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Motorola Solutions Acquires Twisted Pair

Defense Daily Staff

Friday, January 3rd, 2014

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Motorola Solutions Acquires Twisted Pair

Twisted Pair's WAVE software is used on a smartphone to created a push-to-talk broadband network. Photo: Twisted Pair.

Motorola Solutions, Inc. [MSI] said on Thursday that it has acquired Twisted Pair Solutions, a Seattle-based company specializing in communications software that connect networks in real-time, in any location. Twisted Pair is known for its WAVE software, which can integrate smartphones, tablets or computers into a secure broadband network for seamless voice, text and location communication. WAVE performs two basic functions: connecting diverse Land Mobile Radio (LMR) systems and extending LMR to mobile devices. This gives users push-to-talk capabilities via…

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