By Emeka Aginam
Setting a new standard for style, function and form in a fast-growing market, Motorola Solutions has introduced ST7000 small Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) device to its industry-leading portfolio.

The smart device is ideal for a crowded airport gate, a bustling hotel lobby, a noisy, and overcrowded casino.
Accordingly, the device is ideal for critical communications between customer-facing staff on reliable, modern radios that are easy-to-use and blend into professional attire.

“Our customer-facing staff at the airport expressed their desire for a radio that is smaller and more elegant than the highly rugged and robust radios used by the airport ground staff on the runways,” Norio Sakai, president and CEO, Nippon Airport Radio Services Co., Ltd, said, adding that, “We brought that need to Motorola Solutions who listened to us and created quickly a radio based on the feedback of our users. We are very satisfied with the end result, which is a small-sized, easy-to-use and fashionable solution that our users are very happy with. It’s a discreet radio with state-of-the-art technology that is simply stylish.”

For Steve Young, Vice President TETRA devices at Motorola Solutions, “Working closely with our customers, we uncovered their need for a communications tool that delivers our industry-leading technology in a design that’s thoroughly modern and exceptionally intuitive and can easily slip into a pocket.

“The ST7000 digital radio raises the bar in this business-critical market with an elegant design to create tremendous value for customer-facing professionals, executives or anyone who need a discreet, sleek form factor with radio durability and audio quality.”

The device features a semi-integrated antenna so it fits easily in a pocket. Touch-sensitive buttons and integrated Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology make the ST7000 a flexible, modern TETRA radio.

An open speaker port and automatic gain control for clear audio against the loudest background noise

Tactile keys providing simple push-to-talk, volume, talkgroup and power control with an intuitive, touch screen user interface that controls other radio functions, are among other features of the solution.

Available globally end of this year, the ST7000 introduces a new form factor that combines the best of intuitive and discreet design with a traditional radio’s audio quality and dependability.

Whether ensuring the highest level of customer service at an airport or just making sure a hotel lobby keeps moving, both professionals and executives will see significant value in this new radio line with features that keep them focused on the task at hand and not on their devices.