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2. 1928: Founding of Company
On September 25, 1928, Paul V. Galvin and his brother, Joseph, incorporated Motorola's founding company — Galvin Manufacturing Corporation — in Chicago, Illinois, USA -
10. 1928: Battery Eliminator
Galvin Manufacturing Corporation's first product was a 1928 battery eliminator. This power converter allowed battery-powered radios to run on household electricity. The company's first customer was Sears, Roebuck and Co., which sold battery eliminators to consumers -
logo
- In June 1955 Motorola introduced a new brand logo, the stylized "M" insignia, or "emsignia." A company leader said the two aspiring triangle peaks arching into an abstracted "M" typified the progressive leadership-minded outlook of the company.
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1956: President Robert W. Galvin
Robert W. Galvin, son of company founder Paul V. Galvin, became president of Motorola, Inc. in 1956 -
5. 1973: Prototype DynaTAC Portable Cellular System
In 1973 Motorola demonstrated a prototype design for the DynaTAC (Dynamic Adaptive Total Area Coverage) portable radiotelephone, using cellular radio technology. -
worlds first gsm
Motorola demonstrated the world's first GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) working-prototype cellular system and phones in Hanover, Germany, in 1991 -
1946: Car Radiotelephone
1946: Car Radiotelephone
On October 2, 1946, Motorola communications equipment carried the first calls on Illinois Bell Telephone Company's new car radiotelephone service in Chicago, Illinois, USA -
.2006: Motorola MING Smart Phone
Motorola introduced the MING touch screen smart phone in Asia in 2006. It used advanced handwriting software to recognize more than 10,000 handwritten characters of the Chinese alphabet. -
9. 2009: One Millionth TETRA Terminal
In February 2009, Motorola announced shipment of its one millionth TETRA terminal. The customer receiving this milestone terminal was the Jordan Armed Forces (JAF).
