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March 26, 2014The wireless industry takes its latest technologies to the International Wireless Communications Expo (IWCE), and this year was no exception as Motorola Solutions and Icom America both arrived in Las Vegas with new products. Motorola Solutions used IWCE, the wireless industry's largest annual gathering, to announce the introduction of its APX1000 and APX4000XE portable radios, as well as the mobile APX Dual radio. That brings to 13 the number of Astro 25 radios in the APX portfolio. The Motorola APX1000 is a smaller, more affordable portable radio intended for use by workers in utilities, public works, and smaller public safety organizations. Its P25 TDMA capabilities open the door to advanced features and extended battery life. The Motorola APX4000XE is intended for public safety agencies seeking a cost-effective portable that will perform
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November 05, 2013The latest news on the machine-to-machine (M2M) industry points to even faster growth in M2M and identifies the business sectors that stand to be most impacted. Strategy Analytics says M2M will grow from $45 billion in annual revenue in 2013 to an amazing $242 billion in 2022. The report's author, Andrew Brown, was quoted by M2M World News as saying, "Healthcare, consumer electronics, utilities, and vehicles are areas that will see major revenue growth, through the driving out of inefficiency in existing processes, as well as the creation of new service opportunities. The growth in providers of regulatory compliant NOCs (network operation centers), investment from industrial giants like GE, and growth in the number of 'big data,' system
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February 26, 2013BearCom typically sends a large contingent to Motorola Solutions' annual Channel Partner Expo (CPE), and this year was no exception, as about 40 of us traveled to Las Vegas for three days of meetings, motivation, and some world-class recognition for BearCom. Some 3,000 people from 800-plus Motorola Solutions dealerships attended this year's CPE, held February 17-19 at the Aria Resort & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip. The general sessions on Monday and Tuesday mornings featured keynote speakers, with the afternoons devoted to smaller breakout sessions on a variety of topics, such as business leadership, marketing, public relations, and sales to government agencies, utilities, healthcare providers,