From Abidjan to Yaounde, Motorola boost security

Since its restructuring and redemption of its production activity of mobile devices by Google in 2011, Motorola became Motorola Solutions Inc. (MSI), has refocused on the profession of secure solutions for mobile radio.

It is a homecoming for the electronics giant who had, during the Second World War, already manufactured walkie-talkies for the US Army.

Its new creed is secure thanks to information technology cities, countries and companies by offering such automated cameras, lifts and smart radios, connected cars ... By crossing the sources of information (images, videos, social networks ... ), "instead of reacting, we can begin to predict and then prevent" the risks explained in May by Manuel Torres, vice president of Motorola in Europe, Africa and Latin America.

It was a speech that inevitably marks the minds of leaders fearing terrorism or insurgent movements.

Technical partners

To develop its business and manage the most important projects in Francophone Africa, Motorola has implemented in 2014 a regional office in Yaounde, under the direction of Louis Hervé Beleoken, former head of Public Sector for Cisco Systems in West Africa Central Africa.

In Cameroon, the company is working to be part of the technical partners that will accompany the State in improving its public security.

"In the public safety and defense, we have also made important projects in Côte d'Ivoire and outside Francophone Africa, Angola, Kenya, Nigeria, among others," said Louis-Hervé Beleoken, without specifying their amount.

Competition

To get an idea of contracts signed by Motorola, the US group provided in 2014 a complete communication system, with 5,000 deployed radio systems, the Las Vegas police, for 26 million dollars (21.4 million euros), plus an operational monitoring contract in eleven years for 31 million.

Last year, the Europe / Africa zone of Motorola accounted for about 15% of the Group's total revenues ($ 5.9 billion). "The continent is an important part of that income, with by far the largest investment," said Louis-Hervé Beleoken.

"But the company must, nonetheless, face competition from Asian groups. In its 2014 annual report, the company stated that it also faces a dilemma: "to further increase the level of funding or lose sales."