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Motorola Solutions to ‘exhaust’ legal options in UK over Airwave, if needed, CEO Brown says

Motorola Solutions CEO Greg Brown reiterated the company’s disagreement with a United Kingdom (UK) government watchdog’s provisional decision to implement significant price controls on the Airwave TETRA network, noting that Motorola Solutions is prepared to “exhaust” all legal appeals, if necessary. In October, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) released its provisional decision in its […]

Former Hytera director pleads guilty to conspiracy charge to steal Motorola DMR trade secrets, says exec knew

A key former Hytera Communications director has entered a guilty plea to criminal charges of conspiring to steal trade secrets from Motorola Solutions that enabled Hytera to accelerate the development of its profitable DMR product line—allegedly at the behest of a top executive at the China-based LMR manufacturer. Gee Siong (G.S.) Kok—Hytera Communications’ former director […]

FCC bans authorization of new ‘covered’ products from five Chinese vendors

FCC commissioners unanimously ruled that the agency will not authorize five China-based vendors to market and sell telecommunications and video-surveillance equipment that would be used for public-safety, key security initiatives or other purposes impacting national security. All four FCC commissioners announced support for the report and order—as well as the accompanying further notice of proposed […]
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Motorola Solutions “likely” to exit LTE-based ESN in UK early, company says

Motorola Solutions expects to “exit” its role as a key vendor for the Emergency Services Network (ESN)—the much-delayed public-safety LTE system in the United Kingdom (UK)—in the near future while continuing to oppose a UK watchdog’s findings that its Airwave TETRA service is anticompetitive, company officials said. Motorola Solutions CEO Greg Brown said the company’s […]
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Motorola Solutions purchases Futurecom Systems Group

Motorola Solutions yesterday announced the acquisition of Futurecom Systems Group, a Canada-based firm that designs and manufactures in-vehicle, fixed and portable radio-frequency (RF) repeaters and extenders exclusively for Motorola Solutions’ ASTRO P25 systems, according to a Motorola Solutions official. Chris Lonnett, vice president of Central Region sales for Motorola Solutions’ North American government unit, said […]

UK competition watchdog proposes price controls on Motorola Solutions’ Airwave system

Motorola Solutions could see its projected annual profits shrink by as much as $178 million for providing United Kingdom (UK)  public-safety personnel with mission-critical communications via the company’s nationwide Airwave TETRA network, according to a new proposal from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). CMA today released its proposal for price control on Airwave services […]
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