By Alan M. Petrillo
Motorola Solutions has brought out its newest radio for firefighters, the APX NEXT™ XN, part of its APX NEXT portfolio of next generation Project 25 (P25) radios that incorporate data applications for enhanced situational awareness.
Jon Touvannas, director of product management for Motorola Solutions, says the company conducts extensive research with firefighters, learning about the extreme heat, little visibility, and deafening noise they face in emergency situations, and designs radios to meet their unique needs. Touvannas notes that like Motorola’s APX NEXT XE radio, the APX NEXT XN “combines mission-critical communications with broadband applications that provide essential information to help firefighters respond to an emergency.”
Motorola Solutions has introduced the APX NEXT™ XN fire radio that’s designed to withstand new extreme heat and immersion standards. (Photos 1-2 courtesy of Motorola Solutions.)The radio includes interactive maps with firefighter locations to coordinate response, multimedia messaging to share pictures and videos, GPS location information that updates every few seconds to enhance firefighter safety, and features ViQi™ Voice Control, which enables users to control their radio through simple and intuitive voice command.
Scott Alazraki, senior manager of product planning for Motorola Solutions, points out that the APX NEXT XN passes several specific tests for heat and water immersion. “The radio was heated to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (F) for 15 minutes, and then immersed in five feet of water at room temperature for 15 minutes,” Alazraki says. “The test was then repeated six times, and then the radio was examined for quality levels of speech and levels of radio operation, which it surpassed.”
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