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Motorola

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American telecommunications company (1928–2011)

Motorola, Inc. was an American multinational telecommunications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

Sep 25, 1928Founded1
  • Industryelectronics industry, telecommunications industry1
  • HeadquartersSchaumburg1
  • Websitewww.motorola.com

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Motorola Solutions IL01 tower
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Motorola, Inc. was an American multinational telecommunications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois. It was founded by brothers Paul and Joseph Galvin in 1928 as Galvin Manufacturing Corporation and was renamed Motorola in 1947. Many of Motorola's products had been radio-related communication equipment such as two-way radios, consumer walkie-talkies, cellular infrastructure, mobile phones, satellite communicators, pagers, as well as cable modems and semiconductors. After having lost $4.3 billion from 2007 to 2009, Motorola was split into two independent public companies: Motorola Solutions (its legal successor) and Motorola Mobility (spun off), on January 4, 2011.2

The story

Founded by Joseph Galvin and Paul Galvin on Sep 25, 1928.1

Leadership

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Products and brands

  • mobile phone

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • Codex Corporation
  • General Instrument
  • Good Technology
  • Motorola (Canada)
  • Motorola (France)
  • Motorola (Germany)
  • Motorola (Italy)
  • Motorola (United Kingdom)
  • Netopia

Also owns

  • Four-Phase Systems

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. 2007Acquired Netopia1
  2. 2007Acquired Symbol Technologies1
  3. Succeeded by Motorola Solutions1

Employees over time

  • 201953,0001

Former names

  • Galvin Manufacturing Corporation1928 to 19471

Timeline

  1. Jan 4, 2011Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1947Renamed Name changed to Motorola, Inc.1
  3. Sep 25, 1928Founded Founded1

Sources

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