Are Further Splits in Motorola's Future?
Motorola announced Wednesday that it planned to spin off its mobile phone business into a separately traded company, unlocking the value of that division as well as giving new focus to its infrastructure group. But if focusing on core businesses is the goal of Moto’s restructuring, does that mean further subdivisions of the company are waiting?
If the separation receives approval, Motorola handsets will become a very integrated company dealing solely with the consumer devices space, but the new Motorola’s remaining business units won’t have the same continuity. Motorola’s networks and enterprise divisions build set-top boxes and IPTV gear, base station infrastructure spanning three separate standards as well as iDEN equipment, industrial and enterprise devices and machine-to-machine gadgets, and government radio equipment and devices. Its customers range from large enterprises and public safety agencies to cable companies and wireless operators.
