Motorola
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Motorola Solutions, Inc. |
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| Industry | Public safety communications; security and surveillance technology; government contracting |
| Country | United States |
| Founded | 1928 |
| Headquarters | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
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| Status | Active |
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Overview
Motorola Solutions, Inc. is a United States–based public safety technology and communications company that sells radio systems, communications equipment, and software to government agencies. Public reporting and procurement records describe Motorola Solutions as a contractor and vendor for U.S. immigration enforcement agencies including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).[1][2]
Boycott
Motorola Solutions is listed for boycott due to documented work that supports U.S. immigration enforcement capacity, including equipment, communications systems, and surveillance-related products and services used by ICE and CBP.
Motorola Solutions has been described in public reporting as an ICE contractor, including contracts primarily for radios and tactical communications equipment.[2]
Procurement reporting also describes ICE purchases and support related to Motorola radio/communications systems, including an award describing security update services and ongoing cybersecurity engineering support for ASTRO 25 systems used by ICE.[3]
In addition, procurement reporting describes Motorola Solutions as the awardee of an ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) purchase for mobile license plate reader systems supporting enforcement and removal operations.[4]
Motorola Solutions also has long-running contracting ties with CBP for communications systems used in border security operations. For example, reporting described a $30 million CBP contract for communications upgrades (including Astro 25 land mobile radio P25 upgrades) for border security operations.[5]
Separately, Motorola Solutions acquired VaaS International Holdings (the owner of Vigilant Solutions) in 2019, expanding its portfolio of license plate recognition technology and related data products marketed to law enforcement.[6] Public-interest research has described Vigilant Solutions’ license plate recognition software and data products as being used (directly or indirectly via downstream sharing) to facilitate ICE enforcement and deportation operations, and has documented broader CBP contracting volumes for Motorola Solutions technologies used in border enforcement contexts.[1]
Background
ICE and CBP rely on contractors for communications infrastructure, surveillance, analytics, and operational support across enforcement and investigative functions. Because these contracts and products can increase surveillance, targeting, and enforcement capacity, ICE List documents and, where applicable, boycotts companies whose work materially supports immigration enforcement operations.[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Motorola Solutions Inc | AFSC Investigate
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 It’s not just Microsoft: lots of tech companies are quietly helping ICE | The Verge (Jun. 20, 2018)
- ↑ CONTRACT to MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. (ICE requires ASTRO 25 security update service and cybersecurity engineering support) | USAspending.gov
- ↑ Contract 70CMSW25P00000062 (mobile license plate reader systems for ICE-ERO) | HigherGov
- ↑ Motorola provides CBP with communications upgrades | Washington Technology (Oct. 20, 2010)
- ↑ Motorola Solutions acquires VaaS International Holdings | Motorola Solutions (Jan. 7, 2019)