December 2020

Floridians are no strangers to dramatic weather events such as hurricanes or floods. For over 70 years, Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) has worked with counties across the state to provide them with mission-critical communication solutions to help keep communities safe. This October, Sumter County completed a successful test of CirrusCentral Core, a cloud-based secondary core for ASTRO® 25 Project 25 (P25) land mobile radio (LMR) systems, that eliminates the need for public safety agencies to maintain a physical, in-building secondary core site. [See Motorola Solutions media release]

Making sense of rugged computer certifications & standards
An important difference between rugged mobile computers and consumer tech products is that the former are built to ruggedness standards and then tested and certified according to military and other testing procedures, whereas the latter generally aren't. But what, exactly, are all those standards and certifications? Tom Wang, who is President of Durabook Americas, published an excellent article about it all in Utility Products. [Read Making sense of rugged computer certifications & standards] -- Posted Monday, December 14, 2020

Verizon and Motorola Solutions bring interoperable broadband communications to public safety
Verizon Public Sector and Motorola Solutions today announce Group First Response, a mission-critical push-to-talk solution that leverages LTE to enable first responders to communicate seamlessly via voice, data and video across a variety of devices — improving situational awareness and operational efficiency. Group First Response can be integrated with land mobile radio (LMR) systems, extending interoperable push-to-talk communications to public safety users without radios or outside coverage areas.[See Motorola Solutions media release] -- Posted Tuesday, December 8, 2020

Qualcomm redefines premium at Snapdragon Tech Summit Digital 2020
During the first day of the Snapdragon Tech Summit Digital, Qualcomm Incorporated President, Cristiano Amon took the virtual stage with global industry leaders to highlight the critical role Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 8-Series mobile platforms have played to drive experiences forward for the next generation of devices. Qualcomm Technologies' innovation in the premium tier, coupled with the evolution of 5G, is accelerating and continuing to redefine immersive consumer experiences. The proliferation of these premium tier experiences has and will continue to enrich the lives of billions of smartphone users around the world. [See Qualcomm media release] -- Posted Wednesday, December 2, 2020