Airbus finalises Plant Holdings sale to Motorola

Airbus SE has finalised the sale of Plant Holdings, which holds the Airbus DS Communications business in North America, to Motorola Solutions after receiving the required regulatory approvals.

The divestment is part of the portfolio reshaping within the Airbus Defence and Space Division announced in September 2014.

Airbus DS Communications is a provider of command centre software for fielding 911emergency calls and citizen emergency notification. It generated revenues of more than US$100 million in 2016.

The acquisition of Airbus DS Communications strengthens Motorola Solutions’ command centre software portfolio and the company’s software enterprise.

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

Image courtesy Airbus.

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