TETRA  |  2017-04-27

Hytera Mobilfunk Reacts on Motorola Solutions Filing in Düsseldorf

Source: MCCResources

As of today, Hytera Mobilfunk GmbH states that the company has not formally received any official notification regarding the complaint.

Hytera Mobilfunk recently learned from a Motorola press release that Motorola Solutions has filed a complaint with local authorities in Düsseldorf regarding the XPT Digital Trunking feature used in only few specific Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) systems. As of today, Hytera Mobilfunk GmbH has not formally received any official notification regarding the complaint. Nonetheless, we believe that the allegations are groundless and we will contest them vigorously at the appropriate time.

Hytera Mobilfunk GmbH is a strong believer in intellectual property rights and we respect the intellectual property rights of others. We will take the steps necessary to demonstrate our position to the authorities to ensure that our customers and sales partners are not affected in any way.

Hytera is the fastest growing professional mobile radio (PMR) communications company in the world. With more than 3.000 R&D engineers, Hytera continues investing significantly on innovations and providing cutting-edge products to our customers. Hytera´s products and solutions help organizations improve efficiency and make people and communities safer. Hytera offers the most compelling value proposition in the industry – In Germany, and around the world.

For more than 35 years, since its beginnings as an office for engineering in radio communications in 1980, Hytera Mobilfunk GmbH has been developing and implementing customized solutions for PMR here in Germany. In the 1990s, Hytera Mobilfunk GmbH led the marketplace in MPT1327 solutions; in 1999, Hytera Mobilfunk GmbH deployed the first TETRA radio system in Germany.

As of 2017, Hytera has filed 543 patent applications relating to digital products, including DMR, TETRA, PDT and other technologies, and we currently hold 238 patents.

The more than 200 employees of Hytera Mobilfunk will continue to focus on bringing feature-rich PMR and digital communications solutions to customers across various industries, while preserving valuable, highly skilled jobs in Europe.