Motorola makes electronic equipment.
Motorola ( [ ˌmoʊtəˈroʊlə ] ) was an American multinational telecommunications company founded on September 25 , 1928 , based in Schaumburg , Illinois . Motorola 's home and broadcast network products included set-top boxes , digital video recorders , and network equipment used to enable video broadcasting , computer telephony , and high-definition television . Motorola Mobility is an American consumer electronics and telecommunications company founded in 2011 as the result of a split by Motorola , formerly owned by Google and now by Lenovo , and based in Chicago , Illinois .