Airwave was acquired by Motorola Solutions in February 2016 and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary.

[10] On 19 February 2016 Motorola Solutions announced it completed its acquisition of Airwave,[11] During the 2011 England riots, several police officers experienced "significant difficulties" with the Airwave equipment and were forced to use their own personal mobile phones to coordinate strategy during the riots.

"[12][13] On 27 January 2009, the organizing committee for the 2012 Summer Olympics confirmed that Airwave would provide private radio service for all venues during the Games using its Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) but with a new and independent communications infrastructure separate from the public safety infrastructure.

The switch was intended to begin in 2017 and be completed in 2019 before the existing Airwave contract was set to expire.

In June 2022, a procurement request was issued for up to three suppliers of TETRA Encryption Algorithm 2 radio devices, and other maintenance services.