ST Electronics and Motorola Solutions to accelerate secure broadband solutions for government, enterprise

Representatives from ST Electronics and Motorola Solutions pose for a picture after the signing ceremony.

Singapore Technologies Electronics (ST Electronics) and Motorola Solutions will sign today a memorandum of understanding to co-create innovative technologies for advanced secured communications in public safety, national security and enterprise sectors.

ST Electronics is part of Singapore Technologies Engineering, a global engineering company specialising in the design, development and integration of advanced electronics and communications systems. The company brings to the partnership experience in the design and implementation of large-scale, mission-critical solutions as well as cybersecurity expertise. Motorola Solutions has over 80 years of global experience and deep domain expertise in mobilising mission-critical intelligence for the public safety and enterprise markets.

The primary focus of the partnership is to help government and enterprise organisations reach new levels of security and productivity through smarter and more secure technologies. This can range from increasing situational awareness and efficiency among first responders in the field to enabling better business-critical decisions. The collaboration will specifically accelerate the development of specialised technologies for high-security mission-critical broadband, cybersecurity solutions and purpose-built applications, all of which will be made commercially available in each company’s solution portfolio. In particular, the companies plan to collaborate on:

• Applications utilising Motorola Solutions’ Convergence Suite environment of WAVE interoperability and intelligent middleware solutions, which seamlessly link critical communications users across networks, regardless of the type of device they carry. 
• Security solutions to protect the integrity of sensitive communications, shield operational intelligence and defend against cyber threats. 
• Mission-critical public safety long-term evolution (LTE) solutions supporting both rapidly deployable solutions and large-scale implementations. 

Motorola Solutions introduced WAVE 7000 globally at the end of May for those who require high-performance push-to-talk (PTT) capabilities across broadband and land mobile radio networks.
Nationwide broadband PTT networks to augment communications networks in the public sector for public safety are a clear use case. The challenge had previously been maintaining interoperability with established networks such as land mobile radio (LMR). WAVE 7000 achieves this compatibility. LTE service providers can also use WAVE 7000 to provide a new service.

“This partnership lays an important foundation for both organisations to capitalise on our joined strength to benefit our customers. With shared global expertise and business dynamism, this partnership will create new technological frontiers with innovative solutions for the government and private sectors in the realms of cyber security and public safety," said Lee Fook Sun, President of ST Electronics.

“Together we will accelerate innovation and deliver advanced capabilities for government and enterprise organisations. By transforming operations and securely making available data both mobile and actionable, we will protect the security and stability of our cities and enable communities to thrive,” said Eduardo Conrado, EVP, Strategy and Innovation Office, Motorola Solutions.

According to Motorola, today’s public safety and enterprise environments are predominantly centred around voice communications, with the power of broadband yet to be harnessed. "We face increasingly complex threats in today’s environment, which require a more sophisticated response and information handling from public safety agencies. One of the greatest challenges is ensuring cyber security in a world of highly sensitive data that is essential to the way cities run. However these challenges can be overcome if we adopt a security-centric framework to enable enhanced monitoring and analytics. Collectively, the solutions from Motorola Solutions and ST Electronics will take advantage of new and emerging capabilities in mobile broadband technology to help public safety agencies in the region fully combine voice and data communications to create secure environments in ultimate security for a safer and more productive society. These solutions will help to increase situational awareness and safety for public safety and enterprise technology users, connecting many workers to rich, real-time information so they can dynamically interoperate and communicate with each other," said a Motorola representative.

Examples of results of the MoU could include:

 A bodyworn video camera integrated with sophisticated video analytics could identify a dangerous suspect in a large crowd. Sending and receiving multimedia data between public safety control rooms and the field, including high-resolution video, could identify hotspots around a crime scene or dangerous areas to keep the public away from.

 Purpose-built public safety applications could help officers manage an incident more safely and effectively by clearly mapping out the incident location, pinpointing nearby resources and providing secure voice communications to a wide range of responders regardless of the device they carry (including integrating two-way radio communications with users carrying smartphones and other devices.)

 An unmanned drone could also provide an aerial view of the scene as well as broadband connectivity to officers in the field so they can continue to communicate and interoperate with each other during an on-going incident.