45 Facts About Motorola A3100

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Motorola A3100, Inc was an American multinational telecommunications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois, United States.

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Motorola A3100 designed and sold wireless network equipment such as cellular transmission base stations and signal amplifiers.

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Motorola A3100's wireless telephone handset division was a pioneer in cellular telephones.

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Motorola A3100's team was successful, and Galvin was able to demonstrate a working model of the radio at the June 1930 Radio Manufacturers Association convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

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Motorola A3100 brought home enough orders to keep the company in business.

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Many of Motorola A3100's products have been radio-related, starting with a battery eliminator for radios, through the first hand-held walkie-talkie in the world in 1940, defense electronics, cellular infrastructure equipment, and mobile phone manufacturing.

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Motorola A3100 produced the hand-held AM SCR-536 radio during World War II, which was vital to Allied communication.

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Motorola A3100 ranked 94th among United States corporations in the value of World War II military production contracts.

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9.

Motorola A3100 began making televisions in 1947, with the model VT-71 with 7-inch cathode ray tube.

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10.

In 1952 Motorola A3100 opened its first international subsidiary in Toronto, Canada to produce radios and televisions.

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In 1955, years after Motorola A3100 started its research and development laboratory in Phoenix, Arizona, to research new solid-state technology, Motorola A3100 introduced the world's first commercial high-power germanium-based transistor.

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12.

Motorola A3100 created numerous products for use by the government, public safety officials, business installments, and the general public.

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In 1974, Motorola A3100 introduced its first microprocessor, the 8-bit MC6800, used in automotive, computing and video game applications.

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That same year, Motorola A3100 sold its television business to the Japan-based Matsushita – the parent company of Panasonic.

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In 1976, Motorola A3100 moved its headquarters to the Chicago suburb of Schaumburg, Illinois.

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Motorola A3100 was strong in semiconductor technology, including integrated circuits used in computers.

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17.

Motorola A3100 has a diverse line of communication products, including satellite systems, digital cable boxes and modems.

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18.

In 1986, Motorola A3100 invented the Six Sigma quality improvement process.

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19.

In 1991, Motorola A3100 demonstrated the world's first working-prototype digital cellular system and phones using GSM standard in Hanover, Germany.

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20.

In 1994, Motorola A3100 introduced the world's first commercial digital radio system that combined paging, data and cellular communications and voice dispatch in a single radio network and handset.

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In 1995, Motorola A3100 introduced the world's first two-way pager which allowed users to receive text messages and e-mail and reply with a standard response.

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In 1996, Motorola A3100 released the Motorola A3100 StarMax, which was a Macintosh clone that was licensed by Apple and it came with System 7.

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23.

In 1998, Motorola A3100 was overtaken by Nokia as the world's biggest seller of mobile phone handsets.

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24.

In 2002, Motorola A3100 introduced the world's first wireless cable modem gateway which combined a high-speed cable modem router with an ethernet switch and wireless home gateway.

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25.

In 2003, Motorola A3100 introduced the world's first handset to combine a Linux operating system and Java technology with "full PDA functionality".

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26.

In 2004, Motorola A3100 divested its whole semiconductor business to form Freescale Semiconductor and left the AIM alliance.

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27.

In June 2006, Motorola A3100 acquired the software platform developed by the British company TTP Communications plc.

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28.

In 2007, Motorola A3100 acquired Symbol Technologies to provide products and systems for enterprise mobility solutions, including rugged mobile computing, advanced data capture, and radio frequency identification .

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29.

In 2010, Motorola A3100 sold its cellular-infrastructure business to Nokia Siemens Networks for $1.

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30.

One company, Motorola A3100 Solutions, is based in the Chicago suburb of Schaumburg, Illinois, and concentrates on police technologies, radios, and commercial needs.

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The other company, Motorola A3100 Mobility, is based in Chicago, and is the mobile handset producer.

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Also that month, analyst Mark McKechnie from American Technology Research said that Motorola A3100 "would be lucky to fetch $500million" for selling its handset business.

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In 1974, Motorola A3100 divested itself of its television and radio-manufacturing division, which included the Quasar brand of electronics.

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34.

Motorola A3100 developed the global communication network using a set of 77 satellites.

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Motorola A3100 manufactured two satellite phone handsets for this network – the 9500 and 9505 as well as transceiver units.

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36.

In July 2006, Motorola A3100 completed the sale of its automotive business to Continental AG.

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37.

In 2000, Motorola A3100 acquired Printrak International Inc for $160 million.

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38.

In October 2008, Motorola A3100 agreed to sell its Biometrics business to Safran, a French defense firm.

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39.

Cambium Networks was created when Motorola A3100 Solutions sold the Canopy and Orthogon businesses in 2011.

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40.

Motorola A3100 University is one of many places that provide Six Sigma training.

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41.

Motorola A3100 was found to be the main source of the TCE, an industrial solvent that is thought to cause cancer.

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42.

Motorola A3100 sponsored a cycling team that counted Lance Armstrong amongst its members.

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43.

Motorola A3100 was a sponsor of Danica Patrick, David Beckham, and Fergie.

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44.

Motorola A3100 awarded TrackIT Solutions for being "The company with most Innovative Enterprise Mobility Solution" in 2010.

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45.

In Madden NFL 07 franchise mode, a Motorola A3100 phone is used to communicate with coaches and agents.

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