motorola

Motorola, Inc. was an American multinational telecommunications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois. It was founded in 1928 as Galvin Manufacturing Corporation by brothers Paul and Joseph Galvin. The company... Wikipedia

Formerly called: Galvin Manufacturing Corporation (1928–1947)
Former type: Public
Industry: Telecommunications
Fate: Split into Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions
Successors: Motorola Mobility, Motorola Solutions, Freescale Semiconductor, ON Semiconductor, Arris Group (General Instrument), Cambium Networks
Founded: September 25, 1928
Founders: Paul Galvin, Joseph Galvin
Defunct: January 04, 2011
Area served: Worldwide
Products: Tablet computers, Mobile phones, Smartphones, Two-way radios, Networking systems, Cable television systems, Wireless broadband networks, RFID systems, Mobile telephone infrastructure
Number of employees: 53,000 (2010)
Divisions: Mobile Devices, Home & Networks Mobility, Enterprise Mobility Solutions
Website: www.motorola.com (archived December 31, 2010)
Data source: DuckDuckGo