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Motorola, Inc. () was an American multinational telecommunications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois. It was founded by brothers Paul and Joseph Galvin in 1928 as Galvin Manufacturing Corporation and had been renamed Motorola since 1947. Many of Motorola's products had been radio-related communication equipment such as two-way radios, consumer walkie-talkies, cellular infrastructure, mobile phones, satellite communicators, pagers, as well as cable modems and semiconductors. After having lost $4.3 billion from 2007 to 2009, Motorola was split into two independent public companies: Motorola

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Motorola was a major American telecommunications company founded in 1928 that made radios, mobile phones, and other communication equipment, but struggled financially in the late 2000s and was eventually split into two separate companies. The company is historically significant because it pioneered many forms of wireless communication technology that became central to modern life, from early two-way radios to mobile phones and cellular infrastructure.

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Key facts

Company.name: Motorola, Inc.
Company.logo: Motorola-Logo.svg
Company.logo_upright: 1.15
Company.logo_caption: The Motorola logo used from 1955 to 2011. This logo is currently still used by Motorola Solutions
Company.image: Motorola Solutions IL01 tower.jpg
Company.image_upright: 1.15
Company.image_caption: Final headquarters in Schaumburg, Illinois (now under Motorola Solutions)
Company.former_name: Galvin Manufacturing Corporation (1928–1947)
Company.type: Public
Company.fate: Split into Motorola Solutions and Motorola Mobility
Company.successors: Motorola Mobility (Lenovo, formerly Google) Motorola Solutions Freescale Semiconductor ON Semiconductor Arris Group (General Instrument) Cambium NetworksNXP Semiconductors
Company.foundation: in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Company.area_served: Worldwide
Company.location: Schaumburg, Illinois, U.S.
Company.num_employees: 53,000 (2010)
Company.divisions: Mobile Devices Home & Networks Mobility Enterprise Mobility Solutions
Company.website: www.motorola.com (archived December 31, 2010)
Company.industry: Telecommunications

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Industry: Radio & Tv Broadcasting & Communications Equipment
Exchange: NYSE
State of incorporation: DE
Entity type: operating
Latest filing: 8-K · 2026-05-20

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Research organization · ROR

Type: Company, Funder
Founded: 1928
Location: Schaumburg, United States
Also known as: Galvin Manufacturing Corporation
Status: Active

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Official website

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Galvin Manufacturing Corporation
Employees: 53000
Official website: www.motorola.com
Image: Motorola Solutions IL01 tower.jpg

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inception: 1928-09-25
Commons gallery: Motorola
MAC Address Block Large ID: 002492
Commons category: Motorola
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 2011-01-04
ACM Classification Code (2012): 10011505
social media followers: 363000

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Contents

History
Post World War II
After 2000
Split of Motorola
Divisions
Corporate affairs
Finances
Environmental record
See also
References
Further reading
External links

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