Motorola facts for kids
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| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | September 25, 1928 |
Motorola was a company that made cell phones and other electronics. The company was based in Schaumburg, Illinois, a small town just outside of Chicago, Illinois. After losing $4.3 billion from 2007 to 2009, Motorola was divided in two separate companies on January 4, 2011; Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions.
They were listed in the New York Stock Exchange as MOT.
The company began with the name Galvin Manufacturing Corporation in 1928, and then later adopted the 'Motorola' name in 1947. They were the first developers of the walkie-talkie in World War II.
On August 15, 2011, Google said that it would buy Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion.
On October 30, 2014, Lenovo finalized its purchase of Motorola Mobility from Google.
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Local branch in Glostrup, Denmark
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Motorola vacuum tube carton
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Dr. Martin Cooper of Motorola made the first private handheld mobile phone call on a larger prototype model in 1973. This is a reenactment in 2007.
See also
In Spanish: Motorola Inc. para niños
