SÃO PAULO, Brazil – 23 August 2006 – Motorola, the global
communications leader providing seamless mobility solutions in the broadband,
integrated systems and wireless networks areas, is celebrating 10 years of
manufacturing activities in Brazil this month. During this period the company
has produced millions of mobile handsets for the local and overseas markets.
For 10 years, Motorola has been investing heavily in Brazil, its manufacturing
base for South America. A large part Motorola’s investment in the country has
gone towards building the company’s Jaguariúna Industrial and Technological
Campus in São Paulo, a newly integrated concept for industrial parks. The site
currently houses the company’s manufacturing operations (e.g., cellular and
iDEN terminals, two-way radios and radio base station transponders for cellular
networks).
The site also houses the Cellular Terminal and Cellular Infrastructure Research
as well as the Development Centre, which has four worldwide centres of
excellence in Cellular Software Integration Verification; Messaging,
Infrastructure Applications and Services; and Softswitch Development. These
initiatives began in 1997 with the Motorola Technological Development Program.
The company has achieved significant results through the establishment of
alliances with the leading universities in the country, and currently has a
total of 800 engineers working in the R&D area.
The Motorola Brazil industrial complex is considered to be a major export centre.
The company is currently the biggest exporter of technology products in the
country, with exports of more than US$ 5 billion since operations began in
1997.
The company has also carved out space for the development of new technologies
and innovative projects. As a result, the Jaguariúna plant has been the base
for the following:
- the first-ever cellular radio base station transponder plant in the country;
- the first-ever semiconductor technology centre in Latin America;
- the first-ever pager plant in South America;
- the first-ever iDEN plant outside the USA.
Additionally, in Brazil, Motorola has a strong presence in Internet and Cable
TV access, cable modems, the Canopy wireless broadband system and other
solutions for the corporate and personal communications markets.
Jaguariúna and the surrounding region have also benefited from Motorola’s
presence. The company supports educational, social, cultural and environmental
initiatives, such as the Guri project run by the São Paulo state government to
promote social inclusion through music.
Timeline:
- 1971: Opening of company’s first sales office;
- 1992: Expansion of activities with the incorporation of Motorola do Brasil;
- 1995: Launch of first iDEN terminal, data transmission using wireless message transmission technology;
- 1996: Construction and inauguration of the mobile telephone factory in Jaguariúna, close to Campinas in the state of São Paulo. The Brazilian launch of the StarTAC, a worldwide success in sales;
- 2004: Launch of the innovative and iconic MOTORAZR V3, which reached worldwide sales of 50-million units.
Source: Motorola press release
