Motorola Solutions

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

Type	Public
Traded as	NYSE: MSI
Industry	Telecommunications
Predecessor	Motorola, Inc.
Founded	January 4, 2011
Headquarters	Schaumburg, Illinois, U.S.
Key people	Greg Brown (Chairman and CEO)
Products	Computer systems Two-way radios
Revenue	US$ 19.282 billion (2010)[1]
Operating income	US$ 789 million (2010)[1]
Net income	US$ 633 million (2010)[1]
Total assets	US$ 25.577 billion (2010)[1]
Total equity	US$ 10.987 billion (2010)[1]
Employees	23,000 (2011)[1]
Website	MotorolaSolutions.com

Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: MSI) is an American data communications and telecommunications equipment provider that succeeded Motorola Inc. following the spin-off of the mobile phones division into Motorola Mobility in 2011. The company is headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois, a Chicago suburb.

Motorola Solutions is composed of the Enterprise Mobility Solutions division of the former Motorola, Inc. Motorola Solutions also previously had a Networks division, which it sold to Nokia Siemens Networks in a transaction that was completed on April 29, 2011.^[2] It was the second largest division (based on revenue) in the former Motorola.

History

Main article: Motorola

Motorola Solutions was the Enterprise Mobility Solutions and Public Safety division of Motorola Inc. which was founded in 1928. Motorola Solutions began trading as a separate independent company on January 4, 2011.^[1]

Corporate structure

The company is structured into two divisions:

• Enterprise: Comprises communications offered to government enterprise mobility business. Motorola develops advanced data capture, wireless infrastructure, bar code scanning, two-way radios and business pagers, wireless broadband networks and RFID solutions to customers worldwide.
• Government: Produces public safety and government products. Motorola develops analog and digital two-way radio, voice and data communications products and systems, Wireless LAN Securities and mobile computing, among others.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} "2010 Form 10-K, Motorola Solutions, Inc.". United States Securities and Exchange Commission. http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/68505/000119312511039822/d10k.htm. 
2. ^ "Nokia Siemens Networks completes acquisition of certain wireless network infrastructure assets of Motorola Solutions" Nokia Siemens Networks, April 29 2011

External links

• Motorola Solutions official website
• A short history timeline