Hytera
Native name | |
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Company type | Public; State-owned enterprise (partial) |
SZSE: 002583 | |
Industry | Telecommunications |
Founded | 1993 |
Headquarters | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Chen Qingzhou (President) |
Products | Two-way radios Networking systems |
Number of employees | 7,000 (2018)[1] |
Parent | Shenzhen Investment Holdings |
Subsidiaries | Norsat, Sinclair Technologies |
Website | www |
Hytera (Chinese:
History
[edit]The company's head office is in Shenzhen, China. Hytera's products are developed at three development sites in total.[1] One of the development sites is located in Bad Münder, Germany. In March 2012 Hytera acquired the German company Rohde & Schwarz Professional Mobile Radio GmbH from the German electronics group Rohde & Schwarz, which is now known as Hytera Mobilfunk. In addition, there are Hytera subsidiaries in the US, UK, Canada, and Spain.
United States
[edit]In June 2007, Hytera acquired Marketronics Corporation, now known as Hytera America, Inc., located in Miramar, Florida. In 2019, Hytera and several other Chinese-based companies, including Huawei, were placed on a ban list of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)[5] to not do any business with U.S. federal agencies due to national security and human rights concerns.[6][7][8]
On May 27, 2020, Hytera America and Hytera America (West) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy citing ongoing lawsuits brought by Motorola Solutions and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]
On January 12, 2021, Hytera US Inc., a new subsidiary of Hytera's in the U.S., set up following the court procedures, officially began to operate its business.[10]
Federal ban
[edit]In March 2021, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) declared that Hytera video surveillance and telecommunications services and equipment "pose an unacceptable risk to U.S. national security.”[11] In November 2022, the FCC banned sales or import of equipment made by Hytera for national security reasons.[12]
Litigation with Motorola
[edit]The company is the defendant, as well as the plaintiff, in ongoing intellectual property litigation with Motorola Solutions.[13][14][15] Hytera is also a plaintiff of an antitrust lawsuit against Motorola Solutions.[10] In February 2022, Hytera was criminally indicted in United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois under charges of technology theft.[16][17] In April 2024, the court ordered the company to immediately stop selling products worldwide.[18] An appellate court granted Hytera a stay.[19]
Germany
[edit]The German company BICK Mobilfunk GmbH was founded as an engineering firm in 1980 and was absorbed by Rohde & Schwarz as early as in 1988.[20] The company put into service the first TETRA system in Germany.[21] The enterprise primarily deals with the development and implementation of trunked radio systems according to the TETRA standard. In 2011 TETRA division was sold to Hytera Communications Co. Ltd.[20]
References
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- ^ "Professional Digital Trunking System Industry Association". Pdt.org.cn. 2010-11-26. Archived from the original on 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
- ^ John Manthorpe (5 January 2019). Claws of the Panda. Cormorant Books. p. 217. ISBN 978-1-77086-539-6.
- ^ Thornberry, Mac (2018-08-13). "Text - H.R.5515 - 115th Congress (2017-2018): John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019". www.congress.gov. Archived from the original on 2018-10-10. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ^ Xu Klein, Jodi (2019-08-08). "US agencies banned from doing business with Huawei and other Chinese firms". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 2019-08-16. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
- ^ Swanson, Ana; Mozur, Paul (2019-10-07). "U.S. Blacklists 28 Chinese Entities Over Abuses in Xinjiang". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2020-04-15. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- ^ "US ban on Chinese police radio equipment supplier may help Motorola". South China Morning Post. 2019-08-11. Archived from the original on 2020-02-18. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- ^ "Hytera America Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy". RadioResource Media Group. 2020-05-27. Archived from the original on 2020-06-07. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
- ^ a b "Hytera sues Motorola for alleged two-way radio monopolisation". globalcompetitionreview.com. Archived from the original on 2021-04-21. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ^ Shepardson, David (2021-03-13). "Five Chinese companies pose threat to U.S. national security: FCC". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2021-03-12. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ^ Bartz, Diane; Alper, Alexandra (2022-11-25). "U.S. bans Huawei, ZTE equipment sales citing national security risk". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2022-11-25. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
- ^ "Motorola Gets $346M Asset Freeze Against Hytera In UK". Law360. Archived from the original on 2020-05-03. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- ^ "Misappropriators Beware: Motorola Court Embraces Extraterritorial Application Of The Defend Trade Secrets Act". The National Law Review. March 10, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-08-23. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- ^ "Motorola wins US$765 million from Chinese rival over theft of trade secrets". South China Morning Post. 2020-02-15. Archived from the original on 2020-03-05. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- ^ Lynch, Sarah N. (2022-02-07). "U.S. charges China's Hytera with conspiring with ex-Motorola staff to steal technology". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2022-02-08. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
- ^ Vanderford, Richard (2022-04-28). "U.S. Court Names Hytera Employees Charged in Alleged Motorola Trade-Secret Theft". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Archived from the original on 2022-04-30. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
- ^ "Chinese walkie-talkie maker Hytera to appeal against US global sales ban". South China Morning Post. 2024-04-08. Archived from the original on 2024-04-10. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
- ^ "Hytera Global Sales Ban Stayed By US Appeals Court". IPVM. 2024-04-17. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ a b "Rohde & Schwarz TETRA division take over". Archived from the original on 2017-04-13.
- ^ Rohde & Schwarz#Product timeline
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