摩托罗拉解决方案今天宣布，已经完成了对Kodiak Networks的收购，Kodiak Networks是一家推动与AT T和其他运营商合作，提供运营商集成PTT解决方案的推动，该公司过去几年中补充或更换了陆地移动无线电系统
. 摩托罗拉解决方案发言人表示，交易完成后，柯迪亚克网络将被称为“摩托罗拉解决方案公司Kodiak”
. 摩托罗拉解决方案官员公司最近季度财报电话会议上说，预计科迪亚克的收入不会今年摩托罗拉解决方案的年度盈利预测上造成实质性差异。
摩托罗拉解决方案今天宣布，已经完成了对Kodiak Networks的收购，Kodiak Networks是一家推动与AT T和其他运营商合作，提供运营商集成PTT解决方案的推动，该公司过去几年中补充或更换了陆地移动无线电（LMR）系统
摩托罗拉解决方案产品和解决方案执行副总裁BruceBruda一份准备好的声明中说：“收购Kodiak网络是构建摩托罗拉解决方案通信与协作软件套件和建立年度经常性收入流的又一步。”。“柯迪亚克的宽带PTT软件扩展了我们为移动网络运营商，特别是商业市场的产品，并补充了我们的软件和运营商能力。”
摩托罗拉解决方案发言人表示，交易完成后，柯迪亚克网络将被称为“摩托罗拉解决方案公司Kodiak”
Kodiak代表参加了3GPP标准的努力，以建立LTE的任务关键推送-通话（MCPTT）标准。不过，Brda的声明和摩托罗拉解决方案新闻稿都重申了公司的立场，即科迪亚克的产品将仅用于提供商业PTT服务，这将是摩托罗拉解决方案的使命关键波组合的“补充”
摩托罗拉系统和软件支持公司副总裁杰夫·斯帕斯（JeffSpaeth）表示，摩托罗拉解决方案计划为那些希望拥有超顶级PoC解决方案灵活性的企业提供其WAVE 5000和WAVE OnCloud解决方案，该解决方案可以利用任何商业网络，5月宣布Kodiak协议时，世卫组织与IWCE的紧急通信进行了交谈
他说，摩托罗拉解决方案的WAVE 7000平台将用于提供英国FirstNet和应急服务网络（ESN）等LTE网络上第一响应者语音所需的“高性能、以公共安全为中心”解决方案
据摩托罗拉解决方案官员介绍，WAVE 7000技术已部署中东两个未公开的网络中。WAVE 7000还计划用于南部Linc LTE系统，该系统将支持美国东南部的商业用户和关键公用事业部门的通信
公共安全界的许多人一直好奇，去年国际3GPP标准机构批准的LTE第13版中包含的任务关键推送通话（MCPTT）标准可能对美国LMR使用产生什么影响，特别是FirstNet能够部署公共安全级LTE系统的情况下
斯帕思说，摩托罗拉解决方案的WAVE 7000今天满足了MCPTT大部分功能要求，但公司预计“短期内”不会有一款能够满足MCPTT的产品。不过，摩托罗拉解决方案计划最终开发一个完全符合要求的MCPTT，其中可能包括实施柯迪亚克协议中获得的一些技术
斯帕思称，通过收购柯迪亚克，摩托罗拉解决方案将有一个解决方案，使其能够市场上竞争针对企业市场的载波集成PoC解决方案
斯帕思5月的采访中说：“PoC大便的第三条腿全是关于航母空间，特别是针对商业市场的。”。“就与承运人合作以及承运人空间特别是美洲拥有大量的存和大量的知识而言，显然科迪亚克带来了很多这样的情况。所以这有助于我们第三条腿的凳子上加强我们的供品
“柯迪亚克的商业模式是与运营商合作，并通过运营商销售一切。这是我们迄今为止没有太多的参与的一个环节。”
科迪亚克网络公司位于德克萨斯州普朗诺，是一家私人控股公司。交易条款未披露。摩托罗拉解决方案官员公司最近季度财报电话会议上说，预计科迪亚克的收入不会今年摩托罗拉解决方案的年度盈利预测上造成实质性差异。
Motorola Solutions today announced that it has completed its purchase of Kodiak Networks, the push-to-talk-over-cellular (PoC) provider that has partnered with AT T and other carriers to offer carrier-integrated PTT solutions that have complemented or replaced land-mobile-radio (LMR) systems during the past few years.
“Acquiring Kodiak Networks is another step in building Motorola Solutions’ communications and collaboration software suite and establishing annual recurring revenue streams,” Bruce Brda, Motorola Solutions’ executive vice president for products and solutions, said in a prepared statement. “Kodiak’s broadband PTT software expands our offerings for mobile network operators, especially in commercial markets, and complements our software and carrier capabilities.”
With the deal complete, Kodiak Networks will be referred to as "Kodiak, a Motorola Solutions company," according to a Motorola Solutions spokesman.
Kodiak representatives have participated in 3GPP standards efforts to establish a mission-critical-push-to-talk (MCPTT) standard for LTE. However, Brda’s statement and a Motorola Solutions press release both reiterate the company’s position that Kodiak’s offering will be used solely for offering commercial PTT services that will be “complementary” to Motorola Solutions’ mission-critical WAVE portfolio.
Motorola Solutions plans to offer its WAVE 5000 and WAVE OnCloud solutions for enterprises wanting the flexibility of an over-the-top PoC solution that can leverage any commercial network, according to Jeff Spaeth, Motorola’s corporate vice president for systems and software enablement, who spoke with when the Kodiak deal was announced in May.
Motorola Solutions’ WAVE 7000 platform will be used to deliver the “high-performance, public-safety-centric” solution needed for first-responder voice on LTE networks such as FirstNet and the Emergency Services Network (ESN) in the United Kingdom, he said.
WAVE 7000 technology has been deployed in two undisclosed networks in the Middle East, according to Motorola Solutions officials. WAVE 7000 also is slated to be used in the Southern Linc LTE system that will support commercial users and critical utilities’ communications in the southeast U.S.
Many in the public-safety community have been curious what impact the mission-critical push-to-talk (MCPTT) standard included in Release 13 of LTE—approved last year by the international 3GPP standards body—might have on LMR usage in the United States, particularly where FirstNet is able to deploy a public-safety-grade LTE system.
Motorola Solutions’ WAVE 7000 meets most of the MCPTT functional requirements today, but the company does not expect to have a product that meets the complete MCPTT “in the short-term future,” Spaeth said. However, Motorola Solutions plans to develop a fully compliant MCPTT eventually, which could include implementing some technology acquired in the Kodiak deal, he said.
By acquiring Kodiak, Motorola Solutions will have a solution that will allow it to compete in the market for carrier-integrated PoC solutions that are targeted to the enterprise market, according to Spaeth.
“The third leg of the (PoC) stool is all about the carrier space, particularly targeting the commercial markets,” Spaeth said during the May interview. “In terms of working with carriers and having a presence and a lot of knowhow in the carrier space—particularly in the Americas—obviously Kodiak brings a lot of that. So this helps us really strengthen our offerings in that third leg of the stool.
“Kodiak’s business model is partnering with the carriers and selling everything through the carriers. That’s a segment we have not had a lot of presence in to date.”
Based in Plano, Texas, Kodiak Networks is a privately held company. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Revenues from Kodiak are not expected to make a material difference in Motorola Solutions’ annual earnings estimates for this year, Motorola Solutions officials said during the company’s most recent quarterly earnings call. |
