Industry News: Motorola Expands Footprint with $4.4 Billion Buy of Mission-Critical Technology Provider

Motorola Solutions Completes $4.4 Billion Acquisition of Mission-Critical Technology Provider

In August, Motorola completed its $4.4 billion acquisition of Silvus Technologies Holdings Inc. Silvus, a California-based company, supports frontline operations with its mobile ad hoc networks (MANET).

The MANET technology provides customers with highly secure data, video, and voice communications without having to rely on fixed infrastructure. Silvus devices mesh to create large, scalable, and self-healing networks that can adapt to continuous mobility. These networks connect users, devices, and other nodes at scale and across distances while also supporting bandwidth-intensive technologies such as video, sensors, and drones. The MANET networks can maximize throughput and connected nodes, mitigate jamming, and minimize detection and interception.

“This acquisition underscores our unwavering conviction that technology is the bedrock for protecting communities, securing borders, and defending against today’s ever-evolving threats, whether in the air, on the ground, or in the water,” said Greg Brown, CEO of Motorola Solutions, when the acquisition was first announced in May. The companies will combine their engineering teams to support more customers globally.

Mergers & Moves

Smiths Detection // Med Graphix Inc.

Smiths Detection’s acquisition of Med Graphix is expected to enhance its sustainable service offering by expanding the lifecycle of critical components with repairs and refurbishments.

HID // Intelligent Observation

HID acquired the platform provider for hand hygiene compliance, expanding the company’s offering and relevance in the healthcare real-time location systems space, enabling healthcare providers to improve patients’ experience.

Allegion plc // UAP Group Limited

An Allegion subsidiary acquired UAP Group, an England-based company that sells a range of residential door hardware. The move will further cement Allegion’s presence in the UK and complement its nonresidential portfolio.

WISeKey International Holding Ltd // IC’ALPS SAS

WISeKey’s subsidiary, SEALSQ Corp, received the necessary final approval from the French Ministry of the Economy, Finance, and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty to complete the acquisition of IC’ALPS, which provides bespoke application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) design services. The 12.5 million euros ($14.5 million) purchase will support the development of the specified microchips in the aerospace, medical, and automotive areas, with the end-to-end ASICs able to meet stringent security standards—like FIPS 140-3 and CC EAL5+—for mission-critical applications.

Resideo Technologies // ADI Global Distribution

Resideo announced its plans to separate its ADI Global Distribution business to form two independent public companies—ADI, which will distribute low-voltage products, and Resideo, which will build residential control products and sensing solutions.

Awards 

Infocom 2025 and Campus Security Today’s Secure Campus Awards recognized Axis Communications’ network audio solutions. The Axis C1710 Network Display Speaker won the 2025 Secure Campus Award for Best Communications Device, acknowledging its ability to improve campus safety and communications. Meanwhile, the Axis C17 Network Display Speaker Series won the Infocom Best of Show 2025 award for its performance and improvement of situational awareness and communication effectiveness.

Six of Allied Universal’s team members, its entire executive protection team, and one of its training programs were named as finalists for the 2025 U.S. Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs), which recognize outstanding security products and services.

Contracts 

American University selected Boon Edam’s Lifeline Speedlane Compact turnstiles and a Winglock Swing Gate as part of a larger renovation of the university’s main dining hall, which serves thousands of students, faculty, and staff.

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport selected Honeywell for the completion of the airport’s fire alarm system upgrade at its Terminal 4, which hosts more than 80 airline gates over eight concourses.

Announcements 

Securitas has launched a global, data center-specific health and safety training program for 10,000 data center specialists. The new 10-module training program teaches security officers about on-site risks in environments that deal with high-voltage systems, fuel reserves, and technology.

New research conducted by Verkada in partnership with The Harris Poll indicates that almost two in five U.S. healthcare workers have considered leaving their jobs because of safety concerns and about 45 percent are likely to leave their job within the next 12 months. According to the analysis, “workers reported widespread exposure to aggressive incidents,” Security Management reported. “…More than half have felt threatened by patients or families, and 53 percent have heard coworkers express safety concerns.”

Partnerships

Fire mitigation. Won-Door Corp. announced a strategic partnership with Door Systems (DSI), with Won-Door now representing DSI’s line of smoke and fire curtains, accordion fire curtains, and horizontal curtains.

Resort security. Maloney Telecom partnered with Vivotek to deploy the Vortex Cloud Surveillance Platform at Sun Outdoors Ocean City, a popular campground in Maryland. The solution provides real-time monitoring and AI-driven insights, helping reduce vandalism by more than 80 percent.

Cybersecurity. Digicert and Kite Distribution agreed to a new partnership that will provide digital trust solutions to channel resellers in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

School security. Transact + CBORD and ASSA ABLOY have partnered to support almost 100 school campuses that are improving and modernizing security with mobile-enabled wireless access for entry and exit points, shifting away from mechanical door locks.

Video intercoms. Integrated video surveillance and access control solutions provider Alibi Security announced a strategic partnership with MyDoorView, a cloud-based video intercom technology provider. The collaboration will provide Alibi’s network of security dealers and integrators with unlimited access to MyDoorView’s video intercom technology, as well as support from MyDoorView’s sales team and technical specialists.