Hytera Company Profile
Hytera, a China communications manufacturer, is the least well-known of the 5 NDAA-banned companies. Who is Hytera?
In this report, IPVM examines:
- Hytera's background
- 2020 financials
- Financial challenges for Hytera
- Domestic v. overseas sales
- International expansion plans
- Shareholder structure
- Collaboration with China Ministry of Public Security
- CEO comments: US ban of China products and protection of radio market
- Ongoing litigation against Motorola Solutions
Executive *******
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2020 ******* *** *******
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2021 ** ******* *****
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Poor *******
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Hytera ***** ****
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******** ******** **** * ****** ***** margin ******** ** ******** ********, ~**% compared ** **%.
Hytera ** ******** **********
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******** ***** $* ******* ** ********** Purchases ****-****
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"Continuous ************* *********" *******
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Shareholder *********
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"US ********** ******** ******** ***** ******"
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********** ********* *** *********' *****. **** purchases ******** *** **** ** ********* and *** **** * ***** ** taxpayers' *****. * ****** ****** **** only **** ********* **** *** **** to ************ **********. * ******* **** the ******** *** ** *** ****** States ** ** *** ***** ****, they ***'* ** ** *** * long ****.
Anti-Trust ******* ******* ******** *********
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****** ******* ******* **** ******** ********* maintains *** ******** *** ******** *** inflated ****** ** *** ** ** engaging ** * ************ ****** **** includes ******* *** ******* ** **** Hytera's ********, ********** *** ********* ** the ** ****** ****** ****** ** impede ******** ** *****, **** ********* technologies **** ** *** **, *** engaging ** * ****** ******* ** sham ********** ** ****** ****** *** interfere **** *** ************* **** ******* and *********.
IP ********** ******* ******** *********
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*******, ******** *** ****** **** **** still **** ******* ** ****-***** *******, and ******** *** *** *** ******** the *******. **** **** ** ********** the **** ** ** ******** ****** of *******.
*** ***** *’* *** ******** ***** about ***** ******* ******** *** **** in-depth ******* ** *** ******* ****** is:
*** ******?
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**** *** *** ************** ******** ******** threat **** **** ***** **** *********** them **** *** **** ***** ******* surveillance *** ********** ******** **** **** exalted ****?
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********* **** ******* ***** ** ****. Also, **** ** *** *** *** touch ****** ****** **** ******* **********.
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Hytera ** ******** **********
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