Motorola Targets Chinese With Avigilon Acquisition

By: John Honovich, Published on Feb 09, 2018

Motorola joins the growing list of companies taking aim at Chinese manufacturers. Recall, last week it was Hanwha: Chinese Products Damaged Industry and the week prior it was Axis: "It’s A Question Of Trust And Who You Want To Be Associated With".

Motorola's CEO explained on the investor's call about the Avigilon acquisition:

I think there is a growing aversion to having Chinese provider to critical video surveillance and security and I think that trend will lend itself well to us as well. [emphasis added]

And the incoming Avigilon CEO concurred in this interview:

"Ultimately end users are deciding for themselves what products and solutions they feel most comfortable with," Mr. Henderson told The Globe and Mail. "What we're seeing now given the current times is there's an increased focus on domestically made products, of which Avigilon has been a big believer for quite some time, manufacturing in Canada and the U.S." [emphasis added]

Here are some dynamics we expect following the deal:

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Comments (17)

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Jon Dillabaugh

Pro Focus LLC | 02/09/18 03:08pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Jon Dillabaugh | 02/09/18 03:13pm

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Brandon Taylor

In reply to Jon Dillabaugh | 02/09/18 03:13pm

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Undisclosed #3

In reply to Brandon Taylor | 02/10/18 04:12pm

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Mark Knirr

In reply to Jon Dillabaugh | 02/09/18 07:55pm

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Bill Rogers

In reply to Jon Dillabaugh | 02/15/18 04:26pm

eric carstensen

02/09/18 07:36pm

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to eric carstensen | 02/09/18 08:00pm

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

In reply to eric carstensen | 02/09/18 08:38pm

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Joe Mirolli

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 02/28/18 05:19am

*** *** ***** *** body *******.

Paul Shah

In reply to Joe Mirolli | 02/28/18 05:21am

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Joe Mirolli

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Paul Shah | 02/28/18 06:00am

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Joe Mirolli

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Paul Shah | 02/28/18 06:02am

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Undisclosed Integrator #2

02/09/18 09:23pm

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bashis mcw

02/10/18 12:15am

* **** **** ** real ***** *** ******** of *** ******** ****** promoting *** *****...

Undisclosed #3

In reply to bashis mcw | 02/10/18 12:55am

* **** **** ** real ***** *** ******** of *** ******** ****** promoting *** *****...

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John Honovich

IPVM | 03/31/18 04:07pm

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