Exhibit 23(a)


                         Consent of Independent Auditors



The Board of Directors
Motorola, Inc.:

We consent to incorporation by reference in this registration statement on Form
S-8 of Motorola, Inc. of our reports dated January 10, 2001, except as to Note
4, which is as of January 31, 2001, with respect to the consolidated balance
sheets of Motorola, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2000 and 1999, and
the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity, and
cash flows and the related financial statement schedule for each of the years in
the three-year period ended December 31, 2000, which reports appear in or are
incorporated by reference in the annual report on Form 10-K of Motorola, Inc.
for the year ended December 31, 2000.


/s/ KPMG LLP


Chicago, Illinois
May 8, 2001