Motorola Solutions

Motorola Solutions, Inc. is an American video equipment, telecommunications equipment, software, systems and services provider that succeeded Motorola, Inc., following the spinoff of the mobile phone division into Motorola Mobility in 2011. The company is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.[2]

Motorola Solutions, Inc.
TypePublic
IndustryTelecommunications equipment
PredecessorMotorola, Inc.
FoundedJanuary 4, 2011 (January 4, 2011)
HeadquartersChicago, Illinois, U.S.
Key people
Greg Brown (Chairman & CEO)
ProductsMission-critical communications, command center software and video security & access control, managed & support services
RevenueIncrease US$9.11 billion (2022)
Decrease US$1.66 billion (2022)
Increase US$1.36 billion (2022)
Total assetsIncrease US$12.8 billion (2022)
Total equityIncrease US$116 million (2022)
Number of employees
c. 20,000 (2022)
SubsidiariesAirwave Solutions
Avigilon
Pelco
Websitewww.motorolasolutions.com
Footnotes / references
[1]

History
Main article: Motorola

Motorola Solutions began trading as a separate independent company on January 4, 2011, under the NYSE symbol MSI. In April 2011, Motorola Solutions completed the sale of its cellular infrastructure business to Nokia Siemens Networks for $975 million in cash.[3] As part of the transaction, approximately 6,900 employees were transferred to Nokia Siemens Networks. The same month, Chinese telecommunications company Huawei and Motorola Solutions settled their intellectual property disputes.[4]

In 2012, Motorola Solutions purchased Psion for $200 million[5] and added it to its Enterprise business. A large majority of the Enterprise business was formerly Symbol Technologies, which Motorola, Inc. had acquired in 2007.[6] On October 27, 2014, Motorola Solutions sold its Enterprise business to Zebra Technologies for $3.45 billion in cash. As part of the sale, approximately 4,500 Motorola Solutions employees from locations throughout the world were transferred to Zebra.

In August 2015, the company received a $1 billion investment from the private equity firm Silver Lake Partners,[7] enabling a stock buyback and providing Silver Lake with two board seats.[8]

In December 2015, the company announced that it would acquire Airwave Solutions, the UK-based operator of the British public safety radio network servicing the police, fire, and ambulance services across England, Scotland, and Wales.[9] The company completed the acquisition on February 19, 2016.

Beginning in March 2017, Motorola Solutions filed a series of lawsuits against China-based two-way radio manufacturer Hytera in the United States, Germany, and Australia, as well as with the United States International Trade Commission (USITC). The complaints allege that Hytera is intentionally infringing on patents owned by Motorola Solutions and utilizing trade secrets stolen by three former Motorola Solutions employees who left to join Hytera.[10] Motorola Solutions is seeking to stop Hytera from selling and importing its devices in these countries. In April 2017, the USITC announced that it had decided to institute an investigation into Hytera's trade practices.[11]

In August 2017, Motorola Solutions announced it completed the acquisition of Kodiak Networks, a privately held provider of broadband push-to-talk (PTT) for commercial customers.

In December 2017, two-way radio manufacturer Hytera filed antitrust litigation against Motorola Solutions in alleging that Motorola Solutions is engaging in anti-competitive practices that are unlawful under the Sherman Act and Clayton Act. Hytera's complaint alleges that Motorola Solutions prevents Hytera from competing in the U.S. marketplace by enforcing inflated prices and engaging in a monopolistic scheme that includes forcing LMR dealers to drop Hytera's products.[12]

In March 2018, Motorola Solutions acquired Avigilon for about $1 billion.[13]

In March 2018, Motorola Solutions acquired Plant Holdings, Inc., which holds the Airbus DS Communications business, from Airbus Defense and Space, Inc., an indirect subsidiary of Airbus SE.

In January 2019, the company acquired Livermore, California-based VaaS International Holdings, and its subsidiary, license plate reading technology company Vigilant Solutions, for $445 million.[14]

In July 2019, the company acquired WatchGuard Inc.

In July 2020, the company acquired IndigoVision.

In August 2020, the company acquired Pelco Inc. A California-based Video Security company for $110M in cash from Transom Capital. Pelco was previously a Schneider Electric brand.[15]

In September 2020, the company acquired Polaris Networks, a global wireless technologies solutions provider.[16]

In July 2021, the company acquired Openpath Security Inc., a cloud-based, mobile access control provider, for an undisclosed sum.[17][18]

In November 2021, the company acquired Envysion, a provider of enterprise video security and business analytics for the retail industry.[19]

In March 2022, the company acquired Ava Security Limited, a UK-based global provider of cloud-native video security and analytics.[20]

In April 2022, the company acquired Calipsa, a UK-based video analytics start-up. [21]

In May 2022, the company acquired Videotec, an Italy-based video security manufacturer. [22]

In August 2022, the company acquired Barrett Communications, an Australia-based HF/VHF communications systems provider. [23]

In October 2022, the company acquired Futurecom Systems Group, a leading provider of radio coverage extension solutions for public safety agencies, based in Ontario, Canada [24]

In December 2022, the company acquired Rave Mobile Safety, a Massachusetts-based public safety mass notification and incident management cloud platform. [25]

Products


Motorola Solutions manufactures two-way radios and public safety radio systems for first-responders and law enforcement.[26] It also provides software packages for command centers, mapping and drone surveillance.[27] Apart from radios, it manufactures body cameras, the Watchguard Video brand for law enforcement, while others geared more towards private business and security surveillance under the Avigilon brand. On 3 August MSI acquired California based Video Security brand Pelco for US$110M in cash.[15] With this acquisition Motorola Solutions now has 3 Video Security brands under the Video Security and Analytics business. Avigilon, Pelco and IndigoVision [28][29]

Motorola Solutions also manufactures push to talk LTE devices under the LTE LEX line.[30][31] The LEX series runs on Android.[32]

Controversies

In August 2021, Motorola Solutions filed a 52-page complaint[33] against Verkada with the United States International Trade Commission, alleging that Verkada cameras and software infringe upon patents held by Motorola Solutions subsidiary Avigilon.[34][35] Verkada subsequently filed a lawsuit against Motorola Solutions in the California Northern District Court in September 2021,[36][37][38] arguing that Motorola Solutions has "sought to effectively shut Verkada`s business down".[39][38] Later in September, the International Trade Commission initiated its investigation into Motorola Solutions' complaint,[40] with Verkada stating in its response that it does not infringe upon any of Motorola Solutions' patents.[41]

Involvement in Israeli settlements
See also: List of companies operating in West Bank settlements

On 12 February 2020, the United Nations published a database of all business enterprises involved in certain specified activities related to the Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, including East Jerusalem, and in the occupied Golan Heights.[42][43] Motorola Solutions, Inc. and its subsidiary company, Motorola Solutions Israel Ltd., have been listed on the database in light of their involvement in activities related to "the supply of surveillance and identification equipment for settlements, the wall and checkpoints directly linked with settlements".[42][43] The international community considers Israeli settlements built on land occupied by Israel to be in violation of international law.[44][45][46]

On 5 July 2021, Norway's largest pension fund KLP said it would divest from Motorola Solutions, together with 15 other business entities implicated in the UN report for their links to Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, saying it was "a very straightforward decision" given the use of the company's video security and software in border surveillance.[47]

See also

References
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