Four ways WAVE PTX simplifies team communications

For many organisations typically a large part of their workforce is often field based, instead of the typical office environment. Despite this distance, it is important that all your employees are motivated to work on a common goal and deliver exceptional customer service.

When the flow of information is restricted, organisations are often reactive rather than proactive. As such, you want to stay connected with your entire team to  boost their morale and engagement levels. The higher these are, the better you will perform as a group.

By leveraging mobile technologies you can boost your field service team’s productivity and safety. Telemetry and workforce tracking capabilities allow supervisors to stay abreast of their team’s activities in the field team in real-time, while instant messaging, file sharing and associated apps can enable faster communication with other team members and head office, thus your team has greater freedom to keep track of client interactions and other job-related tasks.

So how can WAVE PTX from Motorola help?

Motorola Solutions WAVE PTX BBPTT is a cloud-based platform that allows users to collaborate in real time. With no infrastructure to install and an open-source internet protocol standard (IP) it provides users with a secure and reliable way to communicate.

WAVE PTX has an intuitive user experience, with an easy-to-use interface and user-driven navigation. Traditionally the platform works just like a walkie-talkie, wherein you press and hold a button to speak (push to talk) and release the button to listen, however, it also enables users to easily initiate end- to-end encrypted video, chat, and file sharing sessions from any iOS or Android device subscribed to WAVE PTX (eliminating the need to carry an additional device*).

1. Instant Messaging (IM): works by allowing users to communicate in real-time through text-based messages.

Users can send and receive messages through the IM platform, which is a cloud-based system that can be accessed on any smart device . Text, picture, video, audio and file attachments can be shared all with time stamps.

Users can also add contacts and create group chats, making it easier to collaborate and communicate with multiple people at once.

User case for IM:

Challenge: Organisation needed a quick method to send messages to employees that are both on and off site using their existing android smart devices.

Solution: Using the WAVE PTX app teams now receive instant messaging notifications through the central dispatcher based at HQ. Resulting in 18,000 calls in less than four weeks under 24 x 7 operations.

2. Video Conferencing:  enabling employees to collaborate more effectively without the need to set up a meeting. A channel is opened directly to the selected users which saves time. 

WAVE PTX Video Conferencing allows users to conduct secure video conferencing from any LTE handset, or smart device. It supports up to 96 talkgroups across the 12 available zones and includes advanced features such as screen sharing, remote control and call recording.

It’s easy to implement, manage and allows users to quickly join meetings. It also provides enterprise-grade security and encryption to keep meetings safe. All past video streams are shown in history.

User case video conferencing:

Challenge:  Engineering team need a simple tool for instant video collaboration when on their job site, either with other teams in the field or in the office. Traditional collaboration tools failed the simplicity test or weren’t available on devices that fitted with their challenging work environment.

Solution:  Field engineering teams were provided Evolve devices running the WAVE PTX mobile application with video streaming add on. Field engineers now have a video collaboration tool that fits with their existing workflows.

3. File Sharing:  allows your team to easily share documents and other files.

Motorola Solutions Wave BBPTT app allows users to share files, photos, voice recording/memos and documents via a secure private cloud platform. Users can securely share files with other users in the same workspace.

User case file sharing:

Challenge:  Business needed to cut down on the number of devices their team were using to communicate with each other, accept work tasks and share information.

Solution: Using Evolve devices with the BBPTT app loaded the team have a tool that combines to form one single solution that makes it easier to share or access information on the go, and helping to reduce paperwork, whilst reducing operating costs.

4. Group Chat: allowing team members to discuss issues and ideas in an organised and efficient manner.

Motorola Solutions Wave BBPTT group chat feature is a secure, encrypted chat service that allows teams and individuals to communicate in a secure, private environment.

The user can create a group chat by selecting the “create group chat” option on their TLK100 / TLK110 device or WAVE PTX app. The user can then invite other WAVE PTX users to join the group chat, and any messages, photos or files sent will appear to all members of the group (smart device only).

User case for Group chat:

Challenge:  Multiple users, using different devices, working in different teams need to be able to collaborate as part of a single workgroup for a specific incident happening on site.

Solution: The WAVE PTX Dispatch client can use the ‘area talkgroup feature’. Simply define the area required on the map, and select the users that are required to be a member of the dynamic area talkgroup. Users will automatically join the talkgroup and can communicate with colleagues using all WAVE PTX features .

In Summary

By adopting software tools such as WAVE PTX, managers and frontline personnel can make timely decisions, allowing them to be proactive in their actions and notify the right people ahead of time.

The platform’s admin centre provides access to view PTT, along with other activities and performance. Within the report, you will uncover data on the quantity of PTT transmissions made and received, channel activity, duration of transmissions, files shared, video call history, as well as device and participant specifics. By utilising this information, you can pinpoint areas within your organisation that may benefit from improvement.

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* TLK100/TLK110 only support voice calls.