Hytera files bankruptcy, cites ongoing litigation and Covid-19 impact

By Caroline Salls

Pittsburgh, May 27 – Hytera America, Inc. and Hytera Communications America (West), Inc. filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Tuesday in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California “to address the challenges caused by ongoing litigation and the Covid-19 impact for the purpose of preserving its business operations” in the United States, according to a news release.

Hytera said it has evaluated options to optimize its business operations and implemented operational changes to improve its logistical efficiency.

“We remain committed to our tradition of excellence and are confident in our sustainable growth for the future,” president Alla Huang said in the release.

“We look forward to introducing our new product lines, such as Hytera HALO Nationwide Group Communications, a total solution of PoC hardware, software and cloud services, as well as facial recognition and temperature-measuring integrated access control solution, and next generation digital mobile radio.”

According to court documents, Hytera has $10 million to $50 million in assets and $500 million to $1 billion in debt.

The company’s largest unsecured creditors are Motorola Solutions, Inc. of Chicago and Motorola Solutions Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., with a $764.56 million disputed judgment claim.

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP is representing Hytera in its Chapter 11 proceedings.

Hytera is an Irvine, Calif.-based communications company. The Chapter 11 case number is 20-11507.

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