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March 9th, 2018
Motorola Solutions Completes Acquisition of Airbus DS Communications

CHICAGO- Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) today announced it has completed the acquisition of Plant Holdings, Inc., which holds the Airbus DS Communications business, from Airbus Defense and Space, Inc., an indirect subsidiary of Airbus SE.

Airbus DS Communications is a leading provider in North America of command center software for emergency call-handling. The company’s VESTA® suite is a comprehensive 911 call-handling solution, operating on a flexible, open software architecture. It also delivers text-to-911, mapping, data management and analytics, providing customers a comprehensive transition strategy from legacy systems to a standards-based, unified Next-Generation 911 system.

The acquisition of Airbus DS Communications strengthens Motorola Solutions’ command center software portfolio and the company’s Software Enterprise.

Airbus DS Communications is headquartered in Temecula, California. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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