But John Burke, a senior vice president and general manager of Motorola Mobility's "Converged Solutions" service, said consumers want more flexibility in how and where they watch movies and TV shows.

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He was previously co-founder and CEO of Accept.com, a consumer-to-consumer payment services company acquired by Amazon in 1999, and Good Technology, a provider of secure mobility solutions, which Motorola bought in 2007.

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"In line with Motorola Solutions' ongoing support of the iDEN network, Motorola Mobility is committed to working with Sprint, " said Mark Shockley, senior vice president, Motorola Mobility.

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On Thursday's call, analysts will seek details on Motorola's other two business units, home and networks mobility and enterprise mobility solutions.

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But not just walkie-talkies: Motorola Solutions is betting on the growth of ubiquitous broadband but without the consumer focus of Motorola Mobility.

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Among the largest underlying components of IGN, in trading today Motorola Solutions New ( NYSE: MSI) is up about 0.8%, Motorola Mobility Holdings Incorporated ( NYSE: MMI) is up about 0.6%, and Research in Motion Ltd ( NASD: RIMM) is up by about 1.8%.

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