On October 30, 2014, Lenovo finalized its purchase of Motorola Mobility from Google. ==History== Motorola started in Chicago, Illinois, as Galvin Manufacturing Corporation (at 847 West Harrison Street) in 1928 when brothers, Paul V.
His team was successful, and Galvin was able to demonstrate a working model of the radio at the June 1930 Radio Manufacturers Association convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
The company sold its first Motorola branded radio on June 23, 1930, to H.C.
The Motorola brand name became so well known that Galvin Manufacturing Corporation later changed its name to Motorola, Inc. Galvin Manufacturing Corporation began selling Motorola car-radio receivers to police departments and municipalities in November 1930.
state of Illinois) included the Village of River Forest, Village of Bellwood Police Department, City of Evanston Police, Illinois State Highway Police, and Cook County (Chicago area) Police. Many of Motorola's products have been radio-related, starting with a battery eliminator for radios, through the first hand-held walkie-talkie in the world in 1940, defense electronics, cellular infrastructure equipment, and mobile phone manufacturing.
Motorola ranked 94th among United States corporations in the value of World War II military production contracts. Motorola went public in 1943, and became Motorola, Inc.
At that time Motorola's main business was producing and selling televisions and radios. ===Post World War II=== In October 1946 Motorola communications equipment carried the first calls on Illinois Bell telephone company's new car radiotelephone service in Chicago, Illinois.
The company began making televisions in 1947, with the model VT-71 with 7-inch cathode ray tube.
In 1952 Motorola opened its first international subsidiary in Toronto, Canada to produce radios and televisions.
In 1953, the company established the Motorola Foundation to support leading universities in the United States. In 1955, years after Motorola started its research and development laboratory in Phoenix, Arizona, to research new solid-state technology, Motorola introduced the world's first commercial high-power germanium-based transistor.
The present "batwing" logo was also introduced in 1955, which was created by award-winning Chicago graphic designer Morton Goldsholl in late 1954. Beginning in 1958, with Explorer 1 Motorola provided radio equipment for most NASA space-flights for decades, including during the 1969 moon landing.
In 1953, the company established the Motorola Foundation to support leading universities in the United States. In 1955, years after Motorola started its research and development laboratory in Phoenix, Arizona, to research new solid-state technology, Motorola introduced the world's first commercial high-power germanium-based transistor.
The present "batwing" logo was also introduced in 1955, which was created by award-winning Chicago graphic designer Morton Goldsholl in late 1954. Beginning in 1958, with Explorer 1 Motorola provided radio equipment for most NASA space-flights for decades, including during the 1969 moon landing.
The present "batwing" logo was also introduced in 1955, which was created by award-winning Chicago graphic designer Morton Goldsholl in late 1954. Beginning in 1958, with Explorer 1 Motorola provided radio equipment for most NASA space-flights for decades, including during the 1969 moon landing.
These products included cell phones, laptops, computer processors, and radio communication devices. In 1960, it introduced the world's first large-screen portable (19-inch), transistorized, cordless television.
According to the 1962 Illinois Manufacturers Directory (50th anniversary edition), Motorola had 14,000 employees worldwide of which at least 5,823 employees in 6 plants were located in Illinois.
The last plant was listed in Quincy, Illinois at 1400 North 30th Street where 1,200 employees made radio assemblies for both home and automobile. In 1963, it introduced the first rectangular color picture tube.
In 1964, the company opened its first Research and development branch outside of the United States, in Israel, under the management of Moses Basin.
The modular Quasar brand was introduced in 1967. In 1969, Neil Armstrong spoke the famous words "one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind" from the Moon on a Motorola transceiver. In 1973, Motorola demonstrated the first hand-held portable telephone. In 1974, Motorola introduced its first microprocessor, the 8-bit MC6800, used in automotive, computing and video game applications.
The present "batwing" logo was also introduced in 1955, which was created by award-winning Chicago graphic designer Morton Goldsholl in late 1954. Beginning in 1958, with Explorer 1 Motorola provided radio equipment for most NASA space-flights for decades, including during the 1969 moon landing.
The modular Quasar brand was introduced in 1967. In 1969, Neil Armstrong spoke the famous words "one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind" from the Moon on a Motorola transceiver. In 1973, Motorola demonstrated the first hand-held portable telephone. In 1974, Motorola introduced its first microprocessor, the 8-bit MC6800, used in automotive, computing and video game applications.
The modular Quasar brand was introduced in 1967. In 1969, Neil Armstrong spoke the famous words "one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind" from the Moon on a Motorola transceiver. In 1973, Motorola demonstrated the first hand-held portable telephone. In 1974, Motorola introduced its first microprocessor, the 8-bit MC6800, used in automotive, computing and video game applications.
The modular Quasar brand was introduced in 1967. In 1969, Neil Armstrong spoke the famous words "one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind" from the Moon on a Motorola transceiver. In 1973, Motorola demonstrated the first hand-held portable telephone. In 1974, Motorola introduced its first microprocessor, the 8-bit MC6800, used in automotive, computing and video game applications.
Its Mobile Devices division reported, for the first time in years, earnings of $87 million. ==Spin-offs== ===Television and radio manufacturing=== In 1974, Motorola divested itself of its television and radio-manufacturing division, which included the Quasar brand of electronics.
That same year, Motorola sold its television business to the Japan-based Matsushita - the parent company of Panasonic. In 1976, Motorola moved its headquarters to the Chicago suburb of Schaumburg, Illinois. In 1980, Motorola's next generation 32-bit microprocessor, the MC68000, led the wave of technologies that spurred the computing revolution in 1984, powering devices from companies such as Apple, Commodore, Atari, Sun, and Hewlett Packard. In September 1983, the U.S.
That same year, Motorola sold its television business to the Japan-based Matsushita - the parent company of Panasonic. In 1976, Motorola moved its headquarters to the Chicago suburb of Schaumburg, Illinois. In 1980, Motorola's next generation 32-bit microprocessor, the MC68000, led the wave of technologies that spurred the computing revolution in 1984, powering devices from companies such as Apple, Commodore, Atari, Sun, and Hewlett Packard. In September 1983, the U.S.
That same year, Motorola sold its television business to the Japan-based Matsushita - the parent company of Panasonic. In 1976, Motorola moved its headquarters to the Chicago suburb of Schaumburg, Illinois. In 1980, Motorola's next generation 32-bit microprocessor, the MC68000, led the wave of technologies that spurred the computing revolution in 1984, powering devices from companies such as Apple, Commodore, Atari, Sun, and Hewlett Packard. In September 1983, the U.S.
That same year, Motorola sold its television business to the Japan-based Matsushita - the parent company of Panasonic. In 1976, Motorola moved its headquarters to the Chicago suburb of Schaumburg, Illinois. In 1980, Motorola's next generation 32-bit microprocessor, the MC68000, led the wave of technologies that spurred the computing revolution in 1984, powering devices from companies such as Apple, Commodore, Atari, Sun, and Hewlett Packard. In September 1983, the U.S.
Motorola also has a diverse line of communication products, including satellite systems, digital cable boxes and modems. In 1986, Motorola invented the Six Sigma quality improvement process.
was sold to NXP Semiconductor, a European company. ===Automotive=== On January 29, 1988, Motorola sold its Arcade, New York facility and automotive alternators, electromechanical speedometers and tachometers products to Prestolite Electric. In July 2006, Motorola completed the sale of its automotive business to Continental AG.
In 1990 General Instrument Corporation, which was later acquired by Motorola, proposed the first all-digital HDTV standard.
The business ambitions behind this project and the need to raise venture capital to fund the project led to the creation of the Iridium company in the late 1990s.
In the same year the company introduced the Bravo numeric pager which became the world's best-selling pager. In 1991, Motorola demonstrated the world's first working-prototype digital cellular system and phones using GSM standard in Hanover, Germany.
In 1994, Motorola introduced the world's first commercial digital radio system that combined paging, data and cellular communications and voice dispatch in a single radio network and handset.
In 1995, Motorola introduced the world's first two-way pager which allowed users to receive text messages and e-mail and reply with a standard response. In 1998, Motorola was overtaken by Nokia as the world's biggest seller of mobile phone handsets. On September 15, 1999, Motorola announced it would buy General Instrument in an $11 billion stock swap.
By 1998, cellphones accounted for two thirds of Motorola's gross revenue.
In 1995, Motorola introduced the world's first two-way pager which allowed users to receive text messages and e-mail and reply with a standard response. In 1998, Motorola was overtaken by Nokia as the world's biggest seller of mobile phone handsets. On September 15, 1999, Motorola announced it would buy General Instrument in an $11 billion stock swap.
between 1998 and 2002.
In 1995, Motorola introduced the world's first two-way pager which allowed users to receive text messages and e-mail and reply with a standard response. In 1998, Motorola was overtaken by Nokia as the world's biggest seller of mobile phone handsets. On September 15, 1999, Motorola announced it would buy General Instrument in an $11 billion stock swap.
GI's acquisition created the Broadband Communications Sector (BCS). In 1999, Motorola separated a portion of its semiconductor business—the Semiconductor Components Group (SCG)-- and formed ON Semiconductor, whose headquarters are located in Phoenix, Arizona. In June 2000, Motorola and Cisco supplied the world's first commercial GPRS cellular network to BT Cellnet in the United Kingdom.
While the technology was proven to work, Iridium failed to attract sufficient customers and it filed for bankruptcy in 1999.
Obligations to Motorola and loss of expected revenue caused Motorola to divest the ON Semiconductor (ONNN) business August 4, 1999, raising about $1.1 billion. Motorola manufactured two satellite phone handsets for this network – the 9500 and 9505 as well as transceiver units.
GI's acquisition created the Broadband Communications Sector (BCS). In 1999, Motorola separated a portion of its semiconductor business—the Semiconductor Components Group (SCG)-- and formed ON Semiconductor, whose headquarters are located in Phoenix, Arizona. In June 2000, Motorola and Cisco supplied the world's first commercial GPRS cellular network to BT Cellnet in the United Kingdom.
In August 2000, with recent acquisitions, Motorola reached its peak employment of 150,000 employees worldwide.
Some of these are still in production by an OEM but sold under the Iridium brand. ===Government and defense=== Due to declines in business in 2000 and 2001, Motorola spun off its government and defense business to General Dynamics.
The divisions products included telematics systems - like GM's OnStar used for vehicle navigation and safety services, engine and transmission control electronics, vehicle control, electronics and sensors used in steering, braking, and power doors and power windows. ===Biometrics=== In 2000, Motorola acquired Printrak International Inc.
Motorola sponsored São Paulo FC from 2000 to 2001.
Some of these are still in production by an OEM but sold under the Iridium brand. ===Government and defense=== Due to declines in business in 2000 and 2001, Motorola spun off its government and defense business to General Dynamics.
The business deal closed September 2001.
Motorola sponsored São Paulo FC from 2000 to 2001.
Two years later, employment would be at 93,000 due to layoffs and spinoffs. In 2002, Motorola introduced the world's first wireless cable modem gateway which combined a high-speed cable modem router with an ethernet switch and wireless home gateway.
between 1998 and 2002.
In 2003, Motorola introduced the world's first handset to combine a Linux operating system and Java technology with "full PDA functionality".
Also known as the Personal Communication Sector (PCS) prior to 2004, it pioneered the "mobile phone" with DynaTAC, "flip phone" with the MicroTAC as well as the "clam phone" with the StarTAC in the mid-1990s.
In 2004, Motorola divested its whole semiconductor business to form Freescale Semiconductor. The Motorola RAZR line sold over 120 million units, which brought the company to the number two mobile phone slot in 2005. In June 2005, Motorola overtook the intellectual property of Sendo for $30,000 and paid £362,575 for the plant, machinery and equipment. In June 2006, Motorola acquired the software platform (AJAR) developed by the British company TTP Communications plc.
It also sponsored the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League from 2004 to 2007.
In 2004, Motorola divested its whole semiconductor business to form Freescale Semiconductor. The Motorola RAZR line sold over 120 million units, which brought the company to the number two mobile phone slot in 2005. In June 2005, Motorola overtook the intellectual property of Sendo for $30,000 and paid £362,575 for the plant, machinery and equipment. In June 2006, Motorola acquired the software platform (AJAR) developed by the British company TTP Communications plc.
The technology came after a break in a partnership with Apple Computer (which in 2005 had produced an iTunes compatible cell phone ROKR E1, and most recently, mid-2007, its own iPhone).
In 2004, Motorola divested its whole semiconductor business to form Freescale Semiconductor. The Motorola RAZR line sold over 120 million units, which brought the company to the number two mobile phone slot in 2005. In June 2005, Motorola overtook the intellectual property of Sendo for $30,000 and paid £362,575 for the plant, machinery and equipment. In June 2006, Motorola acquired the software platform (AJAR) developed by the British company TTP Communications plc.
Later in 2006, the firm announced a music subscription service named iRadio.
was sold to NXP Semiconductor, a European company. ===Automotive=== On January 29, 1988, Motorola sold its Arcade, New York facility and automotive alternators, electromechanical speedometers and tachometers products to Prestolite Electric. In July 2006, Motorola completed the sale of its automotive business to Continental AG.
After having lost $4.3 billion from 2007 to 2009, the company was divided into two independent public companies, Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions on January 4, 2011.
Some of their latest gadgets are Moto X Gen 3, Moto X Play, Moto 360 smartwatch, etc. ==Finances== Motorola's handset division recorded a loss of US$1.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2007, while the company as a whole earned $100 million during that quarter.
Its global market share has been on the decline; from 18.4% of the market in 2007 the company had a share of just 6.0% by Q1 2009, but at last Motorola scored a profit of $26 million in Q2 and showed an increase of 12% in stocks for the first time after losses in many quarters. During the second quarter of 2010, the company reported a profit of $162 million, which compared very favorably to the $26 million earned for the same period the year before.
It also sponsored the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League from 2004 to 2007.
Motorola awarded TrackIT Solutions for being "The company with most Innovative Enterprise Mobility Solution" in 2010.publisher=CNNMoney.com In Madden NFL 07 franchise mode, a Motorola phone is used to communicate with coaches and agents. Robby Gordon was sponsored by Motorola in 2007 and 2008.
Motorola laid off 3,500 workers in January 2008, followed by a further 4,000 job cuts in June and another 20% cut of its research division a few days later.
In July 2008, a large number of executives left Motorola to work on Apple Inc.'s iPhone.
In doing so, Motorola not only acquired computer aided dispatch and related software, but also acquired Automated fingerprint identification system software. In October 2008, Motorola agreed to sell its Biometrics business to Safran, a French defense firm.
The unit became part of Sagem Morpho, which was renamed MorphoTrak. ===Split=== On March 26, 2008, Motorola's board of directors approved a split into two different publicly traded companies.
Originally it was expected that this action would be approved by regulatory bodies and complete by mid-2009, but the split was delayed due to company restructuring problems and the 2008–2009 extreme economic downturn. On February 11, 2010, Motorola announced its separation into two independent, publicly traded companies, effective Q1 2011.
Motorola also sponsored Club Bolívar since 2008.
Motorola awarded TrackIT Solutions for being "The company with most Innovative Enterprise Mobility Solution" in 2010.publisher=CNNMoney.com In Madden NFL 07 franchise mode, a Motorola phone is used to communicate with coaches and agents. Robby Gordon was sponsored by Motorola in 2007 and 2008.
After having lost $4.3 billion from 2007 to 2009, the company was divided into two independent public companies, Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions on January 4, 2011.
The first phone to use the newest version of Google's open source OS, Android 2.0, was released on November 2, 2009 as the Motorola Droid (the GSM version launched a month later, in Europe, as the Motorola Milestone). The handset division (along with cable set-top boxes and cable modems) was later spun off into the independent Motorola Mobility.
Its global market share has been on the decline; from 18.4% of the market in 2007 the company had a share of just 6.0% by Q1 2009, but at last Motorola scored a profit of $26 million in Q2 and showed an increase of 12% in stocks for the first time after losses in many quarters. During the second quarter of 2010, the company reported a profit of $162 million, which compared very favorably to the $26 million earned for the same period the year before.
The deal closed in April 2009.
Its global market share has been on the decline; from 18.4% of the market in 2007 the company had a share of just 6.0% by Q1 2009, but at last Motorola scored a profit of $26 million in Q2 and showed an increase of 12% in stocks for the first time after losses in many quarters. During the second quarter of 2010, the company reported a profit of $162 million, which compared very favorably to the $26 million earned for the same period the year before.
Originally it was expected that this action would be approved by regulatory bodies and complete by mid-2009, but the split was delayed due to company restructuring problems and the 2008–2009 extreme economic downturn. On February 11, 2010, Motorola announced its separation into two independent, publicly traded companies, effective Q1 2011.
Motorola awarded TrackIT Solutions for being "The company with most Innovative Enterprise Mobility Solution" in 2010.publisher=CNNMoney.com In Madden NFL 07 franchise mode, a Motorola phone is used to communicate with coaches and agents. Robby Gordon was sponsored by Motorola in 2007 and 2008.
After having lost $4.3 billion from 2007 to 2009, the company was divided into two independent public companies, Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions on January 4, 2011.
The split was structured so that Motorola Solutions was the legal successor of the original Motorola, while Motorola Mobility was the spin-off. On August 15, 2011, Google announced that it would purchase Motorola Mobility for about $12.5 billion. On November 17, 2011, Motorola Mobility stockholders “voted overwhelmingly to approve the proposed merger with Google Inc”. On May 22, 2012, Google announced that the acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc.
Originally it was expected that this action would be approved by regulatory bodies and complete by mid-2009, but the split was delayed due to company restructuring problems and the 2008–2009 extreme economic downturn. On February 11, 2010, Motorola announced its separation into two independent, publicly traded companies, effective Q1 2011.
The official split occurred at around 12:00 pm EST on January 4, 2011.
On October 30, 2014, Lenovo finalized its purchase of Motorola Mobility from Google. === Cambium Networks === Cambium Networks was created when Motorola Solutions sold the Canopy and Orthogon businesses in 2011.
Google sold Motorola Home (the former General Instrument cable businesses) to the Arris Group in December 2012 for US$2.35 billion. Motorola's wireless telephone handset division was a pioneer in cellular telephones.
On May 22, 2012, Google CEO Larry Page announced that Google had closed on its deal to acquire Motorola Mobility.
The split was structured so that Motorola Solutions was the legal successor of the original Motorola, while Motorola Mobility was the spin-off. On August 15, 2011, Google announced that it would purchase Motorola Mobility for about $12.5 billion. On November 17, 2011, Motorola Mobility stockholders “voted overwhelmingly to approve the proposed merger with Google Inc”. On May 22, 2012, Google announced that the acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc.
On April 17, 2013, ARRIS Group, Inc.
Motorola Mobility was acquired by Lenovo in 2014. Motorola designed and sold wireless network equipment such as cellular transmission base stations and signal amplifiers.
On January 29, 2014, Google CEO Larry Page announced that pending closure of the deal, Motorola Mobility would be acquired by Chinese technology company Lenovo for US$2.91 billion (subject to certain adjustments).
On October 30, 2014, Lenovo finalized its purchase of Motorola Mobility from Google. ==History== Motorola started in Chicago, Illinois, as Galvin Manufacturing Corporation (at 847 West Harrison Street) in 1928 when brothers, Paul V.
($12.5 billion) On October 30, 2014, Google sold off Motorola Mobility to Lenovo.
(NASDAQ: ARRS) announced that it completed its acquisition of the Motorola Home business from a subsidiary of Google Inc. ====Motorola Mobility (Google) deal by Lenovo==== On January 29, 2014, Google announced Lenovo plans to acquire the Motorola Mobility smartphone business.
On October 30, 2014, Lenovo finalized its purchase of Motorola Mobility from Google. === Cambium Networks === Cambium Networks was created when Motorola Solutions sold the Canopy and Orthogon businesses in 2011.
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