Silvus Technologies
Tactical MANET radio manufacturer, acquired by Motorola Solutions.
Silvus Technologies makes StreamCaster MANET tactical radios used across US Army, Navy, and Air Force programs, including as the Army's Single Channel Data Radio (SCDR) Program of Record. Founded 2004 by Babak Daneshrad (UCLA EE Professor Emeritus), Silvus was acquired by Motorola Solutions for $4.4B ($4.38B cash plus $20M stock, up to $600M earnout), announced May 27, 2025 and closed August 6, 2025.
Overview
- Headquarters
- Los Angeles (Westwood), CA
- Founded
- 2004
- Employees
- 46-272 (conflicting sources)
- Total funding
- Stage
- Acquired
- Status
- acquired
- Domains
- Website
- www.silvustechnologies.com
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Frequently asked
- What does Silvus Technologies do?
- Silvus Technologies makes StreamCaster MANET tactical radios used across US Army, Navy, and Air Force programs, including as the Army's Single Channel Data Radio (SCDR) Program of Record. Founded 2004 by Babak Daneshrad (UCLA EE Professor Emeritus), Silvus was acquired by Motorola Solutions for $4.4B ($4.38B cash plus $20M stock, up to $600M earnout), announced May 27, 2025 and closed August 6, 2025.
- Where is Silvus Technologies headquartered?
- Silvus Technologies is headquartered in Los Angeles (Westwood), CA and was founded in 2004.
- Does Silvus Technologies hold government contracts?
- Defense Tech Atlas links Silvus Technologies to 2 government contracts.
Sources & citations4
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Motorola Solutions to acquire Silvus Technologies for $4.4 billion (~$4.38B cash + ~$20M restricted stock, up to $600M earnout tied to performance through 2027/2028)
Motorola Solutions: Motorola Solutions to Acquire Silvus TechnologiesVerified2025-05-27 - 2
Motorola Solutions completes acquisition of Silvus Technologies, closing August 6, 2025
Motorola Solutions: Motorola Solutions Completes Acquisition of Silvus TechnologiesVerified2025-08-06 - 3
Silvus HQ at Wilshire Blvd & Veteran Ave, Westwood/LA; founded 2004; Babak Daneshrad co-founded while teaching EE at UCLA, retired Nov 2019 to run Silvus full-time; previously founded Inovonics Wireless, acquired by Roper Technologies in 2005
Los Angeles Business Journal: Silvus Grows Its Revenue, Physical FootprintVerified2023-01-23 - 4
Silvus's StreamCaster Mini 4210 is the Army's Single Channel Data Radio (SCDR) Program of Record, FY'21 and FY'22
PR Newswire: Silvus Pushes the Limits of MANET Scalability and Capacity with 559-Node Network DemonstrationVerified2022-10-11