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Motorola Solutions Expands Mobile
Video Portfolio with LTE-Enabled
Body Camera
New V500 provides live-streaming of video and location for greater awareness, safety
and efficiency on the frontline
Motorola Solutions (NYSE:
MSI) has unveiled the LTEenabled V500 body camera,
the newest addition to the
company’s mobile video
portfolio that brings critical
real-time field intelligence
to emergency response. The
V500 body camera enables
first responders to stream
live video and location to
the control room, giving
incident managers a better
understanding of events and
helping them to respond
quickly and efficiently. After
an incident has been resolved,
the V500 also streamlines
evidential workflows through
LTE-based footage offload
and simplifies administration
via remote maintenance over
mobile networks.
“Frontline teams face high-stress
situations where their attention
needs to be entirely focused
on the scene,” said Jeremiah
Nelson, corporate vice president,
Response, Reporting & Evidence
at Motorola Solutions. “The V500
gives control room staff ‘eyeson-scene’ so they have clarity
on what’s unfolding, to not only
dispatch the appropriate help
but capture a record of critical
events. And now, everyone from IT
technicians to evidence handlers
can also benefit from this advanced
LTE connectivity, by gaining access
to footage as soon as it has been
recorded and managing cameras
from anywhere.”
The new body camera offers
high quality video and audio
capture and is equipped with an
optional pre- and post-recording
capability, helping to ensure there
is a record of every interaction from
start to finish. Along with the rest
of the Motorola Solutions mobile
video portfolio, the V500 body
camera uses the VideoManager
evidence management software
to enable the secure handling,
storage and sharing of evidence,
either on-premises or in the cloud.
Additionally, the V500 integrates
with Motorola Solutions’ ecosystem
of technologies, from radio and
in-car video systems to control
room solutions, as well as Holster
Aware Bluetooth sensors which can
activate video recording and livestreaming if an officer draws
a weapon.
The analyst firm Frost & Sullivan
recently awarded Motorola
Solutions with the 2023 Global
Product Leadership Award in
the global body camera market.
Following a thorough assessment
of the global market, the analyst firm
recognised that Motorola Solutions’
body camera systems outperform
competitive solutions.
“For law enforcement and
security personnel today, bodyworn cameras are an essential tool
to capture evidence and ensure
transparency, and we expect to see
continued growth in their adoption,”
said Elizabeth Whynott, Frost &
Sullivan best practices research
analyst. “Motorola Solutions’ cost
effective body-worn cameras
are easy to use and integrate
seamlessly into existing public
safety technology.”
Motorola Solutions continues
to make significant investments
in advancing a comprehensive
portfolio of video security and digital
evidence management products
so organisations worldwide can
leverage the most information to
make the best possible decisions.
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