Chinese Company Hytera Pleads Guilty to Stealing Motorola Technology

Motorola said the guilty plea doesn’t resolve the company’s ongoing civil litigation against Hytera, which is partly owned by a local government in China.

A sign and logos are displayed at the Motorola booth during CES 2024 at The Venetian Convention & Expo Center in Las Vegas, Nev., on Jan. 9, 2024. Ethan Miller/Getty Images

Chinese radio systems manufacturer Hytera pleaded guilty in a federal court in Chicago on Monday to conspiring to steal digital walkie-talkie technology from Illinois-based Motorola Solutions, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in North Illinois said on Tuesday.

Under the plea agreement, Hytera will be fined up to $60 million. Separately, the court is expected to decide on the amount of restitution that Hytera will be ordered to pay Motorola.