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Motorola LEX755 Mission Critical Handheld wins Reader’s Choice Award from the German publication Funkschau Author: Susanne Stier

Created Dec 05 2014, 6:00 AM by Paul Jeffs

Motorola Solutions’ LEX755 Mission Critical Handheld won this year´s Funkschau magazine’s Reader’s Choice Award in the professional radio category. The outstanding functionality of the Motorola LEX755 has been acknowledged by Funkschau readers, and – once again after 2013 – they have selected a Motorola Solutions two-way radio in first place of the Reader’s Choice Awards.

The Funkschau readers award recognises the uniquenesss of the Motorola LEX755 LTE device, which provides mission critical users with a future-leading, unique set functionalities including exceptional broadband connectivity. Based on the Advanced Security Enhanced (SE) version of the Android operating system, the LEX755 offers a secure, robust and flexible platform for multimedia-rich solutions and can be equipped with applications like unified push-to-talk, real-time video intelligence, and electronic forms for query and incident monitoring. With a rugged form factor, powerful data applications and a quick-response user interface, it provides always-on mission-critical user experience to improve situational awareness for fire departments, police, emergency services and organisations supporting critical infrastructure. The Motorola LEX755 is ergonomically optimised for faster, tactile, one-handed operation via dedicated controls and designed to withstand dust, drops and rain. With unmatched connectivity through support for 4G LTE bands 3, 7 and 20, 3G UMTS/HSPA+ bands 1 and 8, quad band GSM, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, mission-critical users stay connected when and where they need it most. The LEX755 is the first mission critical device that can use 4G LTE as well as 3G cellular networks. As it supports both public and private networks it is the ideal choice for trialling the use of data in Public Safety agencies or providing to key officers on the street.

With 7,200 participating readers and 50,000 votes for 170 top products in 15 categories Funkschau’s “ICT Products of the Year 2014” voting is one of the leading and most renowned B2B awards for the ICT industry in Germany. Funkschau magazine is a major publication for ICT decision makers in companies and authorities including CTOs, CIOs and heads of telecommunications.

The award was handed over to Christoph Thomas, managing director and Peter Damerau, sales director government and public safety Motorola Solutions Germany GmbH. "We are proud that our LTE-enabled wireless device LEX755 was voted first place in the professional radio category. The voting underlines our leading position in providing mission critical customers with future-ready solutions providing access to pioneering broadband applications”, said Christoph.

The full report on the Funkschau Reader’s Choice Awards is available on the Funkschau website.