Motorola Solutions APX N70 XE smart radio

Motorola Solutions’ APX N70 XE is a smart radio that combines mission-critical voice communications with smart data applications providing essential location and incident information.

The device is designed to support firefighters and emergency medical services (EMS) personnel working in smoke, heat and loud environments so they can collaborate to help people in need. Incident commanders will receive up-to-date location information for their crews and know that their crews will remain connected, even when outside of radio coverage areas.

The product is a Project 25 (P25) single-band smart radio that has the hallmark rugged build of Motorola Solutions’ APX XE line of radios and a slender form factor designed to be used by gloved hands. It features several advanced technologies, including ViQi — an AI voice assistant that enables users to change radio channels or volume levels using voice control — and SmartConnect, which seamlessly switches communications to broadband when crew members travel outside of radio coverage area.

The radio’s applications use LTE to share important data-based information while keeping critical voice channels clear. These include SmartIncident, which lets dispatchers push critical incident information (including messages, images, videos and audio clips) to the radio; SmartLocate, which regularly updates an individual’s location; SmartMessaging, to share multimedia including videos; and SmartMapping, to display the location of crews in the vicinity of an incident.