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NexGen City handset mixes VoIP, P2T
NexGen City has developed a voice-over-IP radio handset with push-to-talk (P2T) and personal digital assistant features that can be used with the company's NexLink wireless broadband mobile mesh networks. Testing of the NexPaq personal communicator for first responders is underway, with the product planned for availability in the fourth quarter, according to the company. The NexPaq communicator is the industry's first handset designed to deliver VoIP traffic with P2T over a mesh network, the company said. Powered by an Intel 400 MHz microprocessor, the NexPaq communicator uses the Linux operating system and includes a backlit display, keypad, cursor controls, and programmable multi-function keys. The radio has an emergency call button, a channel selection switch and volume control.
Motorola to incorporate Padcom roaming solution
Motorola has announced it would use Padcom's TotalRoam solution to integrate Motorola's advanced private voice and data networks with public wide area and local area wireless networks. Using the TotalRoam solution, a vehicle equipped with a mobile computer or a worker using a laptop is able to maintain wireless data communications across different networks with minimal user intervention, Motorola said. For example, a police car that uses Motorola's private data system as its primary network may drive within range of the department's Wi-Fi infrastructure; using TotalRoam, data communication will automatically and securely switch to the higher-speed network, allowing the officer to take advantage of the increased bandwidth to enable advanced applications and to support faster updates to local data in the vehicle. When the vehicle leaves Wi-Fi coverage, network service will automatically return to the primary Motorola network. The solution also enables switching between...