Motorola Solutions has rolled out three products the company designed to help first responders communicate via land-mobile radio and long-term evolution networks. LEX L11 is designed to support global broadband networks such as the country’s future emergency broadband network FirstNet, Motorola said Wednesday. The LTE device works in conjunction with the APX 8500HP portable radio technology and Capture Mobile […] More

Troy Mattern, a more than 20-year U.S. Marine Corps veteran and former vice president of cybersecurity at Zurich Insurance, has been named head of cybersecurity for products and services at Motorola Solutions. Mattern will oversee a team of leaders on risk assessment, cybersecurity strategy and prioritization aspects across the company’s networks, devices, software and services, […] More

Motorola Solutions will provide software, mobile applications and related services in support of AT&T’s efforts to build a national public safety broadband network for first responders. AT&T secured a potential $6.5 billion contract from the First Responder Network Authority in March and teamed up with Motorola and three other companies to work on the national broadband network project. […] More

Former EMC Chairman and CEO Joe Tucci has been elected to the board of directors at communications technology and services provider Motorola Solutions. He currently serves as co-CEO and co-chairman of GTY Technology Holdings and previously held leadership positions at Wang Global and Unisys‘ information systems business, Motorola said Monday. Tucci has led EMC and its market expansion initiatives […] More

Motorola Solutions and RapidSOS have partnered in an effort to provide precise location information for U.S. 9-1-1 calls made through smartphones. RapidSOS will deliver location information through Motorola’s Emergency CallWorks CallStation software which works to support emergency call-taking and mapping, Motorola said Wednesday. Both companies also plan to offer location data to first responders in the field via Motorola’s suite of public safety mobile […] More

Motorola Solutions will launch a suite of mobile applications designed to help public safety personnel communicate and collaborate with each other. The company said Tuesday the portfolio comprises the Messaging, Mapping, WAVE and Telephony apps. Messaging is designed to help first responders share text messages and photos to individuals or talk groups across smartphones and two-way radios. Mapping will work to identify nearby […] More

RapidSOS and Motorola Solutions have partnered in an effort to increase the amount of data available to public safety agencies and first responders as well as provide information that can aid response times and emergency outcomes. Both companies aim to establish an end-to-end emergency data connectivity network that will work to collect third-party data from connected devices and flow through […] More

Motorola Solutions has acquired a unified communications platform and related integrated communications control system products from Cyfas Systems to expand smart public safety offerings for U.K. customers. Motorola said Thursday the Mobile Assets Communications System will support the development of a new ICSS deployment model that will work to help customers move from a hardware-centric delivery system to […] More

The U.S. Navy has awarded a $20.5 million contract option to Motorola Solutions for life cycle sustainment work on the military branch’s enterprise land and mobile radio systems. Motorola Solutions will provide radio equipment preventive maintenance, asset and configuration management, password management and software update installation services for the Naval Facilities Engineering Command’s Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection Ashore Program, the Defense Department said Thursday. The company will also […] More

Motorola Solutions has received a potential five-year, $9.1 million contract to install and maintain land mobile radio systems at two NASA-run facilities. NASA said Friday the firm-fixed-price contract has a base term of one year and four option years worth approximately $1.8 million and contains indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity components valued at approximately $7.3 million. The company will field and […] More

Motorola Solutions will demonstrate a virtual command center proof of concept Monday and Tuesday at the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials 2016 in Orlando, Florida. The company said Wednesday its virtual public safety command center will showcase  Eyefluence‘s eye-interaction technology — a venture capital investment of Motorola Solutions. Motorola Solutions will also launch its APX 8500 P25 all-band […] More

Motorola Solutions deployed its communication systems in an effort to facilitate communication among public agency officials during the inaugural events held at the Panama Canal’s Pacific and Atlantic locks to mark the waterway’s expansion. At least 11,500 public officers from 20 agencies used Motorola’s ASTRO 25 and TETRA radio platforms to transmit voice and data communications, the company said […] More