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Motorola Speakers Showcase Public Safety Communications Expertise on 15 Panels at IWCELAS VEGAS, March 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Motorola, Inc. will be well represented this week at the International Wireless Communications Expo (IWCE) with experts on 15 panels discussing key public safety topics including narrowbanding, mesh networks, Project 25 Phase 2 TDMA and TV White Space. The slate of speakers highlights Motorola's public safety communications' expertise and is helping to drive a significant presence at IWCE. Motorola is also launching several new products and solutions at IWCE (Booth #1001) that showcase a broad portfolio for public safety and professional and commercial communications. Motorola Expertise and Thought Leadership at the Show Motorola's leadership and innovation in wireless and broadband communications for public safety will be fully on display at IWCE with a lineup of speakers and panelists throughout the show: Monday, March 16: -- 1 to 5 p.m.: Narrowbanding 101; Al Ittner, Motorola senior manager, spectrum and regulatory strategy, and president, Land Mobile Communications Council; discussing technical aspects of narrowbanding. Tuesday, March 17: -- 8 a.m. to noon: Mesh Networks 101; Mark Hafferty, Motorola staff technical training instructor; providing basic understanding of mesh networks, its uses and suitability for some major applications. -- 8 a.m. to noon: Project 25 101: The Basics; Larry Nyberg, Motorola standards strategy director; reviewing P25 features and functions, procuring standardized systems and introducing new technologies. -- 1 to 5 p.m.: Project 25 201: Advanced Topics; Andy Davis, Motorola senior resource manager, P25 engineering support; and Samantha Hood, Motorola market planning and strategy consultant; providing advanced understanding of how P25 technologies are used to build radio systems. Wednesday, March 18: -- 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.: P25 Phase 2 TMDA: Next Generation Open Standard Digital Mobile Radio; Andy Davis, Motorola senior resource manager, P25 engineering support; providing tools for Phase 2 TDMA migration, discussing system replacements and new systems. -- 3 to 4:15 p.m.: Establishing Secure, Interoperable and Deployable Wireless Networks During and After an Incident; Chip Yager, Motorola director, operations, mesh networks product group; discussing network options for seamless incident command between responding agencies. -- 4:30 to 5:45 p.m.: The Benefits and Security of Mobile Voice over IP for the Enterprise; Don Hausman, Jr., Motorola senior manager, product marketing, mobile office; discussing emerging mobile VoIP trends and exploring security challenges compromising IP-based communications. -- 4:30 to 5:45 p.m.: Migrating to 6.25 kHz by 2011; Al Ittner, Motorola senior manager, spectrum and regulatory strategy, and president, Land Mobile Communications Council; reviewing methods by which 6.25 KHz equivalency can be met by 2011. Thursday, March 19: -- 8:30 to 10 a.m.: Point/Counterpoint: IP for Mission Critical Communications - What Works and What Doesn't; Chuck Jackson, Motorola vice president and director, system operations; debating the use of IP in mission critical communications, discussing what wireless communications can do to make user's work and life safer and better. -- 10 to 11:10 a.m.: Digital Radios for Firefighters: The Impact of New Technology; Mike Petersen, Motorola director of engineering; discussing the impact of a new technology once it is already in use. -- 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: P25 Compliance Assessment Program: Assistance with Your Migration to P25; Samantha Hood, Motorola market planning and strategy consultant; exploring the Department of Homeland Security Compliance Assessment Program and using it to help select approved equipment for P25 migration and to apply for grant money. -- 1 to 2:30 p.m.: TETRA and P25: An Open Discussion; Chuck Jackson, Motorola vice president and director, system operations; discussing how TETRA and P25 differ, are similar and how organizations can decide what is best for its needs. -- 4:15 to 5:30 p.m.: Myths and Realities of Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC); Stu Overby, Motorola senior director, global spectrum strategy; examining FMC architectures and their strengths, weaknesses. Friday, March 20: -- 10 to 11 a.m.: Best Practices for Coordinating Licenses for New Narrow Band Technologies; David Eierman, Motorola principal staff engineer; updating progress of 90.187 rewrite, frequency coordination of 6.25 kHz frequencies and movements to acquire some 900 MHz spectrum. -- 11:10 a.m. to 12:10 p.m.: Licensed vs. Unlicensed - TV White Space Opportunities; Stu Overby, Motorola senior director, global spectrum strategy; summarizing FCC rules, discussing how incumbent land mobile operations, television and wireless microphones are protected and addressing potential broadband TV White Space opportunities. Motorola Innovation on Display at IWCE (Booth #1001) Motorola's public safety portfolio is expanding this week with the launch at IWCE of a single site Project 25 (P25) voice system, a portable radio battery reader and a dual-unit charger for Motorola's APX(TM) multi-band portable radio, enhanced mobile computing features and a resource location solution. Motorola is adding to its proven and cost-effective Wireless Broadband portfolio with the Fixed Point-to-Point (PTP) 49600 series wireless Ethernet bridge and the Fixed Point-to-Multipoint (PMP) 49400 series wireless network access solution. Motorola is also announcing new features - Capacity Plus single-site trunking and IP Site Connect - for its MOTOTRBO(TM) digital two-way radio system and the launch of CP185, its newest Commercial Portable Two-Way Radio. In another announcement highlighted this week at IWCE, the Government of Quebec awarded Motorola a five-year service agreement to Motorola Services in Canada for the maintenance of the Reseau national integre de radiocommunication (RENIR). The RENIR network consists of three zones and 130 sites with multiple dispatch operations centers providing communications to the Province of Quebec public safety and public services organizations. About Motorola Motorola is known around the world for innovation in communications and is focused on advancing the way the world connects. From broadband communications infrastructure, enterprise mobility and public safety solutions to high-definition video and mobile devices, Motorola is leading the next wave of innovations that enable people, enterprises and governments to be more connected and more mobile. Motorola had sales of US $30.1 billion in 2008. For more information, please visit http://www.motorola.com/. Media Contact: Steve Gorecki Motorola, Inc. + 1 847-538-0368 [email protected] MOTOROLA and the stylized MLogo are registered in the US Patent&Trademark Office. All other productor service names are the property of their respective owners. (C) Motorola, Inc.2009. All rights reserved. Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020307/MOTLOGOhttp://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020415/MOTNOTAGLOGOhttp://photoarchive.ap.org/PRN Photo Desk, [email protected] Motorola, Inc. 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