Company:Hytera

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Hytera
Native name
海能达
TypePublic; partly state-owned
SZSE: 002583
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded1993
Headquarters
Shenzhen
,
China
Key people
Chen Qingzhou (President)
ProductsTwo-way radios
Networking systems
Number of employees
7,000 (2018)[1][needs update]
SubsidiariesNorsat, Sinclair Technologies
Website{{{1}}}

Hytera (Chinese: 海能达; pinyin: Hǎinéngdá; previously HYT; SZSE: 002583) is a Chinese publicly traded partly state-owned manufacturer of radio transceivers and radio systems founded in Shenzhen, Guangdong in 1993. Hytera is listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange and is a 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][4]

Ownership

Shenzhen Investment Holdings, a state-owned enterprise, acquired a stake in the company in September 2021.[5]

History

United States

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 of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)[6] from doing business with U.S. federal agencies due to national security and human rights concerns.[7][8][9]

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.[10]

On January 12, 2021, Hytera US Inc., a new subsidiary of Hytera's in the U.S., set up following the court procedures, officially began to operate its business.[11]

Federal ban

In March 2021, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) declared that Hytera video surveillance and telecommunications services and equipment "pose an unacceptable risk to U.S. national security."[12] After President Joe Biden signed into law the Secure Equipment Act of 2021, in November 2022, the FCC banned sales or import of equipment made by Hytera for national security reasons.[13]

In March 2025, the FCC opened an investigation into Hytera and other Chinese companies regarding operations in the U.S. in violation of restrictions.[14]

Litigation with Motorola

The company is the defendant, as well as the plaintiff, in ongoing intellectual property litigation with Motorola Solutions.[15][16][17] Hytera is also a plaintiff of an antitrust lawsuit against Motorola Solutions.[11] In February 2022, Hytera was criminally indicted in United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois under charges of technology theft.[18][19] In April 2024, the court ordered the company to immediately stop selling products worldwide.[20] An appellate court granted Hytera a stay.[21] In January 2025, Hytera pleaded guilty to a single count of criminal conspiracy to steal trade secrets.[22]

Germany

Hytera office in Germany

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.[23] The company put into service the first TETRA system in Germany.[24] 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.[23]

References

  1. ↑ "Hytera - About Hytera". Hytera.de. http://www.hytera.de/en/about-hytera/. 
  2. ↑ "Professional Digital Trunking System Industry Association". Pdt.org.cn. 2010-11-26. http://www.pdt.org.cn/Html/971/972/989/. 
  3. ↑ John Manthorpe (5 January 2019). Claws of the Panda. Cormorant Books. p. 217. ISBN 978-1-77086-539-6. 
  4. ↑ "Canada police suspends contract with China-linked company" (in en). Reuters. 2022-12-08. https://www.reuters.com/world/china/canada-police-suspends-contract-with-china-linked-company-2022-12-08/. 
  5. ↑ Cheng, Isabella (2021-10-11). "PRC State-Owned Entity Acquires 10% of Hytera" (in en). https://ipvm.com/reports/hytera-stake-prc-soe. 
  6. ↑ Thornberry, Mac (2018-08-13). "Text - H.R.5515 - 115th Congress (2017-2018): John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019". https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5515/text. 
  7. ↑ Xu Klein, Jodi (2019-08-08). "US agencies banned from doing business with Huawei and other Chinese firms" (in en). https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3021888/trump-administration-bans-us-agencies-doing-business-huawei-and. 
  8. ↑ Swanson, Ana; Mozur, Paul (2019-10-07). "U.S. Blacklists 28 Chinese Entities Over Abuses in Xinjiang" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/07/us/politics/us-to-blacklist-28-chinese-entities-over-abuses-in-xinjiang.html. 
  9. ↑ "US ban on Chinese police radio equipment supplier may help Motorola" (in en). 2019-08-11. https://www.scmp.com/tech/gear/article/3022281/hytera-chinas-biggest-supplier-police-mobile-radio-systems-could-take. 
  10. ↑ "Hytera America Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy" (in en). 2020-05-27. https://www.rrmediagroup.com/Features/FeaturesDetails/FID/996. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Hytera sues Motorola for alleged two-way radio monopolisation" (in en). https://globalcompetitionreview.com/hytera-sues-motorola-alleged-two-way-radio-monopolisation. 
  12. ↑ Shepardson, David (2021-03-13). "Five Chinese companies pose threat to U.S. national security: FCC" (in en). Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-tech-idUSKBN2B42DW. 
  13. ↑ Bartz, Diane; Alper, Alexandra (2022-11-25). "U.S. bans Huawei, ZTE equipment sales citing national security risk" (in en). Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/us-fcc-bans-equipment-sales-imports-zte-huawei-over-national-security-risk-2022-11-25/. 
  14. ↑ Shepardson, David (March 21, 2025). "FCC probing if Chinese tech, telecom firms seeking to evade US restrictions". Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/technology/fcc-probing-if-chinese-tech-telecom-firms-seeking-evade-us-restrictions-2025-03-21/. 
  15. ↑ "Motorola Gets $346M Asset Freeze Against Hytera In UK" (in en). https://www.law360.com/articles/1267529/motorola-gets-346m-asset-freeze-against-hytera-in-uk. 
  16. ↑ "Misappropriators Beware: Motorola Court Embraces Extraterritorial Application Of The Defend Trade Secrets Act" (in en). March 10, 2020. https://www.natlawreview.com/article/misappropriators-beware-motorola-court-embraces-extraterritorial-application-defend. 
  17. ↑ "Motorola wins US$765 million from Chinese rival over theft of trade secrets" (in en). 2020-02-15. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3050770/motorola-wins-us765-million-chinese-rival-hytera. 
  18. ↑ Lynch, Sarah N. (2022-02-07). "U.S. charges China's Hytera with conspiring with ex-Motorola staff to steal technology" (in en). Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/us-charges-chinese-company-with-conspiring-with-ex-motorola-staff-steal-2022-02-07/. 
  19. ↑ Vanderford, Richard (2022-04-28). "U.S. Court Names Hytera Employees Charged in Alleged Motorola Trade-Secret Theft" (in en-US). The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-court-names-hytera-employees-charged-in-alleged-motorola-trade-secret-theft-11651186349. 
  20. ↑ "Chinese walkie-talkie maker Hytera to appeal against US global sales ban" (in en). 2024-04-08. https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3258239/chinese-walkie-talkie-maker-hytera-appeal-against-us-global-sales-ban-sanctions-seen-harsher-action. 
  21. ↑ "Hytera Global Sales Ban Stayed By US Appeals Court" (in en). 2024-04-17. https://ipvm.com/reports/hytera-ban-appeal. 
  22. ↑ "China's Hytera pleads guilty to stealing Motorola trade secrets" (in en). 15 January 2025. https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/US-China-tensions/China-s-Hytera-pleads-guilty-to-stealing-Motorola-trade-secrets. 
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 "Rohde & Schwarz TETRA division take over". https://www.rohde-schwarz.com/us/news-press/press-room/press-releases-detailpages/hytera-will-take-over-tetra-specialist-rohde-schwarz-professional-mobile-radio-gmbh-press_releases_detailpage_229356-63135.html. 
  24. ↑ Rohde & Schwarz#Product timeline
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