Segment Information

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2019

The Company conducts its business globally and manages it through the following two segments:

Products and Systems Integration: The Products and Systems Integration segment offers an extensive portfolio of infrastructure, devices, accessories, video solutions, and the implementation, optimization, and integration of such systems, devices, and applications, including the Company’s: (i) “ASTRO” products, which meet the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials Project 25 standard, (ii) “Dimetra” products which meet the European Telecommunications Standards Institute Terrestrial Trunked Radio “TETRA” standard, (iii) Professional and Commercial Radio (“PCR”) products, (iv) broadband technology products, such as Long-Term Evolution (“LTE”), and (v) video solutions, including video cameras. The primary customers of the Products and Systems Integration segment are government, public safety and first-responder agencies, municipalities, and commercial and industrial customers who operate private communications networks and video solutions and typically managing a mobile workforce.

Services and Software: The Services and Software segment provides a broad range of solution offerings for government, public safety and commercial communication networks. Services includes a continuum of service offerings beginning with repair, technical support and maintenance. More advanced platforms include monitoring, software updates and cybersecurity services. Managed services range from partial to full operation of customer or Motorola Solutions-owned networks. Software includes a public safety and enterprise command center software suite, unified communications applications, and video software solutions, delivered both on premise and “as a service.”

The following table summarizes Net sales by segment:



	Three Months Ended
	March 30, 2019		March 31, 2018
Products and Systems Integration	$	1,069	$	952
Services and Software	588		516
	$	1,657	$	1,468

The following table summarizes the Operating earnings by segment:



	Three Months Ended
	March 30, 2019			March 31, 2018
Products and Systems Integration	$	108		$	90
Services and Software	121			81
Operating earnings	229			171
Total other expense	(44		)	(31		)
Earnings before income taxes	$	185		$	140