Motorola Solutions announced it is opening a new Research and Development Centre in Cork, Ireland, expected to generate 200 highly skilled jobs. The team will be focused on designing software for the company's comprehensive land mobile radio (LMR) portfolio, with plans for expansion across other technologies in the future. Following investments of more than $12 billion in R&D and acquisitions over the past decade, Motorola Solutions' ecosystem of technologies is centred on safety and security, with LMR representing a foundational core.

The company has deployed more than 13,000 LMR networks worldwide, trusted by governments and enterprises for highly secure communications designed to work in the most extreme conditions. Modernised with broadband and advanced data applications, LMR remains at the forefront of providing public safety agencies with the communications they rely on and need. The investment is supported by the Irish Government through IDA Ireland.

The new R&D Centre, planned for Cork?s vibrant city centre, complements Motorola Solutions? existing footprint in Ireland, which is focused on delivering the emergency services? secure communications network, Ireland?s National Digital Radio Service.