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the seasonality of the business, the firmness of the segment’s backlog and the competitiveness of the patent
portfolio; (3) “Enterprise Mobility Solutions Segment,” about industry and demand growth, the impact of the
segment’s strategy, the impact of acquisitions, the impact from the loss of key customers, the competitive position,
competition from system integrators, the impact of regulatory matters, the impact from the allocation and
regulation of frequencies, the availability of materials, energy supplies and labor, the seasonality of the business,
the firmness of the segment’s backlog and the competitiveness of the patent portfolio; (4) “Other Information,”
about the impact from the loss of key customers, the firmness of the aggregate backlog position, the
competitiveness through research and development and utilization of technology; (5) “Properties,” about the
consequences of a disruption in manufacturing; (6) “Legal Proceedings,” about the ultimate disposition of pending
legal matters; (7) “Management’s Discussion and Analysis,” about: (a) the impact of acquisitions, (b) the success of
our business strategy, (c) future payments, charges, use of accruals and expected cost-saving benefits associated
with our reorganization of business programs and employee separation costs, (d) the Company’s ability and cost to
repatriate funds, (e) the impact of the timing and level of sales and the geographic location of such sales, (f) future
cash contributions to pension plans or retiree health benefit plans, (g) the Company’s ability to collect on its Sigma
Fund and other investments, (h) outstanding commercial paper balances and purchase obligation payments, (i) the
Company’s ability and cost to access the capital markets, (j) the Company’s ability to retire outstanding debt,
(k) adequacy of resources to fund expected working capital and capital expenditure measurements, (l) expected
payments pursuant to commitments under long-term agreements, (m) the outcome of ongoing and future legal
proceedings, (n) the impact of recent accounting pronouncements on the Company, (o) the impact of the loss of
key customers and (p) the expected effective tax rate and deductibility of certain items; and (8) “Quantitative and
Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk,” about: (a) the impact of foreign currency exchange risks, (b) future
hedging activity and expectations of the Company, and (c) the ability of counterparties to financial instruments to
perform their obligations.
Some of the risk factors that affect the Company’s business and financial results are discussed in “Item 1A:
Risk Factors.” We wish to caution the reader that the risk factors discussed in “Item 1A: Risk Factors”, and those
described elsewhere in this report or our other Securities and Exchange Commission filings, could cause our
actual results to differ materially from those stated in the forward-looking statements.
70 MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS