Motorola

American telecommunications company (1928–2011)
Organization business Q259011
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Motorola

Summary

Motorola is a business[1]. Motorola has Wikipedia articles in 76 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Motorola received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation[3].
  • Motorola was a member of ANGA[4].
  • Motorola is in the country of United States[5].
  • Motorola's image is recorded as Motorola Solutions IL01 tower.jpg[6].
  • Motorola's instance of is recorded as business[7].
  • Motorola's instance of is recorded as enterprise[8].
  • Motorola's instance of is recorded as multinational corporation[9].
  • Motorola's founder is recorded as Joseph Galvin[10].
  • Motorola's founder is recorded as Paul Galvin[11].
  • Motorola's logo image is recorded as Motorola-Logo.svg[12].
  • Motorola's headquarters location is recorded as Schaumburg[13].
  • Motorola's chief executive officer is recorded as Greg Brown[14].
  • Motorola's ISNI is recorded as 0000000123338563[15].
  • Motorola's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 173081499[16].
  • Motorola's GND ID is recorded as 5002947-2[17].
  • Motorola's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50053070[18].
  • Motorola's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 13601927c[19].
  • Motorola's IdRef ID is recorded as 053509986[20].
  • Motorola's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA00038138[21].
  • Motorola's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00301086[22].
  • Motorola's child organization or unit is recorded as General Instrument[23].
  • Motorola's child organization or unit is recorded as Netopia[24].
  • Motorola's child organization or unit is recorded as Good Technology[25].
  • Motorola's child organization or unit is recorded as Codex Corporation[26].
  • Motorola's child organization or unit is recorded as Motorola (United Kingdom)[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Joseph Galvin[10] and Paul Galvin[11]. +1928-09-25T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Motorola[28].

Identity

Official names include Motorola, Inc.[29] and Galvin Manufacturing Corporation[30].

Leadership

Motorola's chief executive officer is recorded as Greg Brown[14].

Operations

Motorola's headquarters location is recorded as Schaumburg[13]. Subsidiaries include General Instrument[23], a business[31], in United States[32], founded in 1923[33], headquartered in Horsham[34]; Netopia[24], a business[35], founded in 1986[36], headquartered in Berkeley[37]; Good Technology[25], a business[38], in United States[39], founded in 1996[40], headquartered in Sunnyvale[41]; Codex Corporation[26], a business[42]; Motorola (United Kingdom)[27], a multinational corporation[43], in United Kingdom[44], headquartered in Basingstoke[45]; and Motorola (Italy)[46].

Industry

Industries include telecommunications[47] and electronics industry[48].

Ownership

Motorola's product or material produced is recorded as mobile phone[49].

Recognition

Motorola received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation[3].

Dissolution

Motorola was dissolved in +2011-01-04T00:00:00Z[50].

Why It Matters

Motorola has Wikipedia articles in 76 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

FAQs

What awards did Motorola receive?

Honors received include National Medal of Technology and Innovation[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . GRID. Retrieved . grid.ac. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [14] . milog.co.il. milog.co.il. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . GRID Release 2017-01-10. wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  27. [48] . wikidata.org.
  28. [4] . anga.de. Retrieved . anga.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.
  30. [50] . wikidata.org.
  31. [49] . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] . wikidata.org.
  33. [30] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  12. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  14. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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