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3
PART I
Throughout this 10-K report we “incorporate by reference” certain information in parts of other documents filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The SEC allows us to disclose important information by referring to it in that
manner. Please refer to such information.
We are making forward-looking statements in this report. In “Item 1A: Risk Factors” we discuss some of the risk factors
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated in the forward-looking statements.
“Motorola Solutions” (which may be referred to as the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) means Motorola Solutions, Inc. or
Motorola Solutions, Inc. and its subsidiaries, or one of our segments, as the context requires. MOTOROLA, MOTO, MOTOROLA
SOLUTIONS and the Stylized M Logo, as well as iDEN are trademarks or registered trademarks of Motorola Trademark
Holdings, LLC and are used under license.
During 2014, we reclassified the financial results of the Enterprise business to discontinued operations and completed the
sale of certain assets and liabilities of the Enterprise business to Zebra Technologies Corporation ("Zebra"). The results from
discontinued operations are discussed in further detail in the “Discontinued Operations” footnote in our financial statements
included in Item 8.
Item 1: Business
General
We are a leading global provider of mission-critical communication infrastructure, devices, accessories, software and
services. Our products and services help government, public safety and commercial customers improve their operations through
increased effectiveness, efficiency, and safety of their mobile workforces. We serve our customers with a global footprint of sales
in more than 100 countries based on our industry leading innovation and a deep portfolio of products and services.
We are incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware as the successor to an Illinois corporation, Motorola, Inc.,
organized in 1928. We changed our name from Motorola, Inc. to Motorola Solutions, Inc. on January 4, 2011. Our principal
executive offices are located at 1303 East Algonquin Road, Schaumburg, Illinois 60196.
Business Organization
We conduct our business globally and manage it through two segments: Products and Services.
Products Segment
The Products segment offers an extensive portfolio of infrastructure, devices, accessories, and software. The primary
customers of the Products segment are government, public safety and first-responder agencies, municipalities, and commercial
and industrial customers who operate private communications networks and manage a mobile workforce. In 2014, the segment’s
net sales were $3.8 billion, representing 65% of our consolidated net sales. The Products segment has the following two
principal product lines:
Devices: Devices includes: (i) two-way portable radios and vehicle-mounted radios, (ii) accessories such as speaker
microphones, batteries, earpieces, headsets, carry cases and cables, and (iii) software features and upgrades. Devices
represented 72% of the net sales of the Products segment in 2014.
Systems: Systems includes: (i) the radio network core and central processing software, (ii) base stations, (iii) consoles,
(iv) repeaters, and (v) software applications and features. Systems represented 28% of the net sales of the Products
segment in 2014.
Our Devices and Systems are based on the following industry technology standards:
Industry standard definition
The Association of Public
Safety Communications
Officials
Project 25 standard
("APCO-25")
The European
Telecommunications
Standards Institute (“ETSI”)
Terrestrial Trunked Radio
standard ("TETRA")
ETSI, Digital mobile
radio ("DMR") and
professional commercial
radio ("PCR") standards
Industry standard name APCO P25 TETRA DMR
Motorola Solutions product
name ASTRO Dimetra IP MOTOTRBO (Digital)
PCR (Analog)
Primary end users Government, Public Safety Government, Public Safety Commercial
Primary geographic region of
use North America, Latin America,
Asia, Middle East, Africa Europe, Asia, Latin America,
Middle East, Africa All regions