Motorola Ditched Pagers Long Ago, and Its Business Is Thriving
- Company falsely accused of making Lebanon exploding pagers
- Stock has been steadily rising to hit an all-time high
The 96-year-old business is thriving after reinventing itself as a provider of high-tech security products for businesses and governments.
Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/BloombergMotorola, a brand name once synonymous with mobile phones and bulky headsets used by pro football coaches, made headlines last month when the company was accused on social media of making the pagers that exploded in Lebanon.
Motorola Solutions Inc., the company that bears the name today, doesn’t actually make pagers anymore. In reality, the 96-year-old business is thriving after reinventing itself as a provider of high-tech security products for businesses and governments. The Chicago-based company provides two-way radios for firefighters, body cameras for police officers and software that sends email and text alerts during emergencies.