Motorola Solutions Opens New R&D and Customer Experience Center in Plantation, Florida

Technology solutions accelerate innovation for first responders and help make communities, schools and businesses safer

CHICAGO - April 15, 2026 - Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) has announced the opening of its modernized R&D and Customer Experience Center in Plantation, Florida, focused on design, development and testing for its land mobile radio (LMR) product portfolio. The devices and accessories developed at the center will continue to help increase the safety and efficiency of first responders and enterprise security teams across the world.

The new facility extends the presence Motorola Solutions has maintained in the region for 50 years, with employee roles spanning design, engineering and test labs dedicated to advancing innovation in LMR that perform in the harshest conditions and are proven to help teams stay connected and communicate with clarity.

"By anchoring their new office and R&D center in Plantation, Motorola Solutions is helping us build an ecosystem that attracts the next generation of talent and signals to the region that Broward County is a premier destination for companies that want to solve the world's toughest challenges," said Michael Udine, Commissioner, Broward County. "On behalf of the Broward County Commission, we look forward to our continued partnership, and to the next 50 years of innovation."

"We are driven by a belief that safety is a shared responsibility, built upon trust, transparency and collaboration," said Mahesh Saptharishi, executive vice president and chief technology officer, Motorola Solutions. "Our new Plantation center will continue to advance our LMR innovations both by anticipating the needs and inviting the involvement of our customers and communities."

The Motorola Solutions team in Plantation and the surrounding areas champions education and volunteer initiatives with local organizations, including STEM-focused initiatives such as FIRST Tech Challenge and community service engagements with Feeding South Florida and Rise Against Hunger. The Motorola Solutions Foundation, the philanthropic and charitable arm of the company, is also active in the region. In the last three years alone, the Foundation has awarded nearly $1 million to charitable organizations supporting technology and engineering education as well as programs that support first responders. Grant funding has supported after school robotics education, programs that introduce youth to first responder careers, fire safety initiatives and more.