Hytera

Hytera (Chinese: 海能达; previously HYT; SZSE: 002583)is a Chinese manufacturer of radio transceivers and radio systems. The enterprise was founded in Shenzhen, Guangdong, in 1993 and operates on a global basis. Radio systems and radio solutions in compliance with the DMR, TETRA, LTE and MPT-1327 standard as well as corresponding radio transceivers range among the products of Hytera. Hytera is major contributor to the PDT Standard, which is designed for public safety organizations in China.[2] The company is a major supplier to China's Ministry of Public Security.[3] Hytera ranks as the second largest global radio terminal manufacturer with a market share of 12.6%.[4] The company is the defendant in ongoing copyright infringement litigation by Motorola.[5][6][7]

Hytera
ISINCNE1000013B1 
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded1993
HeadquartersShenzhen, Guangdong, China
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Chen Qingzhou (President)
ProductsTwo-way radios
Networking systems
Number of employees
7,000 (2018)[1]
Websitehytera.com
hytera-mobilfunk.com
hytera.us
hytera.ca
hytera.co.uk
teltronic.es

Locations and subsidiaries

The company's head office is in Shenzhen, China. Hytera's products are developed at three development sites in total.[1] One of the development sites is located in Bad Münder, Germany. In March 2012 Hytera acquired the German company Rohde & Schwarz Professional Mobile Radio GmbH from the German electronics group Rohde & Schwarz, which is now known as Hytera Mobilfunk. In addition, there are Hytera subsidiaries in the USA, UK, Canada, and Spain.

Hytera America, Inc

In June 2007, Hytera acquired Marketronics Corporation, now known as Hytera America, Inc., located in Miramar, Florida. In 2019, Hytera and several other Chinese-based companies, including Huawei, were placed on a ban list to not do any business with U.S. federal agencies due to national security and human rights concerns.[8][9][10]

On May 27, 2020, Hytera America and Hytera America (West) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy citing ongoing lawsuits brought by Motorola Solutions and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]

BICK Mobilfunk GmbH

The German company BICK Mobilfunk GmbH was founded as an engineering firm in 1980 and was absorbed by Rohde & Schwarz as early as in 1988.[12] The company put into service the first TETRA system in Germany.[13] The enterprise primarily deals with the development and implementation of trunked radio systems according to the TETRA standard. In 2011 TETRA division was sold to Hytera Communications Co. Ltd.[12]

Memberships

Hytera and the subsidiary company Hytera Mobilfunk GmbH are members of the following organizations:

  • TCCA (TETRA + Critical Communications Association)
  • Professioneller Mobilfunk e.V. (Federal Association of Professional Mobile Radio, Hytera Mobilfunk GmbH is a founding member)
  • Bitkom (Federal Association for Information Technology, Telecommunications and New Media)
  • ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute)
  • DMR Association (Digital Mobile Radio Association)

References
  1. "Hytera - About Hytera". Hytera.de. Archived from the original on 2013-06-01. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
  2. "Professional Digital Trunking System Industry Association". Pdt.org.cn. 2010-11-26. Archived from the original on 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
  3. John Manthorpe (5 January 2019). Claws of the Panda. Cormorant Books. p. 217. ISBN 978-1-77086-539-6.
  4. "Hytera Ranks the Second in Global Terminal Market". Dmr-applications.com. 2003-12-31. Archived from the original on 2014-05-29. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
  5. "Motorola Gets $346M Asset Freeze Against Hytera In UK". Law360. Archived from the original on 2020-05-03. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  6. "Misappropriators Beware: Motorola Court Embraces Extraterritorial Application Of The Defend Trade Secrets Act". The National Law Review. March 10, 2020. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  7. "Motorola wins US$765 million from Chinese rival over theft of trade secrets". South China Morning Post. 2020-02-15. Archived from the original on 2020-03-05. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  8. Xu Klein, Jodi (2019-08-08). "US agencies banned from doing business with Huawei and other Chinese firms". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 2019-08-16. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
  9. Swanson, Ana; Mozur, Paul (2019-10-07). "U.S. Blacklists 28 Chinese Entities Over Abuses in Xinjiang". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2020-04-15. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  10. "US ban on Chinese police radio equipment supplier may help Motorola". South China Morning Post. 2019-08-11. Archived from the original on 2020-02-18. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  11. "Hytera America Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy". RadioResource Media Group. 2020-05-27. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  12. "Rohde & Schwarz TETRA division take over". Archived from the original on 2017-04-13.
  13. Rohde & Schwarz#Product timeline
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