Motorola was an American multinational telecommunications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois, which was eventually divided into two self-governing public companies, Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions on January 4, 2011, after losing $4.3 billion from 2007 to 2009.Motorola Solutions is normally considered to be the shortest successor to Motorola, Inc., as the restructuring was structured with Motorola Mobility being spun off.
Motorola designed and sold wireless network communications equipment such as cellular transmission base stations and signal amplifiers. Motorola's home and broadcast network products included set-top boxes, digital video recorders, and network equipment used to enable video broadcasting, computer telephony, and high-definition television. Its business and government customers consisted mainly of wireless voice and broadband systems used to build private networks and public safety communications systems like Astro and Dimetra. These businesses (except for set-top boxes and cable modems) are now part of Motorola Solutions.
