Motorola, Inc. says its MOTOTRBO™ professional digital two-way radio system is now in Australia, bringing a host of new features
Motorola, Inc. says its MOTOTRBO™ professional digital two-way radio system is now in Australia, bringing a host of new features including global positioning system (GPS) and data to radio users.
Building on the success of this platform in North America and Europe, MOTOTRBO brings to the Australian market a digital communications technology platform that combines two-way radio with digital technology to deliver increased capacity and efficiency.
MOTOTRBO supports enhanced voice communications and data applications, such as text messaging and GPS-based location services.
Additionally, MOTOTRBO is a comprehensive dual mode (analogue and digital) system including portable and mobile radios, a repeater, accessories and data applications – making it possible for businesses to easily and affordably migrate to a digital platform at their own pace.
Mining operations, transportation companies, construction sites, manufacturing facilities, private security organisations, campuses and local municipalities, and public service entities will benefit from MOTOTRBO’s operational efficiency and ability to deliver increased mobility while maintaining constant connectivity.
The addition of this platform to the company’s APCO P25 and TETRA product suites makes Motorola the only manufacturer capable of offering solutions across all digital radio standards in Australia and therefore satisfying the broad range of user requirements in the marketplace.
Gary Starr, Managing Director, Motorola Government & Public Safety, Australasia, says MOTOTRBO is designed specifically to meet the expanding needs of customers, particularly those requiring reliable business critical communications combined with the higher performance capabilities that digital technology can deliver.
“Motorola has developed its MOTOTRBO digital two-way radio system to provide voice and data capability on one device while still focusing on quality, reliability and mobility,” he says.
“What makes MOTOTRBO different is that it minimises acquisition and operating costs. In addition to a lower total cost of ownership, MOTOTRBO can operate in both analogue and digital modes, thus making it easy to integrate with legacy communication infrastructure. Customers can improve basic functionality, add new features and increase capacity at their own pace, while leveraging existing system investments.”
By leveraging Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) technology, MOTOTRBO doubles the effective capacity of a customer’s repeater channels within the 12.5KHz channel structure already utilised throughout the world.
This straightforward re-use of spectrum accommodates more users on the system within existing licensing requirements which can increase the customer’s capacity for wireless voice and data communications.
In addition, by utilising TDMA technology, the MOTOTRBO platform lets a single repeater deliver the benefits of two analogue repeaters, allowing businesses to realise up to a 50 per cent reduction in repeater costs when compared with equivalent analogue systems.
One of the biggest challenges with mobile devices has been battery life, and by cutting the call transmit time in half, using two-slot TDMA, MOTOTRBO provides a longer talk time with up to 40 per cent longer battery life than comparable analogue radios.
Battery consumption per call is dramatically reduced, enabling much longer usage time in the field between recharges.
Motorola’s Application Programming Interface (API) enables the development of customised applications by third-party developers, creating additional versatility for customers.
MOTOTRBO was designed to be a software-upgradeable platform for customers to build on their investment, adding new features as they become available.
MOTOTRBO was designed to meet the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) tier two standard, a globally recognised, approved standard for the professional two-way radio market that provides an open platform enabling multi-vendor interoperability.