Twenty-six organizations and alliances in the US with active interests in private and shared cellular for enterprise usage have jointly written to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to hail the “success” of the Citizens Broadband Radio...
Actility said that the gateway is fully configurable and manageable from the standard ThingPark Enterprise console
French IoT specialist Actility has announced the integration of Motorola Solutions’ MC-EDGE Intelligent Gateway into its ThingPark platform with the aim of simplifying and acceleratinp the deployment of low-power,...
GlobalFoundries manufactures silicon-germanium chips for Motorola’s public safety, professional and commercial radios
To safeguard the supply of chip solutions needed for its radios, Motorola Solutions has entered a long-term agreement with GlobalFoundries (GF), which manufactures silicon-germanium (SiGe) chips for Motorola’s public safety, professional and commercial...
Private networking firm Anterix, holder of the largest share of 900 MHz spectrum in the US, has signed twin deals with Nokia and Motorola Solutions to combine its ‘beach-front’ spectrum with their different private LTE radio and core networking offerings for US utilities.
It said...
Motorola Solutions has acquired law enforcement application company Callyo for an undisclosed sum, adding cloud-based apps to its mobile public safety tech portfolio.
Callyo has two application suites: 10-21, focused on communications between first responders and citizens, and Callyo, which offers tools for digital evidence...
Venture capital-backed systems integrator and major Motorola Solutions channel partner Mobile Communications America has acquired a fellow Motorola Solutions partner and wireless integrator, Crosspoint Communications.
MCA, one of Motorola Solutions' largest channel partners in the U.S. has been making a number of such acquisitions over...
A number of new infrastructure products have been announced with support for the Citizens Broadband Radio Service spectrum at 3.5 GHz, as the industry prepares for commercialization of the band and network launches expected early next year.
Motorola Solutions launched a new offering for private...
Motorola Solutions continues to expand public safety services and software portfolio
In its second recent acquisition, Motorola Solutions is picking up voice-over-IP dispatch provider Avtec for an undisclosed sum.
South Carolina-based Avtec offers "business critical" VoIP dispatch services over both Land Mobile Radio and broadband...
Incoming 5G technologies will put industrial applications front and centre, and enable new functionalities in critical communications, according to IHS Markit.
The research house told Enterprise IoT Insights at Critical Communications World (CCW) in Berlin last week 5G will impact industrial space in the way...
Project 25, or P25, is a technology for digital two-way radio communications for public safety and other public agencies, security and some commercial users. Here is a rundown of basics on P25 technology:
What is P25?
Project 25, or P25, is the standard developed starting in...
Europe’s incoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) could take public safety companies by surprise, and even force them to shut down. This was the view, as technology companies at Critical Communications World (CCW) in Berlin showed facial recognition technology (FRT) and biometric solutions for...
The role of the internet of things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) in public safety technologies is increasing, but two-way private (PMR) or land mobile radio system (LMRS) based communications remains the go-to technology for emergency services, said Motorola Solutions chief technology officer Paul...
After hanging in limbo over a bidding dispute, we're now one month into the public-private partnership between AT&T and FirstNet that will see the U.S. carrier spend more than $40 billion to construct a nationwide LTE network dedicated to use by first responders.
According to...
5 things to know today in mobile and wireless ...
1. Consumers say T-Mobile US is the best nationwide wireless carrier. The latest Consumer Reports survey puts the "uncarrier" ahead of Verizon Wireless, AT&T Mobility and Sprint, but behind U.S. Cellular, Virgin Mobile and Jitterbug....
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--Motorola Solutions announced a new indoor location platform for mobile marketing that integrates both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Smart, instead of separate platforms for the two technologies.
The MPact Platform for Mobile Marketing has three levels of location services: presence, zone and position that "pinpoint the exact...
The First Responders Network Authority is on the path of a strategic roadmap to build a national wireless network for first responders.
FirstNet's board met earlier this month and has voted to proceed on its preliminary strategic roadmap for that network, which is aimed at...
Motorola Solutions (MSI) reported a solid quarter with an increase in government revenue, but the company's stock took a fall due to warnings on its guidance for the first quarter.
Fourth quarter sales for the company, which focuses on networks and rugged devices for public...
Motorola Solutions announced a new push-to-talk application for public safety at this week's International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) conference that expands the reach of P25 networks to smartphones.
The new app, which will initially launch on Android devices in December, allows smartphone users...
Public safety continues to advance its use of wireless technology, as evidenced by announcements coming out of this week's Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials conference.
Motorola Solutions introduced several new products, including launching Android's Jelly Bean operating system on its LEX 700 handheld device for public...
While analysts debate the causes and cures for tepid job growth in America, wireless service providers and infrastructure companies are busy with their own plans for job growth. AT&T is trying to hire 100 new engineers a year, according to David Brandvold, vice president...
Motorola Solutions latest bet is on a new class of hands-free enterprise mobile computers that use advanced voice recognition, head gestures and video streaming to navigate applications to access business-critical documents and schematics. With the so-called HC1, Motorola Solutions aims to redefine how work gets...
While many Americans are struggling to keep or hold their jobs, those with the right training have their pick of positions with carriers racing to roll out LTE networks, infrastructure companies building those networks, and manufacturers competing to be first with devices that leverage...
In about a week, Motorola Solutions made two announcements that underscore the company’s embrace of cloud-based technology. New enterprise-grade WLAN service management capabilities will now be delivered via the cloud. The company also introduced a modular Wi-Fi Access Point (AP) that allows hardware snap-in...
