YOU ARE AT:TagsMotorola

BROWSING: Motorola

Google to acquire Motorola for $12.5B

Google Inc. (GOOG) took a more serious position in the mobile space today announcing plans to acquire Motorola Mobility Holding Inc. (MOT) for $12.5 billion. The move, if approved, would give Google direct control over a device maker and a direct channel to distribute...

Motorola Solutions Expands Portfolio of Mobile Computers for Hazardous Environments

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. – Aug. 9, 2011 – Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: MSI), a leading provider of mission-critical communication products and services for enterprise and government customers, today expanded its line of rugged mobile computers that help improve the safety of users in hazardous locations...

HTC announces $300 million investment in Beats Electronics

HTC will be investing $300 million in Beats Electronics, to incorporate the firm's digital sound technology into upcoming phones it was revealed this evening.The Taiwanese phone maker had told press earlier on Wednesday it would be making an announcement Thursday morning in Los Angeles,...

Nokia Siemens Networks starts cutting 1,500 jobs

Reuters | August 4, 2011 | Georgina Prodhan Nokia Siemens Networks has begun cutting 1,500 jobs from the 6,900 staff it acquired with its $1.2 billion acquisition of Motorola's telecoms network unit in April, a spokesman said on Thursday. Read the full article here via Reuters...

NSN could cut up to 1,500 positions

Nokia Siemens Networks could cut as many as 1,500 jobs picked up as part of its acquisition of Motorola Inc. assets earlier this year, according to published reports.NSN gained around 7,000 employees through the purchase, which included Motorola's CDMA assets. Both Nokia and...

Motorola Solutions Venture Capital Leads Series B Investment Round in Canvas

Canvas, which provides a mobile business application service that makes it easy to find, customize and publish business apps for mobile devices, today announced it has closed the first $1.2 million in a $1.75 million Series B funding round. ...

Northwestern University Selects Motorola Solutions' New 900 MHz P25 System for More Efficient Communications

First 900 MHz Project 25 (P25) system will help university offer higher level of campus services...

Massive public safety project hits the skids in Los Angeles

A massive public safety communication system in Los Angeles just hit the skids. Three years after the county and numerous independent cities launched the project, which is expected to cost as much as $700 million, county leaders voted to abandon plans made thus far...

Motorola Mobility lowers expectations as it slides to $56M loss

Almost everything is up at Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. (MMI) except for profits. The company swung to a $56 million loss in the last quarter, after recording $80 million in profits a year ago. Motorola shipped 11.1 million devices total, including 4.4 million smartphones...

Apple, Zenithink(!) most satisfied with tablet purchases, IHS survey finds

While it's no surprise that Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) iPad came in first place in a U.S. customer-satisfaction survey from IHS Inc., the fact that China's Shenzhen Zenithink Technologies Co. Ltd. came in at a close second was unexpected.The survey, which polled 1,400...

Partnerships: Orange and Google partner to reach Africa; Motorola & Telit; and more

Orange and Google announced a strategic partnership that will leverage Orange's SMS platform to bring Google's services to African customers. This agreement will facilitate access to the growing mobile internet market in Africa. Through the development of SMS-based services that operate on all mobile...

Motorola Solutions closes solid quarter

Motorola Solutions Inc. (MSI) reported a 6% jump in sales from the year-ago period, reaching $2.05 million in revenue. The company ended the recently closed second quarter with $170 million in net profit, also up 6% from a year ago.Comprising almost 64% of its...

Motorola has an LTE problem

Owners of the Motorola Xoom tablet on Verizon Wireless (VZ) will now have to wait until September to upgrade their devices to LTE. When or if the long-delayed upgrade comes, it will be nearly seven months after the device first launched with the carrier....

Capital Markets: Stratos acquires Blue Ocean; Mobile health Azumio receives funding; and more

Stratos BV, provider of mobile and fixed-site remote communications solutions, announced it has purchased most of the operational assets of Blue Ocean Wireless Ltd. As part of the acquisition, Stratos assumes responsibility for providing services to most of BOW’s customers, including many large commercial...

VC investment in mobile at an all-time high

Venture-capital investments in the mobile sector are soaring, led by media and applications, commerce and payments and healthcare, according to a new report from Rutberg & Co.VC investment in mobile is at the largest level ($3 billion in the first half of the year)...

Contracts: Northwestern U. selects Motorola Solns; China Unicom deploys with Alcatel-Lucent; and more

Motorola Solutions and Northwestern University announced the selection of Motorola to deploy a new P25 system to replace a 14-year-old analog trunking system and will provide a standards-based IP system that enables interoperability and greater efficiency for the Northwestern University community. Read more.Corticon, provider...

Apple and Android roundup: iPad 2 demand, software updates and ad markets

Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple Inc. (APPL) and its iPad 2 is still the most popular tablet around the globe, even after it’s been on the shelves for four months. In the last couple of weeks, Apple has finally chipped away at a vast backlog of...

Motorola Solutions repositions for growth in public safety and enterprise

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — Seven months after spinning off as a separate company, Motorola Solutions Inc. (MSI) is doubling down on its services portfolio and making other moves to reach deeper into the public safety and enterprise sectors.“Out of the gate we’re performing pretty...

Motorola Solutions goes all-in on services expansion

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — Motorola Solutions Inc. (MSI) is expanding its portfolio of services and applications for the enterprise and government sectors. Around $2 billion, or 25% of the company’s total revenue, comes from services and it expects to see more growth in that area...

LightSquared, AT&T, T-Mobile USA, Sprint Nextel and Motorola to headline RCR Wireless News' Baltimore MBB event July 19

RCR Wireless News is set to visit Baltimore the week of July 18 as part of our Mobile Broadband Tour and Conference series. The RCR Wireless News Mobile Broadband Baltimore tour will include several days meeting with local telecommunication leaders and associations...

Mobile payments firm ViVOtech scores millions in Motorola funding

Motorola Solutions and Motorola Mobility have sunk $24 million in funding into Santa Clara based mobile payment firm ViVOtech, along with Singapore's EDBI, Citi Ventures, Nokia Growth Partners, Draper Fisher Jurveston and SingTel Innov8. ViVOtech an NFC software and systems firm with 70% market share has stated...

Northwestern University picks Motorola Solutions for 900MHz system

Northwestern University selected Motorola Solutions (MSI) to deploy a 900 MHz ASTRO 25 Project 25 voice and integrated data communication solution. The new P25 system replaces a 14-year-old analog trunking system and will provide a standards-based IP system that enables interoperability and greater efficiency...

Raytheon, IPWireless to deploy public-safety network in Colorado

Raytheon Co. (RTN) will build out a public-safety LTE contract awarded under the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program, winning an $8.7 million contract to provide Adams County, Colo., with a public-safety network at 700 MHz. The 15-site systems will connect more than 1,500 first responders...

Cisco launches new connected stadium Wi-Fi offering

Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO) wants to dominate the sports stadium and entertainment industry by catering to the end user and wants to make flawless reception and especially smartphone and tablet use a pleasant luxury at large venues. Cisco launched the company’s new...