SCHAUMBURG, USA: The Motorola Solutions business of mobile handset maker Motorola and network equipment vendor Ericsson entered into an agreement to develop public safety communication equipment using the fourth generation technology, LTE. 

LTE mobile broadband technology will allow Motorola to provide communications capabilities for public safety with real-time information sharing between an integrated multimedia command centre and a collaborative portfolio of rugged radios, in-vehicle terminals, and handheld LTE data devices.

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Combined with Motorola’s public safety optimized LTE core and interoperability platform, Ericsson will provide its LTE access equipment as well as parts of its packet core and related services to deliver broadband multimedia services to public safety.

Bob Schassler, senior vice president, worldwide radio solutions, Motorola, said: “As we implement our comprehensive next generation solutions, Ericsson will be a valuable partner for the delivery of LTE technology to our public safety customers.”

“High speed mobile broadband and LTE based technology provide new opportunities for the public safety sector," says Ulf Ewaldsson, VP and head, Radio networks, Ericsson. "4G enables a number of new applications and video communication from the site of accident to the communication central.  Improved situation awareness empowers efficient decisions, secure assets and property and may in the end, save lives."