Hytera could pay a fine of up to $60 million at sentencing in November. The Shenzhen, China-based company was previously ordered to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in damages in a lawsuit Motorola Solutions filed for stealing trade secrets.

Hytera Communications Corp. admitted to recruiting and hiring former Motorola Solutions employees and directing them to steal digital mobile radio technology.

Hytera Communications Corporation Limited has entered a felony guilty plea and executed a plea agreement to address the U.S. Department of Justice’s criminal prosecution of Hytera for misappropriation and theft of confidential trade secrets and proprietary information belonging to Motorola Solutions.

Chinese two-way-radio company Hytera Communications, whose products are sold in Australia, has admitted conspiring to steal walkie-talkie-related trade secrets from US-headquartered Motorola Solutions.

A Chinese company pleaded guilty in federal court on Monday to stealing technology from Chicago-based Motorola Solutions.

A Chinese telecommunications company has admitted in federal court in Chicago that it conspired to steal digital mobile

Chinese telecommunications company Hytera Communications has pleaded guilty in Illinois federal court to stealing Motorola Solutions trade secrets covering digital mobile radio technology, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Chicago said on Tuesday.

The telecommunications company could face a fine of up to $60 million for stealing walkie talkie-related trade secrets.