Motorola started in Chicago, Illinois as Galvin Manufacturing Corporation (at 847 West Harrison Street !

"# in $"%8, &ith its first product 'eing a 'atter( eli)inator* +t that ti)e the radio had not (et 'een developed for use in auto)o'iles, 'ut ,ill -ear and Ho&ard Gates of .enith )ade a pair/ -ear designed the circuit and la(out, Gates did the )etal &or0 and -ear asse)'led the)* ,ill -ear presented 1aul Galvin &ith the protot(pe, and he last dis)issed it* -ater the idea &as ta0en up '( Galvin and a %22 unit production run &as )ade* In $"32 Galvin Manufacturing Corporation introduced the Motorola radio, one of the first co))erciall( successful car radios* Co)pan(4s founder 1aul 5* Galvin and investor ,ill -ear created the 'rand na)e Motorola* Galvin and -ear )ulled over na)es for the product on a cross6countr( trip and ca)e up &ith 7Motorola7 &hich &as a 'lend of 7)otor7 and the then popular suffi8 6ola used &ith audio e9uip)ent of the ti)e (for e8a)ple 75ictrola7 * :he product &as such a success that Galvin changed the na)e of the co)pan( to Motorola*!$2#!$$# :he na)e 7Motorola7 &as adopted in $"32, and the &ord has 'een used as a trade)ar0 since the $"32s*!$%# Man( of Motorola4s products have 'een radio6related, starting &ith a 'atter( eli)inator for radios, through the first &al0ie6tal0ie in the &orld in $"42, defenseelectronics, cellular infrastructure e9uip)ent, and )o'ile phone )anufacturing* In the sa)e (ear, the co)pan( 'uilt its research and develop)ent progra) &ith ;an <o'le, a pioneer in =M radio and se)iconductor technologies >oined the co)pan( as director of research* :he co)pan( produced the hand6held +M SC?6@3A radio during World War II, &hich &as vital to +llied co))unication* Motorola ran0ed "4th a)ong Bnited States corporations in the value of World War II )ilitar( production contracts*!$3# In $"43, Motorola &ent pu'lic and in $"47, the na)e changed to its present na)e* +t this ti)e, Motorola4s )ain 'usiness &as producing and selling televisions and radios* In Ccto'er $"4A, Motorola co))unications e9uip)ent carried the first calls on Illinois ,ell telephone co)pan(4s ne& car radiotelephone service in Chicago, Illinois* In $"@@, (ears after Motorola started its research and develop)ent la'orator( in 1hoeni8, +riDona, to research ne& solid6state technolog(, Motorola introduced the &orld4s first co))ercial high6po&er ger)aniu)6'ased transistor* :he present 7'at&ing7 logo &as also introduced in $"@@ (having 'een created '( a&ard6&inning Chicago graphic designer Morton Goldsholl in late $"@4 * ,eginning in $"@8, &ith E8plorer $, Motorola provided radio e9uip)ent for )ost <+S+ space6flights for decades including during the $"A" )oon landing* + (ear later, it esta'lished a su'sidiar( to conduct licensing and )anufacturing for international )ar0ets* Motorola created nu)erous products for use '( the govern)ent, pu'lic safet( officials, 'usiness install)ents, and the general pu'lic* :hese products include cell phones, laptops, co)puter processors, and radio co))unication devices* :he Motorola ?+.? line has sold over $%2 )illion units 'ringing the co)pan( to the nu)'er t&o )o'ile phone slot in %22@* Since the $"@2s, used Motorola radio e9uip)ent has 'een popular &ith a)ateur radio

(7ha)7 operators* Fno&n as 7Ma ,at&ings,7 Motorola has provided little to no support to ho''(ists, &ho 0eep using these radios for (ears or even decades after the( &ere ta0en out of production* :he co)pan( 'egan )a0ing televisions in $"47 under the Guasar na)e* :he Cathode ra( tu'e, developed '( the co)pan( in a >oint venture &ith <ational 5ideo Corporation 'eca)e the industr( standard* In $"A2, it introduced the &orld4s first 7large6screen7 ($"6 inch , transistoriDed, cordless porta'le television* In $"A3 it, introduced the &orld4s first trul( rectangular color :5* In $"74, Motorola sold its television 'usiness to the Hapan6 'ased Matsushita 6 the parent co)pan( of 1anasonic* In $"@%, Motorola opened its first international su'sidiar( in :oronto, Canada to produce radios and televisions* In $"@3, the co)pan( esta'lished the Motorola =oundation to support leading universities in the Bnited States* In $"A4, it opened its first co)pan( ?esearch and ;evelop)ent 'ranch outside of the Bnited States, in Israel under the )anage)ent of Moses ,asin* In $"A" <eil +r)strong spo0e the fa)ous &ords 7one s)all step for )an, one giant leap for )an0ind7 fro) the Moon on a Motorola transceiver*!$4# In $"73, Motorola de)onstrated the first hand6held porta'le telephone*!$@# In $"7A, Motorola )oved to its present head9uarters in the Chicago su'ur' of Schau)'urg, Illinois* ;r* Martin Cooper of Motorola )ade the first private handheld )o'ile phone call on a larger protot(pe )odel in $"73* :his is a reenact)ent in %227* In Septe)'er $"83, the B*S* =ederal Co))unications Co))ission (=CC approved the ;(na:+C 8222I telephone, the &orld4s first co))ercial cellular device* ,( $""8, cellphones accounted for t&o thirds of Motorola4s gross revenue*!$A# :he co)pan( &as also strong in se)iconductor technolog(, including integrated circuits used in co)puters* In particular, it is &ell 0no&n for the A822 fa)il( and A8222 fa)il( of )icroprocessors used in +tari S:, Co))odore +)iga, Color Co)puter, and +pple Macintosh personal co)puters* :he 1o&er1C fa)il( &as developed &ith I,M and in a partnership &ith +pple (0no&n as the +IM alliance * Motorola also has a diverse line

of co))unication products, including satellite s(ste)s, digital ca'le 'o8es and )ode)s* In $"8A, Motorola invented the Si8 Sig)a 9ualit( i)prove)ent process* :his 'eca)e a glo'al standard* In $""2, General Instru)ent Corporation, &hich &as later ac9uired '( Motorola, proposed the first all6digital H;:5 standard* In the sa)e (ear, the co)pan( introduced the ,ravo nu)eric pager &hich 'eca)e the &orld4s 'est6selling pager* In $""$, Motorola de)onstrated the &orld4s first &or0ing6protot(pe digital cellular s(ste) and phones using GSM standard in Hanover, Ger)an(* In $""4, Motorola introduced the &orld4s first co))ercial digital radio s(ste) that co)'ined paging, data and cellular co))unications and voice dispatch in a single radio net&or0 and handset* In $""@ Motorola introduced the &orld4s first t&o6&a( pager &hich allo&ed users to receive te8t )essages and e6)ail and repl( &ith a standard response* In $""8, Motorola &as overta0en '( <o0ia as the &orld4s 'iggest seller of )o'ile phone handsets*!$4# Cn Septe)'er $@, $""", Motorola announced it &ould 'u( General Instru)ent in an J$$ 'illion stoc0 s&ap* General Instru)ent had long 'een the <o* $ ca'le :5 e9uip)ent provider, suppl(ing ca'le operators &ith end6to6end h('rid fi'er coa8 ca'le solutions* :his )eant that GI offers all ca'le :5 trans)ission net&or0 co)ponents fro) the head6 end to the fi'er optic trans)ission nodes to the ca'le set6top 'o8es, no& at the availa'ilit( of Motorola* In $""", Motorola separated the Se)iconductor Co)ponent Group (SCG and for)ed C< Se)iconductor, head9uarters located in 1hoeni8, +riDona*!$7# In Hune %222, Motorola and Cisco supplied the &orld4s first co))ercial G1?S cellular net&or0 to ,: Cellnet in the Bnited Fingdo)* :he &orld4s first G1?S cell phone &as also developed '( Motorola* In %22%, Motorola introduced the &orld4s first &ireless ca'le )ode) gate&a( &hich co)'ined a high6speed ca'le )ode) router &ith an ethernet s&itch and &ireless ho)e gate&a(* In %223, Motorola introduced the &orld4s first handset to co)'ine a -inu8 operating s(ste) and Hava technolog( &ith 7full 1;+ functionalit(7* In Hune %22@ Motorola overtoo0 the intellectual propert( of Sendo for J32,222 and paid K3A%,@7@ for the plant, )achiner( and e9uip)ent*!$8# In Hune %22A, Motorola ac9uired the &orld6class soft&are platfor) (+H+? developed '( the ,ritish co)pan( ::1 Co))unications plc*!$"# In %22A, the fir) announced a )usic su'scription service na)ed i?adio* :he technolog( ca)e after a 'rea0 in a partnership &ith +pple Co)puter (&hich in %22@ had produced an i:unesco)pati'le cell phone ?CF? E$, and )ost recentl(, )id6%227, its o&n i1hone * i?adio has )an( si)ilarities &ith e8isting satellite radio services (such as Sirius and IM ?adio '( offering live strea)s of co))ercial6free )usic content* Bnli0e satellite services, ho&ever, i?adio content &ill 'e do&nloaded via a 'road'and

internet connection* +s of %228, i?adio has not 'een co))erciall( released and no further infor)ation is availa'le*!%2# In %227, Motorola ac9uired S()'ol :echnologies, Inc* to provide products and s(ste)s for enterprise )o'ilit( solutions, including rugged )o'ile co)puting, advanced data capture, and radio fre9uenc( identification (?=I; * Hanuar( %2$$, Motorola splits into t&o separate co)panies, each still using the &ord Motorola as part of their na)e* Cne co)pan(, Motorola Solutions (using a 'lue version of the Motorola logo , is 'ased in the Chicago su'ur' of Schau)'urg, Illinois and concentrates on police technologies, radios, and co))ercial needs* :he other co)pan(, Motorola Mo'ilit( (using a red logo , is 'ased in the Chicago su'ur' of -i'ert(ville, Illinois and is the )o'ile handset producer* +ugust $@, %2$$, Google announced that it &ould purchase Motorola Mo'ilit( for a'out J$%*@ 'illion*!%$# Cn <ove)'er $7, %2$$, Motorola Mo'ilit( stoc0holders Lvoted over&hel)ingl( to approve the proposed )erger &ith Google IncM*!%%# Ma( %%, %2$%, 7Google Inc* (<+S;+GN GCCG announced toda( that the ac9uisition of Motorola Mo'ilit( Holdings, Inc* (<OSEN MMI has closed, &ith Google ac9uiring MMI for J42*22 per share in cash*7 (J$%*@ 'illion P fro) the Google 1ress +nnounce)ent, httpNQQinvestor*google*co)QreleasesQ%2$%Q2@%%*ht)l ;ivisional 1roductsN!%3# Enterprise Mo'ilit( SolutionsN Head9uarters located in Schau)'urg, Illinois/ co)prises co))unications offered to govern)ent and pu'lic safet( sectors and enterprise )o'ilit( 'usiness* Motorola develops analog and digital t&o6&a( radio, voice and data co))unications products and s(ste)s, )o'ile co)puting, advanced data capture, &ireless infrastructure and ?=I; solutions to custo)ers &orld&ide* Ho)e R <et&or0s Mo'ilit(N Head9uarters located in +rlington Heights, Illinois/ produces end6to6end s(ste)s that facilitate uninterrupted access to digital entertain)ent, infor)ation and co))unications services via &ired and &ireless )ediu)s* Motorola develops digital video s(ste) solutions, interactive set6top devices, voice and data )ode)s for digital su'scri'er line and ca'le net&or0s, 'road'and access s(ste)s for ca'le and satellite television operators, and also &ireline carriers and &ireless service providers* Mo'ile ;evicesN Head9uarters located in -i'ert(ville, Illinois/ currentl( the least prosperous ar) of the fir)/ designs &ireless handsets, 'ut also licenses )uch of its intellectual properties* :his includes cellular and &ireless s(ste)s and as &ell as integrated applications and ,luetooth accessories*