Which is Better? Motorola™ Legacy Radio Systems or weavix™

Industrial Radios are Evolving But Can the Big-Names Keep Up?

Are Motorola™ two-way radios still the best on the market? We don’t think so.

Motorola™ two-way radios have led industrial radio technology for decades, but what new advancements have been made in the past 20 years? Sure, Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) systems were introduced as a band aid solution to “improve” Land Mobile Radio (LMR) systems, but not a permanent one. As communication issues persist in industrial facilities and jobsites, these problems have gone largely ignored year after year by the big names. There needs to be a better solution for industrial communication, and that better solution is weavix™.

weavix™ smart industrial radios provide more communication and collaboration capabilities to the field than ever before. That includes Motorola’s MOTOTRBO™ Ion smart radio.

A Little About Motorola™ Two-Way Radios

Motorola Solutions™ has been leading the industrial radio market for years. When DMR was introduced, it acted as a logical “next step” to temporarily advance LMR. Even during this time, Motorola™ continued as the biggest name in industrial radio solutions. That’s great, but are they really pioneering advances for industrial radio communications, or just relying on their big name while they follow the pack?

weavix™ Internet of Workers (IoW) Platform for Industrial 

Communications

As a true pioneer for digital industrial communications, weavix™ developed an enterprise-grade IoW workforce management platform designed specifically for the deskless workforce. Now, frontline workers can have digital talk, text and video communications, plus data interaction, right in the field from any of our smart industrial radios, certified devices or our mobile app. weavix™ operates as a managed service provider (MSP), so costs remain lower than other industrial radio providers, including Motorola, even if you need repairs or replacements. Your entire workforce is digitally connected and empowered with industrial radio communications from anywhere in your facility at any time.

Motorola™ Radios vs weavix™ Smart Radios: Know You’re Getting the Best

Before you decide between which industrial radio is the right fit for you, it’s best to understand the capabilities of each first. Look below for a 1-1 comparison between Motorola™ two-way radios and weavix™ IoW platform.

The Cost of New Industrial Radios

Historically, industrial facilities have not supplied their entire workforce with industrial radios because of the high expense. But, when models like Motorola’s MOTOTRBO™ ION run up a near $2500 price tag per radio, who can blame them? Plus, when you add in that the average lifespan of an industrial radio is only 3 years, the costs add up quick.  

Instead, weavix™ operates as a Managed Service Provider (MSP) to make supplying smart, digital industrial radios to your entire facility easy and cost effective. There are no upfront costs for individual ownership, and we maintain a low cost of ownership to utilize the platform. Repairs and replacements and upgrades are handled exclusively by weavix™ in a timely manner with no added costs to you.

Communications Capabilities: Motorola™ vs weavix™

Talk, text, video and more. 

These all come standard when you choose weavix™. Our enterprise-grade platform allows for converged communications that your workers need and want all in one place. Using any of our industrial communication devices, your team can communicate more from the field than ever before. Need to get ahold of someone on different sides of the plant, in another building, or even in another country? Not a problem with weavix™.

While we recommend deploying and utilizing a private LTE network, weavix™ integrates with any number of networks to provide global communication capabilities to your workforce. With a few slight adjustments, even your existing infrastructure can support the weavix™ platform. The best part? No matter which network you choose to use, you still get converged digital communication all on one platform, no third-party integrations necessary.

Motorola™, on the other hand, is a different story… The only standard they offer is simple push-to-talk (PTT) communication. As a leader in industrial radio communication, you would think Motorola would offer more than PTT as the standard. However, you can get added communication capabilities with additional fees and on the higher-priced models. When you add that to the already high cost per radio we discussed earlier, the right choice is clear.

Video Communications in the Field: A weavix™ Standard

Office workers around the globe have experienced how beneficial video communications are for their teams. weavix™ has taken that same idea and incorporated that specifically for the field workers. We are the first to offer video communications specifically for the deskless workforce without needing third-party integrations or adding extra costs to you. In-field video communications is transforming industry, and every worker can have those capabilities at their fingertips with weavix™.

How to Switch from Motorola Two-Way Radios to weavix™

Switching from Motorola™ radios to smart industrial radios by weavix™ is easy to do. We’ve broken the whole process down into 3 steps:

1. Set up your Private LTE Network
   weavix™ offers a simple but effective plug-and-play network to deploy our secure, reliable, enterprise-grade platform. As we stated earlier, we recommend a private 5G LTE network, however weavix™ can operate on your existing network. By using Radio over IP (RoIP) technology, weavix™ can integrate seamlessly with any legacy network.
2. Equip Your Facility with weavix™ Smart Radios or Our Mobile Application
   Once your private LTE network has been established, each of your workers will be fitted with either a walt™ smart radio, certified device, or mobile app for BYOD. With either option, each worker still gets the full capabilities of weavix™.
   If there are any legacy radios still in use in your facility, your weavix™ specialist can connect it with the rest of the network.
3. Connect Your Workforce
   Once the network is established and weavix devices are deployed to the field, your facility is good to go. Everyone can now communication, collaborate, interact with data and more all on one platform.

It’s clear that Motorola™ is the big name in industrial radios, but a side-by-side comparison proves that weavix™ is the superior solution. weavix™ outperforms Motorola Solutions™ in communication and collaboration, data acquisition & interaction, and cost. Whether you’re looking for a useful way to digitally transform your facility or needing to overhaul your outdated industrial radio system, weavix™ is the right fit for you.

Skip the hassle and contact a weavix™ specialist today. Our team is ready to connect your entire workforce from one platform. The only way to get the ultimate workforce collaboration experience for your field workers is to get started with weavix™.

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