Motorola

Motorola, Inc. was an American multinational telecommunications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois. It was founded by brothers Paul and Joseph Galvin in 1928 and had been named Motorola since... Wikipedia

• Formerly called:  Galvin Manufacturing Corporation (1928–1947)
• Former type:  Public
• Traded as:  NYSE: MOT
• 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, NXP Semiconductors
• Founded:  September 25, 1928 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
• Founders:  Paul Galvin, Joseph Galvin
• Defunct:  January 04, 2011
• Area served:  Worldwide
• Products:  Tablet computers, Cordless Phones, 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