Motorola reorganizes home and networks mobility unit

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Motorola's cell phone handset business won't be sold, but Motorola's Home & Networks Mobility Unit will be split in three as Motorola tries to revive business: television set-top boxes and modems; carrier-class wireless equipment; and next-generation wireless equipment, including WiMax and LTE. Motorola's cell phone handset division won't face a selloff for another year.

Motorola's cell phone handset division was expected to be first to face changes in Motorola's drive to revive slipping sales and revenue, but Motorola's Home & Networks Mobility unit will in fact be the first.

Motorola's Home & Networks Mobility unit, Motorola's second-largest division after the cell phone business, will be split into three units: television set-top boxes and modems; carrier-class wireless equipment; and next-generation wireless equipment, including WiMax and LTE.

The flagging cell phone handset division won't face a spinoff for another year, according to published reports.

The Wall Street Journal reported July 26 that John Burke, the current head of Motorola's cable business, will run the cable equipment division while Motorola Senior Vice President Fred Wright will lead the cellular wireless business. Dan Moloney, who currently runs the entire Home & Networks Mobility unit, will run the new next-generation division until a permanent head is announced.