New Solution from BearCom Partner True Wireless is an Industry First
I don’t have an exclusive on superhero status here at BearCom, where we’re consistently amazed by the growing power of our technology partners. One of them is our Sprint partner, True Wireless, which...
View ArticleWireless Technology Users Were Big Winners at IWCE
The 2012 International Wireless Communications Expo (IWCE) is history, and by all accounts, wireless technology users around the world were the beneficiaries. As usual, IWCE lived up to its billing as...
View ArticleQR Codes Emerge as a New, Cost-Effective Wireless Tool
If you don’t already know what a “quick response code” (QR code) is, you soon will. These square-shaped barcodes—first introduced almost two decades ago in the automotive industry to track vehicles...
View ArticleNeed Even Better Radio Communication? There’s an App for That!
If you want to be a communications superhero, you need the very latest in wireless solutions, and you need them tailored to your needs. That’s why two-way radios can be outfitted with a myriad of...
View ArticleBearCom’s Ian Torok Answers 10 Questions on Narrowbanding
The narrowbanding mandate from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has businesses and government entities working to retool their two-way radio systems in the face of stiff penalties and a...
View ArticleMotorola Goes Around the World with New Products
Motorola Solutions representatives were in the air more than I was during May, introducing new products at events all over the world. Let’s take a virtual tour. We’ll start at Motorola Solutions’...
View ArticleBearCom’s Atlanta Branch Helps Airport Concourse Take Off
Today, I’m in Atlanta for the first of a series of interviews that will introduce you to the leaders of BearCom’s branch offices around the country and tell you about the good work they do. Here in...
View ArticleCell Phones or Two-Way Radios: Which Is Right for My Business? (Part One)
Across the business spectrum, there is intense focus these days on mobility. Companies want to arm employees with the tools needed to do more things from more places—and to do it all faster....
View ArticleVideo Surveillance Cameras Finding Work on American Farms
Flying between our Seattle and Chicago branches last week, I was over South Dakota when I noticed a most unusual—but entirely appropriate—application for video surveillance cameras: large agricultural...
View ArticleCell Phones or Two-Way Radios: Which Is Right for My Business? (Part Two)
Part One As companies evaluate their wireless communications needs, the discussion often turns to the relative merits of cell phones and two-way radios. Today, we’re continuing our own review of the...
View ArticleAre You Ready for the Nextel Network Shutdown Now Just Days Away?
They said it, we said it, now we’ll say it again: The shutdown of the Nextel National Network is happening at the end of this month. Are you ready with another wireless communication solution to...
View ArticleCell Phones or Two-Way Radios: Which Is Right for My Business? (Part Three)
Part Two When companies weigh the relative merits of cell phones and two-way radios, there’s one group that has to stay top of mind: the users. These are the people actually using the equipment, after...
View ArticleCell Phones or Two-Way Radios: Which Is Right for My Business? (Part Four)
Part Three Almost any discussion of cell phones eventually turns to apps. This smartphone platform has these cool applications and that platform has these others. Many people don’t realize that two-way...
View ArticleFor Los Angeles River Path, Council Member Puts Out a Call for Remote Call...
Sure, almost everyone has a smartphone these days, but the little jewels don’t work everywhere all the time, and there are times when we don’t carry them. Fortunately, other wireless technologies fill...
View ArticleInternet of Things Update: Motorola Solutions CTO Sees “Intelligent” Retail...
While the Internet of Things (IoT) continues to be the subject of mind-boggling projections, major companies—including our partner Motorola Solutions—are working to develop new mobile technologies that...
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