ASTRO®25 Text Messaging Service
Provide text information quickly and easily to
your ASTRO 25 mobile and portable radios
to make better decisions for better outcomes.
Intelligence on the Front Lines
On the scene, on the streets, where the action is, your field personnel
need information to make decisions. Obtain and share data, maintain
situational awareness, conduct investigations, anticipate events, reduce
administrative overhead, minimize response times and work with
maximum impact with the aid of text messaging.
The ASTRO 25 Text Messaging Service (TMS)
provides public safety personnel with real-time
secure remote access to mission critical
information. Silent and reliable, text messaging is
an ideal form of alternative communication when
sensitive information is being shared or when the
environment is too noisy for conversation. Text
requires fewer system resources, making it a good
option when major incidents generate high volume
radio traffic. Text also conveys detailed information
in a convenient form that allows recipients to refer
back without having to write down or record the
message for later reference.
Available on ASTRO 25 voice and data systems,
this service provides additional capabilities for both
mobile and portable users. It provides the ability to:
• Send and receive text messages with other radio
users and dispatch operators.
• Broadcast text messages to a group of
radio users.
• Select from a list of pre-dened messages to
quickly compose or respond to messages.
• Store incoming, draft and sent messages for
later reference.
• Query databases for critical information such
as license plate look-ups.
Radio user text messaging services
Free-form text messages – compose text
messages up to 200 characters using the radio
keypad.
Pre-defined messages – choose from 150
pre-defined messages in the radio for quick and
easy responses.
Store messages – radios are equipped with an
inbox folder to store up to 30 incoming messages,
a drafts folder to store up to 10 edited quick text
messages or free-form messages, and a sent
folder to store up to 10 transmitted messages.
Audio and visual alerts – receive an alert with
the arrival of a message without having to look
at the radio.
Quick access – use the pre-programmable button
or the data button on the radio to quickly access
the text messaging application.
Address book – access addresses through
pre-defined address list or by entering a user ID.
Radio users can send the message to the
dispatcher or to a single user
or group of users.
Text messaging
client
Computer Aided
Dispatch
Exchange
Server
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ASTRO 25
IV&D network
ASTRO 25
Text Messaging Server
ASTRO 25 Text Messaging Service
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Elite or
Text messaging service is available
for public safety users with the
XTS
APX
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and XTL™2500/5000 and
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family of radios.
Text messaging server
The text messaging server controls the distribution
of text messages in the system. Once set up, the
server requires no operational actions by the user.
Store and forward – optimizes the delivery
of messages by tracking the status of radios.
Message delivery and retry is attempted only
when the radio is present. Messages directed to
radios that are off the system are stored in the
server and delivered as soon as the radio or user
becomes available.
Text group – allows a message to be sent to
multiple radios and or dispatchers enabling fast
notification in the case of high alert events.
Message logging – messages are stamped
with date and time information and logged to a
database which can be retrieved as needed.
Text messaging API
The ASTRO 25 text messaging application
programming interface (API) is an optional feature
available with the text messaging server. The API
allows third-party developers using a standards
based IP protocol to integrate a rich set of public
safety and enterprise applications and services,
such as database query, emergency alert, Be On
the Look Out (BOLO) alerts, and incident dispatch.
In addition, the API provides a digital IP-based
unified messaging service between radios,
wireless mobile data terminals, dispatch consoles,
PDA clients, and mobile phones using the
customer’s current exchange servers plus the
ASTRO 25 text messaging API.
MOTOA4 Mission Critical Portfolio
The ASTRO 25 network is part of the MOTOA4 mission critical portfolio offering
seamless connectivity between first responders. Motorola puts real-time
information in the hands of public safety and government personnel to provide
better information that enables better decisions for better outcomes.
It’s Technology That’s Second Nature™.
For more information on the ASTRO 25 text messaging service or the entire
MOTOA4 mission critical portfolio, please visit our website or contact your
Motorola representative.
motorola.com/ASTRO25
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