"Share the Vision"

This video was made by Motorola Solutions, our premier partner in service, for a piece in the Motorola Road Show earlier this week. Chicago Communications was able to lend advice on the process of guiding customers to a system migration plan and how to implement this plan. As our Sales Director Tom Treichler says, "A lot of customers don't know they have the capability to go to the next level and it's up to us to educate them and tell the story of where they can go and show them the benefits of what they can do."

You’ve probably been hearing a good deal, lately, about a networking technology called wireless broadband. It’s a way of using high-speed radio links to provide robust Internet-like voice and data services - so-called IP-based networking, that is - within a city or metro area.

Wireless broadband has many advantages over the technology it typically replaces, a long-existing wire-based scheme known as the T1 line. The latter is typically provided by the local telephone company.  One of the most appealing advantages - especially for fire, safety, law-enforcement, and other public agencies - is that when set up properly, wireless broadband can move data much faster than a typical T1 line: Some wireless links move 300 megabits of data per second, vs. the T1’s limit of a mere 1.5 megabits per second.

   But how safe is wireless broadband? Is it more vulnerable than wired networks to outages caused by natural disasters? Is it less resistant to unauthorized users, aka hackers? Is this technology too shaky, too unreliable for use by agencies concerned with public safety?

Radio Transforms from Yesterday’s Ship-to-Shore to Today’s Smart Phones

 From telegraphs to wireless connecting people around the world radio technology has come a long way.  Amazingly wireless network data traffic has grown by about 400 percent since 2006. Yet almost 90 years ago, a ‘radio-phoning’ experimental installation on the Chicago elevated railroad produced predictions about being able to call home while in transit to ask about dinner. What once was a far-out idea is now a daily occurrence as many of us check in from the train or car on the way home from the office.

The radio and wireless communications that we know today come from roots in the military and government—still strong users leading today’s innovations.

The earliest communications used the telegraph to transmit Morse code and were used primarily for ship-to-shore and ship-to-ship communication. Proving perfect for sea-faring, wireless signals become the standard when in 1901 the U.S. Navy adopted a wireless communication system to replace visual signaling and homing pigeons.

Product Spotlight: Motorola TEAM

Wouldn't it be nice if there was a simple way to give your employees all the tools they need to do their jobs and stay in touch no matter where they are? Well, now you can! Motorola's new Total Enterprise Access and Mobility (TEAM) product enables businesses to essentially convert their desktop system into a portable, pocket-sized device that their employees can use anytime, anywhere.

 By integrating with your existing wireless LAN (WLAN) and PBX systems, the Motorola TEAM offers a single mobile platform for all of your office's voice and data services, including:

Why Go Digital? Analog vs. Digital Two-Way Radios

     The truth is that while analog radios may get the job done, they've pretty much reached their limit in terms of innovation and advancement. In fact, many organizations are already finding that they have more needs than the capabilities of analog two-way radios can deliver, and they are searching for better options to improve efficiency and performance.

      Digital radios offer users a new and exciting platform for their communications needs. Whether organizations are looking for better voice quality or integrated wireless data applications, digital radios provide the solution. Here is a list of just some of the benefits of digital radio technology:

Introduction to Narrowbanding for Two-Way Radios

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