Motorola and Ericsson will together develop next-generation push-to-talk communications for the public safety market, creating a way for traditional radio communications to integrate and extend via LTE broadband networks. The companies said Telstra will also play a leading role in the process, and that together, the companies will also collaborate on standards development.
The three parties will concept test the system in Australia and collaborate in standards forums globally to develop an industry solution that will meet the requirements of public safety users.
The partnership will bring together Ericsson’s flexible and efficient network infrastructure, Motorola’ experience in providing mission-critical communications for public safety, and Telstra’s vast network resources and expertise in defining and deploying next-generation communications standards and capabilities.
Next-generation push-to-talk is an important component of emerging LTE-based public safety agency solutions. The technology will complement the mission-critical capabilities provided by the Land Mobile Radio (LMR) networks that agencies depend on today and extend those networks to a greater number of users carrying smart phones and other devices.
New capabilities for mission-critical customers will combine traditional voice communications with more data sources including video and social media feeds. The additional information will enable public safety agencies to make better decisions on where and how to deploy their resources
