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Motorola in Canada

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Canada was selected as the site for the first international expansion by Motorola, Inc. in 1947. Motorola Canada has 370 employees with offices located in major urban centers across the country.
In Canada all three business units are present: Mobile Devices, Enterprise Mobility Solutions and Home and Networks Mobility

Milestones

1940- 1960

1947 - 1957 : Rogers Majestic Electronics Corporation, part of Philips group of companies, was licensed to distribute Motorola products in Canada
1947 - 1957 : Canadian Radio Manufacturing Corporation manufactured Motorola products, also a Philips company.
1957 : Motorola Canada is incorporated and represents Motorola’s first subsidiary outside the United States with R.M. Brophy as its first President.
1960 : Full production of products including mobile two-way radio, radio relay, microwave and power line carrier
1967 : Motorola Canada’s head offices moves to Steeles and Woodbine

1970
1979 : Motorola Canada obtains world product mandate to develop and manufacture its first fully synthesized wideband radio (MCX100) by the team that became known as the Toronto Design Centre

1980

1982 : Trunked Radio introduced to Canada
1985 : First portable hand-held cellular phone in Canada 8000x
1985 : First patented hands-free cellular telephone
1986 : Motorola Canada Limited is selected as supplier to the Winter Olympics in Calgary for two-way radio, paging and cellular communications products
1986 : Introduces ‘People Finder’ private paging systems; PMR 2000 alphanumeric pager with 32 character display
1988 : Acquisition of Mobile Data International Inc. (MDI) of Richmond, B.C.
1988 : First Malcolm Baldrige award for Quality given to Motorola
1988 : JV between Motorola and BCE Mobile Communications for national ratio data network (MOBIDATA)
1989 : First pocket phone (Micro-T.A.C.)

1990
1990 : Motorola Canada designs and manufactures packet switched products recognized as best in class (6500) series 1991 : Motorola Canada introduces it’s Canadian designed wireless data modem 1997 : iDEN launches in Canada with Clearnet 1997 : Launch first digital PCS handset 1999 : Open software design centre in Montreal

2000
2001 : Motorola Canada moves head quarters to new facility in Markham

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