Introducing The Motorola MOTOTRBO™ ION Smart Radio

Blog: Introducing the MOTOTRBO™ ION from Motorola Solutions Published: 29/03/2021

INTRODUCING THE MOTOTRBO™ ION

Businesses today run on both voice and data, but what happens when your devices can only access one of them? The answer is that your business is not running optimally, and that’s where MOTOTRBO™ steps in.

The Motorola Solutions MOTOTRBO™ ION smart radio is the first business-ready communication device to have always-on voice and broadband data capabilities. ION utilises the many benefits of instant PTT (push-to-talk) functionality, mainly the ability to connect to multiple people instantly.

The ION has an open app ecosystem using the android platform and access to Motorola Solutions unified technology ecosystem. The ION brings everything together in one device – Video Security, Analytics, Best-in-Class Network Security, Smart Virtual Assistant, and the list goes on.

What’s more, with the MOTOTRBO™ ION, your business stays connected across networks and devices, so business-critical data and workflows become unified and simplified, meaning your workforce is always at its best!

MOTOTRBO™ ION APPS

APPS ARE ON

MOTOTRBO™ ION gives you full multimedia capabilities on an Android platform with an open app ecosystem. The intuitive touchscreen lets you view high-resolution images and the integrated camera lets you not only send photos and videos, but also stream them.

With MOTOTRBO™ ION, the apps your business needs, such as ticketing, scanning, searching, collaborating and more, are ALL-ON. Plus ION gives users access to the Motorola Solutions unified technology ecosystem so you can turn on new intelligence capabilities like Smart Virtual Assistant.

MOTOTRBO™ ION DEPENDABILITY

DEPENDABILITY IS ON

MOTOTRBO™ ION is designed for dependability and ease of use in any environment. The pristine audio quality lets you hear and be heard when it matters most. Ultra-strong materials, including a rugged touchscreen, are used both inside and outside for outstanding impact resilience. Its long battery life means you stay connected at all times, while the user interface, design and engineering (like the redesigned antenna), all come together to create a device you can DEPEND ON to work when you need it to – no matter what!

MOTOTRBO™ ION CONNECTIVITY

CONNECTIVITY IS ON

MOTOTRBO™ ION is a dedicated PTT device that’s built to keep your workforce connected anywhere you do business. You can seamlessly communicate through voice and data, over public and private networks. ION supports interoperability with WAVE (PTT over broadband), LMR and LTE as it automatically switches to broadband when you roam beyond the coverage of your radio system. So with MOTOTRBO™ ION, your connectivity is ALWAYS-ON when you need it most.

MOTOTRBO™ ION UPTIME

UPTIME IS ON

MOTOTRBO™ ION’s revolutionary user experience lets you deploy your radios faster and keep them in the field longer. With cloud-based configuration and provisioning, remote updates and real-time device monitoring, you can deploy and maintain your ION fleet with minimal touch and downtime. This means that your IT team spends less time managing devices, and your workforce can spend more time ON-POINT and ON-TASK.

MOTOTRBO™ ION SECURITY

SECURITY IS ON

MOTOTRBO™ ION helps protect you from cyber-threats. A defence-in-depth approach provides multiple layers of security to help prevent unauthorised device access and malicious activity, safeguarding your critical data. With the highest level of device and network security, combined with real-time threat monitoring, ION lets you use data and Android apps with confidence, even on Public Networks. The ION device also supports Bluetooth® 5.0; in short, ION SECURITY IS ON.

MOTOTRBO™ ION AUDIO HIGHLIGHTS

One of the unquestionable assets of the Motorola Solutions ION is its exceptional audio. With is dual-microphone noise cancelling, audio is clear even in a high-noise environment. Added to that there’s the Wind Noise Suppressor, which automatically switches to Speaker-as-Mic when you are talking in windy settings, so you always get a reliable, intelligible voice. What’s more, the Automatic Acoustic Feedback Suppressor makes sure that communication can occur when two radios are near each other, without compromising the audio quality. The speaker comes with an increased crest factor, which translates into a further improvement in speaker intelligibility.

MOTOTRBO™ ION SMARTTOUCH APPS

The SmartTouch app provides a natural interface that prioritises simplicity, clarity, and speed. It’s a smooth and seamless widget that can be easily customised to suit different customers’ needs. It has been designed with both ruggedness and glove use in mind, so no problems should arise when using the app in demanding environments.

MOTOTRBO™ ION SMARTTOUCH APPS

MOTOTRBO™ ION RADIOCENTRAL

WHY CLOUD IS BETTER

Another application that can be used with the Motorola Solutions MOTOTRBO™ ION is RadioCentral, which is a cloud-based radio management software. All you need to run it, thanks to its simplified deployment, is a standard-specification laptop that runs a front-end client connecting to the RadioCentral cloud platform. By using RadioCentral, customers greatly reduce the costs of operation, as no additional PC hardware is required.

MOTOTRBO™ ION AVIGILON INTEGRATION

Avigilon is another app that ION can utilise. This surveillance solution allows users to set automatic triggers to devices, also as text alerts. Thanks to the Avigilon integration, it is also possible to access video feeds from cameras straight from the device.

Key Customer Values:

Automatic trigger of events to devices
Event triggers to devices as text alerts
Automatic video feed from camera to device
Live stream of video from devices to central dispatch consoles

MOTOTRBO™ ION SCANDIT INTEGRATION

For the transportation and logistics market, ION can be integrated with Scandit, the barcode scanning application. This brings speed and the ability to read challenging codes and different angles and distances to the table. It enables smooth scanning even in low-light environments, and scanning 1D and 2D code types.

Key Customer Values:

Speed – Faster decoding
Tough Codes – Damaged, tiny, curved
Orientation – Scanning from wide angles
Distance – Scanning from longer distances
Ambient Light – Scanning in low light
Code types – Both 1D & 2D (1D – UPC, EAN, ITF, ISBN & 2D – QR, DataMatrix)

MOTOTRBO™ ION ANDROID APPLICATION PLATFORM

ION is a Google-Mobile-Services certified device, so it can run all of the most common Google Applications, Gmail, Drive, Photos etc. Apart from GMS, ION also supports Android Enterprise apps.

Google Mobile Services Certified:

Access to all standard Google apps
Google Play Protect

Android Enterprise:

Managed Device – Work and personal profiles/ apps on the same device
Support for multiple third-party Mobile Device Management solutions
Managed Google Play Store public and private apps
Support for multiple bulk enrolment methods

MOTOTRBO™ ION APPLICATION DEVELOPER PROGRAM

The Application Developer Program allows users to develop their own tools and apps, and then to install them on the ION radio. It is typically intended for Business-to-Business professionals and enables customers, customer-nominated vendors, and independent software vendors to make complementary solutions. ADP is provided with the Application Developer Kit, various development tools and access to Test Laboratories, all with the support of Motorola Solutions.

MOTOTRBO™ ION VOICE CONTROL

Voice Control, which can be programmed on multiple buttons for easy access, allows users to change radio settings and acquire radio information by using voice commands. Thanks to the quality of the ION’s speaker, the voice is always clear, crisp and intelligible.

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