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11th July 2005 - Motorola, Inc. announced the availability
of its commercial Push-To-Talk over Cellular (PoC) Clients
for Symbian and UIQ mobile devices. The release of Motorola
PoC Clients for both Symbian Series 60 and UIQ mobile devices
will enable operators to bring PoC services to market faster
with an extended range and choice of PoC devices, as development
time to add the new PoC feature to existing Symbian and UIQ
devices is reduced.
Motorola’s PoC Clients enable mobile device users to
experience walkie-talkie style communication with individuals
or groups of friends or colleagues. A presence-enabled phone
gives users the flexibility of mobile messaging combined with
the familiarity of voice communication. The flexible PoC Clients
are designed to work with today’s leading Symbian devices,
including handsets from different device manufacturers.
The Motorola PoC Clients have been designed with full operator
customization in mind. Motorola’s customization program
allows operators to personally brand the client using corporate
colors, logos and buddy icons. Other features, such as automatic
configuration, allow end users to start using the application
without entering a single setting. Also included are over-the-air
installation and automatic updates.
“The Motorola PoC Clients are an important addition
to Motorola’s PoC portfolio as they offer operators the
opportunity to increase take-up of Push-To-X services with
the widest possible range of handsets,” said Michael
Krutz, vice president, core networks division, Motorola Networks.
“In the coming months we plan to offer customers a series
of additional features for the Symbian Client including Push-To-
X services such as Push-To-View.”
With the additional Motorola PoC Clients, operators will
also benefit from Motorola’s proven heritage. With over
65 years experience in Push-To-Talk, including mission critical
and consumer two-way radios and now PoC, Motorola has been
at the forefront of the industry with many major Push-To-Talk
enhancements, deployments and innovations.
The Motorola PoC Clients will be distributed on a free-of-charge
basis, subject to licensing agreements.
Push-To-Talk over Cellular Defined
Push-to-Talk over Cellular is similar to a walkie-talkie experience;
it is a means of quick one-to-one or group communication. Instead
of dialling a number to start a conversation, with one push
of a button you simply go to a presence-enabled “contact
list”, where you can view which contacts are available
and select the person you want to communicate with.
You can also create group calls so everyone on your contact
list can hear your message simultaneously – just as in
a telephone conference. Instead of having to call each recipient
individually, a push of the button is all it takes to send
a message directly to an entire circle of friends or work
colleagues.
For network operators, PoC opens up a whole new realm of
voice services, as it significantly enhances telephone service.
Experience has proven that users with PoC features on their
phone tend to use their handset more, potentially providing
mobile operators with higher average revenues per user.
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