Motorola Solutions and Verizon's public sector segment have launched an emergency communications tool that works to integrate Long-Term Evolution communications into first responders' land mobile radio platforms.

Motorola Solutions has introduced a cloud-based service to facilitate reporting by 911 callers who want to provide visual incident reports to public safety answering points. The Command Central Citizen Input service allows people  callers may send videos, audio or images that depict incidents.

Motorola Solutions has unveiled a handheld radio offering the company designed with broadband features to help firefighters transmit data and voice communications.

Jason Winkler, most recently senior vice president of finance for products and sales group at Motorola Solutions, has been promoted to executive VP and chief financial officer.

Motorola Solutions has secured certifications from the National Security Agency and NSA's partnership with the National Institute of Standards and Technology to offer an LTE device to government agencies. The company said Thursday its LEX L11 technology is compliant with the National Information Assurance Partnership's Common Criteria Certification and approved under the National Security Agency's Commercial Solutions for Classified Program.

Motorola Solutions has helped the U.S. Air Force implement security camera systems at a military installation in Bellevue, Neb., to support remote monitoring of aircraft takeoff and landing activities up to three miles away.

Motorola Solutions has released a Project 25 radio offering designed with a virtual assistant that will work to help first responders receive information in the field and operate the device through voice commands.

Motorola Solutions has invested in Chicago-based speech recognition system developer GreenKey Technologies to help the latter build up its technology, resource and deployment processes in the public safety sector.

Motorola Solutions has opened a college campus innovation center in Illinois that will help undergraduate and graduate students apply skills to technological development.

Motorola Solutions will enter its radio-based broadband service into initial commercial deployment with the Federal Communications Commission.

Mahesh Saptharishi, formerly chief technology officer of Avigilon, has been appointed to the same role at Motorola Solutions.

Motorola Solutions and Sierra Wireless have partnered to offer an LTE broadband communications service intended to help first responders communicate and share data inside vehicles while on the way to their missions.