Page 9 - Australian Defence Magazine May 2022

ADVERTORIAL
THE MISSION-CRITICAL ECOSYSTEM
BY
Interoperability is crucial to modern military operations. From de- ployments in the Middle East to naval exercises in the Indo-Pa- cific, the Australian Defence Force must work and communicate effectively and smoothly with a range of coalition partners.
Closer to home, interoperability is also critical to humanitar- ian and disaster relief (HADR) operations. Bushfire and flood responses within Australia require the ADF to communicate effectively with emergency services such as the NSW Rural Fire Service, the Victorian Country Fire Authority, and support personnel from nations such as Papua New Guinea, New Zea- land and Fiji.
To achieve true interoperability, organisations must also be able to exercise sovereignty over their own communications. The ADF must be able to decide who to communicate with, when to communicate with them, and how.
At Motorola Solutions, these principles are at the heart of what we do. Founded on customer-centred research and de- velopment and reinforced with almost 100 years of mission-crit- ical expertise, our public safety ecosystem unifies radio and broadband communications, intelligently captures and analy- ses video and integrates software solutions, end-to-end.
Motorola Solutions’ mission critical single and multi-band radios are capable of integrating with any other LMR/LTE net- works using P25/TETRA and/or DMR standards, eliminating interoperability issues with State and Federal emergency ser- vices when assistance to the civil community is required or during humanitarian relief programs.
In addition, our equipment is not ITAR controlled, which means our radios can be provided to our Indo-Pacific partners and South West Pacific neighbours. These are the principles of interoperability and sovereignty, working hand-in-hand.
Our local pedigree and our exacting standards in service delivery are exemplified in our long term managed service contracts with various Australian Federal and State gov- ernment agencies, through which we operate and maintain
proven, mission-critical emergency services communica- tions systems.
Our parallel experience in command, control and com- munications (C3) with these agencies and the mining sector translate perfectly to non-battlefield defence applications: our array of solutions integrate into modern C3 operations utilising existing wired or cellular networks or standards based radio infrastructure to deliver the right technology to soldiers. This makes C3 an embedded capability using solutions such as mission critical radio, broadband PTT or video surveillance.
In Australia and New Zealand, we employ 450+ specialists: our solution architects, system engineers, designers, project managers, solution sales experts and technical support staff are experts in implementing and supporting every type of large scale or specialised communication system in this region.
We spend approximately US$732 million on research and development annually, which demonstrates our commitment to designing the next generation of public safety and security. Our mission is to continuously innovate so frontline workers and the community are safer every day.
Moreover, we believe that security needs to be built into the foundation of each solution and injected at every phase of development. At every point there are fundamental security activities that must be incorporated, regardless of how the product is developed, or where the development takes place around the world.
The challenges in front of the ADF are complex, diverse and multi-layered. A seamless, interoperable and sovereign C3 capability is increasingly critical to mission success. From soldiers working in com- munities affected by natural disaster, to multi-organisation communication within or between national borders: Motorola Solu- tions is ready.
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