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Native name | 海能达 |
|---|---|
| Company type | Public;State-owned enterprise (partial) |
| SZSE:002583 | |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Headquarters | Shenzhen,Guangdong,China |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Chen Qingzhou (President) |
| Products | Two-way radios Networking systems |
Number of employees | 7,000 (2018)[1] |
| Parent | Shenzhen Investment Holdings |
| Subsidiaries | Norsat,Sinclair Technologies |
| Website | www |
Hytera (Chinese:海能达;pinyin:Hǎinéngdá; previouslyHYT;SZSE:002583) is a Chinese publicly traded and partlystate-owned manufacturer of radio transceivers and radio systems founded inShenzhen,Guangdong in 1993. Hytera is listed on theShenzhen Stock Exchange and is partly owned by Shenzhen Investment Holdings ofShenzhen's municipal government.[2] Hytera is major contributor to thePDT Standard, which is designed for public safety organizations in China.[3] The company is a major supplier to China'sMinistry of Public Security.[4]
The company's head office is in Shenzhen, China. Hytera's products are developed at three development sites in total.[1] One of the development sites is located in Bad Münder, Germany. In March 2012 Hytera acquired the German company Rohde & Schwarz Professional Mobile Radio GmbH from the German electronics groupRohde & Schwarz, which is now known as Hytera Mobilfunk. In addition, there are Hytera subsidiaries in the US, UK, Canada, and Spain.
In June 2007, Hytera acquired Marketronics Corporation, now known as Hytera America, Inc., located in Miramar,Florida. In 2019, Hytera and several other Chinese-based companies, includingHuawei, were placed on a ban list of the 2019National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)[5] to not do any business with U.S. federal agencies due to national security andhuman rights concerns.[6][7][8]
On May 27, 2020, Hytera America and Hytera America (West) filed forChapter 11 bankruptcy citing ongoing lawsuits brought by Motorola Solutions and the impact of theCOVID-19 pandemic.[9]
On January 12, 2021, Hytera US Inc., a new subsidiary of Hytera's in the U.S., set up following the court procedures, officially began to operate its business.[10]
In March 2021, theFederal Communications Commission (FCC) declared that Hytera video surveillance and telecommunications services and equipment "pose an unacceptable risk to U.S. national security.”[11] After PresidentJoe Biden signed into law theSecure Equipment Act of 2021, in November 2022, the FCC banned sales or import of equipment made by Hytera for national security reasons.[12]
The company is the defendant, as well as the plaintiff, in ongoing intellectual property litigation withMotorola Solutions.[13][14][15] Hytera is also a plaintiff of an antitrust lawsuit against Motorola Solutions.[10] In February 2022, Hytera was criminally indicted inUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois under charges of technology theft.[16][17] In April 2024, the court ordered the company to immediately stop selling products worldwide.[18] An appellate court granted Hytera a stay.[19] In January 2025, Hytera pleaded guilty to a single count of criminal conspiracy to steal trade secrets.[20]
The German company BICK Mobilfunk GmbH was founded as an engineering firm in 1980 and was absorbed by Rohde & Schwarz as early as in 1988.[21] The company put into service the first TETRA system in Germany.[22] The enterprise primarily deals with the development and implementation of trunked radio systems according to the TETRA standard. In 2011 TETRA division was sold to Hytera Communications Co. Ltd.[21]