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Motorola and Huawei settle lawsuit
Thu, 14th Apr 2011
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Motorola Solutions has agreed to withdraw its claims and dismiss Huawei as a defendant in the Motorola v. Lemko, et al. litigation pending in the Chicago federal district court.

Huawei has withdraw its claims and will enter into an agreement that allows Motorola Solutions to transfer its commercial agreements with Huawei to NSN for a fee, and allows NSN to receive and use Huawei confidential information to service the networks Motorola deployed worldwide using Huawei’s products and technologies. Greg Brown, President & CEO of Motorola Solutions, said, "After reviewing the facts, we decided to resolve these matters and return to our traditional relationship of confidence and trust. I am pleased that we can again focus on having a cooperative and productive relationship.”

Huawei Executive Vice President, Guo Ping, added, "Throughout our decade long relationship with Motorola Solutions, Huawei has contributed cutting edge technology to Motorola Solutions for use around the globe.

"With the resolution of these cases, and the misunderstandings put to rest, Huawei is pleased to move forward with its efforts to provide innovative solutions to its customers.”