Boost for Motorola's two-way radio operations in region
September 25, 2006
Boost for Motorola's two-way radio operations in region. Check it out:(Business Times (Malaysia) Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) WIRELESS and broadband communications leader Motorola expects the expansion of its research and develoment (R&D) operations in Penang to cater to the growing demand for two-way radios and energy products in the Asia-Pacific region.
Motorola Penang, which is the largest of the three manufacturing centres worldwide for two-way radio products, expects to increase its presence in the next decade by moving up the manufacturing value chain.
With the increase in awareness in public safety deployment, the demand for mission-critical communications systems has also increased in the Asia-Pacific region," Motorola Malaysia's national director, system solution sales for networks and enterprise division, Mohd Asri Hassan said.
He said the injection of another US$12 million (RM44.16 million) in May in the Penang outfit, which also houses the only two-way radio design centre in Asia, reaffirmed its long-term investment strategy in Malaysia.
"This year will also mark a major milestone for Motorola Penang which expects its headcount to cross the 1,000-mark," he said at a media briefing in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
Currently, 75 per cent of its mission critical Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) and products compliance to APCO P25 (Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials) systems are designed and developed in Penang for the worldwide market.
Motorola is the only communication vendor that has the expertise to design, manufacture and implement mission-critical communications systems based on APCO P25 and TETRA communications platform.
In 2005, Motorola's two-way radio business accounted for 18 per cent of global sales contribution, and combined with the wireless broadband sales, the contribution was 35 per cent.
Motorola has so far invested more than US$1.3 billion (RM4.78 billion) in Malaysia and established as a leading manufacturer of high-technology communications solutions and radio accessories for the global market.
Copyright 2006 The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Berhad. Source: Financial Times Information Limited - Asia Intelligence Wire
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