998), with a volume of 62 cc and weighing 79 g. This phone will also be usable as a sub-handset for the “StarWit.”